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floris, corymbosis; floribus 5-meris, petalis basi acutis; fructibus junior- 

 ibus manifeste stipitatis. 



An erect shrub or small tree glabrous throughout. Branches slender, 

 terete, shining, nearly black when dry. Leaves simply pinnate, less than 

 20 cm long, 3- or 3-jugate, the petiole and rachis terete, slender. Leaflets 

 ovate, firmly chartaceous, shining 5 to 7 cm long, 2.5 to 4 cm wide, entire, 

 the base acute or rounded, sometimes inequilateral, apex rather prom- 

 inently acuminate, acumen blunt or refuse, prominently glandular-punc- 

 tate; nerves about 5 on each side of the midrib, distant, anastomosing, 

 the reticulations lax; petiolules 3 to 5 mm long. Panicles terminal, 

 comparatively few-flowered, corymbose or subcorymbose, the branches few. 

 Flowers 5-merous, white. Sepals broadly ovate, acute or obtuse, about 

 1 mm long. Petals 5, oblong-oblanceolate or oblanceolate, 5 to 5.5 mm 

 long, 1.5 mm wide, the apex acute or slightly acuminate, narrowed below 

 to the acute base, imbricate, somewhat coherent in the upper part. Sta- 

 mens 10, the longer filaments 4 mm in length, abruptly narrowed from 

 1 mm below the anther, the alternating shorter filaments 3 mm long, 

 abruptly narrowed just below the anther; anthers 1 mm long. Ovary 

 oblong, cylindric, glabrous, about 2 mm long, 5-celled; styles thick, 2 

 mm long, slightl\- sulcate. Young fruits ovoid or ellipsoid, with a 

 distinct, stout, 1 mm long stipe. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Apiao, near Tauit, Bwr. Sci. 107Jf3 Worcester, 

 August, 1909. 



This species is distinguished from all known Philippine forms by being quite 

 glabrous. It is well characterized by its few leaflets, corymbose or subcorymbose, 

 few-flowered panicles, its cylindric, glabrous ovary, and stipitate fruits. It is 

 named in honor of its collector, Hon. Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of the Interior 

 of the Philippine Government. When fresh the leaves are very aromatic. 



Sterile material of what is manifestly the same species has been collected at 

 the Mission River and on Mount Aluntang, both in the Province of Cagayan, 

 For. Bur. 11165, 173/f7 Curran. Mr. Curran notes that the plant is used by the 

 Negritos for ornamental purposes and for its odor. 



Clausena mollis sp. nov. 



Arbuscula circiter 5 m alta, omnibus partibus plus minus dense mol- 

 liter pubescens; foliis 20 ad 30 cm longis, foliolis alternis vel subalternis, 

 5 ad 8 utrinque, integris, valde inaequilateralibus ; paniculis terminalibus, 

 anguste pyramidatis, fioribus 5-meris, sessilibus vel subsessilibus, subglora- 

 eratis; fructibus globosis, albidis vel albido-viridibus, 1-spermis. 



A slender shrub about 5 m high. Branches and branchlets terete, 

 grayish or brownish, the younger ones often greenish, and with the 

 petioles densely and softly pubescent with short spreading hairs. Leaves 

 alternate, 20 to 30 cm long, the leaflets alternate 5 to 8 on each side of 

 the pubescent rachis, chartaceous, somewhat shining, rather pale when 

 dry, oblong-ovate, entire, 5 to 9 cm long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm wide, the base 

 rounded or acute, strongly inequilateral, the apex shortly acuminate or 

 nearly blunt, prominently glandular-punctate, both surfaces softly pubes- 



