176 MERRILL. 



lateral nerves 8 or *J on each side of the midrib, distant, rather distinct, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 1 to 2 cm long. In- 

 florescence axillary and terminal, the branches and branchlets umbellately 

 arranged, ample, lax, nearly as long as the leaves, the axillary peduncles 

 1 or 2, the terminal ones about 5, the younger parts ferruginous-pubes- 

 cent, tlie peduncles 9 to 11 cm long, with or without a single node; 

 primary branches umbellately disposed, 4 or 5, 1.5 to 3 cm long, spread- 

 ing, each bearing from 2 to 5 umbellately disposed secondary branches 

 6 to 12 mm in length. Flowers white, fragrant, 2 to 6 at the tips of 

 the ultimate branchlets, the perianth 6 to 7 nmi long, the pedicels 2 to 3 

 mm long, puberulent. Perianth urceolate, the throat up to 5 mm in 

 diameter, the lobes 5, spreading or somewhat reflexed, 2 to 2.5 mm 

 broad, about 1 mm long, apiculate. Ovary and style about 5 mm long; 

 stigma fimbriate, about 2 mm in diameter. Stamens 12 or 13; filaments 

 slender, glabrous, somewhat united below, unequal, 4 to 6 mm long, some- 

 Avhat exserted; anthers 0.8 mm. long. Fruit unknown. 



GuiMAEAS, Nagaba, For. Bur. 288 Gammill, February 22, 1904, in upland 

 valleys, altitude about 50 m, locally known as anuring. 



A species well characterized by its ample leaves and very lax inflorescence. Its 

 flowers are apparently all hermaphrodite. Manifestly allied to Pisonia umbellifera 

 (Forst.) Seem. (P. excelsa Bl.), but with more numerous stamens, larger flowers, 

 and quite different inflorescence. 



MAGNOLIACE^. 



KADSURA Juss. 



Kadsura paucidenticulata sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, glaber; foliis ellipticis vel anguste obovato-ellipticis, 

 acuminatis, chartaceis; floribus masculinis terminalibus, solitariis, circi- 

 ter 2 cm diametro, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis petalisque vix vel 

 obscure puncticulatis. 



A scandent glabrous shrub. Branches terete, with scattered large lenti- 

 cels, dark-colored when dry. Leaves mostly on short lateral branchlets, 

 elliptic or narrowly obovate-elliptic, chartaceous, 4 to 7 cm long, 2.5 to 

 3.5 cm wide, minutely glandular-puncticulate, somewhat shining, the 

 apex abmptly short-acuminate, the base acute, the margins in the upper 

 half with few, scattered, small teeth; lateral nerves 5 to 7 on each side 

 of the midrib, not prominent, not much more distinct than are the 

 primary reticulations; petioles 0.4 to 0.7 mm long. Staminate flowers 

 solitary, about 2 cm in diameter, terminating the stems and the short 

 lateral branches, the pedicels about 12 mm long, ebracteolate. Sepals 

 about 5, ovate to elliptic-ovate, obtuse or rounded, the outermost one 

 3 mm long and 2 mm wide, the inner ones gradually larger, the largest 

 about 8 mm long, 6 mm wide, very obscurely or not glandular-punctate, 

 margins minutely ciliate. Petals about 7, the outer four narrowly obovate 



