NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE PLANTS, VIII. 179 



an examination of the pistillate flowers, however, shows sufliciently important 

 difl'erential characters to warrant the characterization of the Philippine plant 

 as a distinct genus. 



PITTOSPORACE^; 



PITTOSPORUM Banks. 



Pittosporum littorale sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra usque ad 6 iii alta ; foliis angiiste oblongo-obovatirf, sub- 

 coriaceis, apice rotundatis, basi angustatis, decurrento-acuminatis vel 

 acutis; fructibus aurantiacis, ovoideis, circiter 2 cm longis, 2-valvatis, 

 apiculatis, in sicco rugosis ; seminibus circiter 20, nigris. 



A glabrous tree al)out 6 m high. Branches terete, light-gray, smooth. 

 Leaves somewhat crowded toward the apices of the branchlets, subcoria- 

 ceous, narrowly oblong-obovate, 9 to 17 cm long, 3 to 5 em wide, when 

 dry somewhat shining, paler beneath, the apex rounded, broad, rarely 

 somewhat acute, the base gradually narrowed, acute or decurrent-acum- 

 inate, the margins often somewhat recurved; nerves about 15 on each 

 side of the midrib, not prominent; petioles 2 to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 

 unknown. Fruiting racemes 2 to 3 cm long, in the upper axils. Fruits 

 ovoid, about 2 cm long, 2-valved, valves ultimately recurved, orange-yellow 

 when fresh, wrinkled wlien dry, the pericarp rather thick. Seeds about 

 20, black, shining. , 



MiNDORO, For. Bur. DS.'/o Merritt, March, 1908, along the seashore. Siqlijor, 

 For. Bur. 16099 Everett, December, 1907, rocky point at Liloan, locally known 

 as ticala. 



A species quite different from any, of the other Philippine form, readily 

 distinguishable by the shape of its leaves. 



Pittosporum megacarpum sp. nov. 



Arbor vel arbuscula glabra, usque ad 8 m alta, ramis pallide griseis, 

 teretibus; foliis chartaceis, oblongo-ellipticis vel obovato-ellipticis, basi 

 acutis, apice abrupte acuminatis; nervis utrinque 8 ad 10, subtus pro- 

 minentibus; fructibus ovoideis, in sicco valde rugosis, 4 cm longis. 



A shrub or tree 3 to 8 m high, glabrous throughout. Branches terete, 

 light-gray. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 10 to 

 18 cm long, 4 to 7 cm wide, shining when dry, the apex abruptly and 

 sharply acuminate, the acimien 1 cm long or less, the base acute; nerves 

 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, impressed on 

 the upper surface, anastomosing; petioles 1 to 2 cm long. Flowers un- 

 knowm. Fniits ovoid, 2-valved, yellow, densely wrinkled when dry, about 

 4 cm long, shortly apiculate, the pericarp thick. Seeds many, irregular, 

 about 6 mm long, black, minutely wrinkled when dry. 



Masbate, Bulo River. For. Bur. 12557 Rosenbliith, Januaiy. 1909. .Minuoro, 

 Balete River, For. Bur. 5392 Merritt, October, 1906. 



A species with larger fruits than any other known Philippine form. Among 

 our species most closely allied to I'itiosporum odoratum Merr. 



