1 80 MERRILL. 



Pittosporum ramosii sp. nov. 



Arbuscula vel arbor glabra, 3 ad 6 m alta; foliis elliptico-ovatis vel 

 oblongo-ovatis, usqi;e ad 6 cm longis, utrinque acuminatis, nervis tenui- 

 biis, vix distinctis; fnictibus lateralibus. ovoideis, apiculatis, 1 ad 1.2 

 cm longis, 2-valvatis. 



A shrub or tree 3 to 6 m high, glabrous. Bi-anches terete, dark-gray 

 or brownish. Leaves somewhat crowded at the apices of the branchlets, 

 subcoriaceous, shining when dry, elliptic-ovate to oblong-ovate, 4 to 6 

 cm long, 2 to 2.5 cm wide, the apex sharply subcaudate-acuminate, the 

 base decurrent-acuminate; nerves about 8 on eacli side of the midrib, 

 slender, indistinct, the reticulations fine, close; petioles slender, about 1 

 cm long. Flowers unlmown. Fruit from the branches below the leaves, 

 axillary, solitary (the inflorescence apparently a short raceme), 2-valved, 

 ovoid, smooth, yellow, apiculate, 1 to 1.2 cm long, the peduncles about 

 1 cm long; seeds few, 10 or less, black, shining, about 3 mm long. 



Luzon, District of Lepanto, Balbalasan, For. Bur. 5683 Klemme, altitude 1,500 m : 

 Province of Abra, Movmt Bawagan, Bur. Sci. 1211 Ramos (type), February, 1909. 



The fruits are very oily and with a strong odor of turpentine. Those that 

 have been in the herbarium three years, when opened, were still wet with the 

 aromatic oil characteristic of the genus. Similar in some respects to P. pen- 

 iandrum Merr., but distinguished by its lateral inflorescence and by its leaves. 



Pittosporum ramiflorum Zoll. ex Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 ' (1858) 122. 



Glyaspermum ramiflorum Zoll. & Mor. in Nat. Gen. Arch. Neerl. Ind. 2 

 (1845) 11. 



Pittosporum dementis Merr. in Pliilip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 137. 



Additional study of the type material of Pittosporum dementis and comparison 

 of the same with Javan material representing Pittosporum ramiflorum Zoll. has 

 convinced me that the two species are identical and that P. dementis should be 

 reduced to Zollinger's species. It is known from Java, Amboina, Celebes, Min- 

 danao, and Negros (Canlaon Volcano, Phil. PI. 228 Merrill, April, 1910). The 

 name Pittosporum ramiflorum. Zoll. is not listed in Index Kewensis or in any of 

 the supplements of tliat work. 



ROSACEA. 



PR UN us Linn. 



Prunus junghuhnianus Miq. Fi. Ind. Bat. 1 ^ (1855) .300. 



Palawan, Mount Victoria, Bur. Sci. 131 Foxworthy, IMarch 24, lOOt}, in stream 

 depressions, altitude about 250 m. 



The specimen agrees well with Miquel's description, except that the racemes 

 are nearly or quite glabrous, and also agrees perfectly in twig and leaf characters 

 with sterile material received under the above name from Java. 



New to the Philippines; previously definitely recorded (inly from .Java. 



RUTACE^. 



CLAUSENA Burni. 

 Clausena Worcester) sp. nov. 



Arbor vel arbuscula glabra; foliis alternis, foliolis 2-3-jugatis, ovatis, 

 nitidis, a})ice al)nipto obtuse acuminatis; paniculis torminalibns, paiioi- 



