202 MERRILL. 



raginous-pubescent. Sepals orbicular or orbicular-ovate, rounded, pubes- 

 cent externally, 5 mm in diameter. Petals glabrous, elliptic-oblong, 

 glabrous, obtuse, 4.5 mm long, 3 mm wide. Disk 1 mm long, the stamens 

 inserted on it, included, their filaments 1 mm long; appendage to the 

 connective orbicular, rounded, 1 nun in diameter, membranaceous, the 

 anther-cells tipped with a narrow appendage. Ovary pubescent; style 

 glabrous, 2 mm long. 



Cebu, Mount Licos, For. Bur. 6455 Everett, February, 1907, on steep rocky 

 slopes, altitude 400 m. V., Maupao. 



A species very closely allied to Rinorea copelandii Merr., differing especially 

 in its nearly glabrous, very strongly acuminate leaves, fewer-flowered cymes, and 

 somewhat larger flowers. 



A specimen from the Catanduanes Islands, For. Bur. 6(182 Pray is probably 

 referable here, dift'eriiig from the type in its nearly glabrous branchlets. 



COMBRETACE.^. 



TERMINALIA Linn. 



Terminalia darlingii sp. nov. § Diptera. 



Arbor subglabra circiter 10 m alta; foliis coriaceis, ad apices ramulo- 

 rum densissime dispositis, anguste oblongo-obovatis, nitidis, apice abmpte 

 subtruncato-rotundatis, late breviter acuminatis, basi sensim angustatis, 

 nervis utrinque 13 ad 14, petiolo 1 ad 1.5 cm longo; fructibus in spicis 

 patulis vel reflexis dense dispositis, ellipticis, compressis, 3 cm longis, 

 2-alatis. 



A tree about 10 m high, nearly glabrous throughout. Branches stout, 

 the ultimate branchlets much thickened at the ends for the upper 6 to 8 

 cm and there up to 1.5 cm in diameter, strongly marked with the scars 

 of fallen petioles. Leaves densely crowded at the apices of the branch- 

 lets, coriaceous, yellowish-brown and shining when dry, glabrous, nar- 

 rowly obovate-oblong, about 20 cm long, about 7 cm wide near the apex, 

 the tip abruptly subtinincate-rounded and shortly, broadly acuminate, 

 gradually nai-rowed from the upper one-fourth or one-fifth to the narrow, 

 cuneate base; midrib very prominent, the lateral nerves 12 to 14 on each 

 side of the midrib, prominent, anastomosing; petioles stout, slightly 

 pubescent with appressed hairs, 1 to 1.5 cm long. Flowers unknown. 

 Fruiting spikes in the axils of the upper leaves, 3 to 5 or more on each 

 branchlet, spreading or recurved, about 15 cm long, the peduncles 5 to 7 

 cm long, terete. Fruits very densely disposed, elliptic, about 3 cm long, 

 2 cm wide, strongly compressed, flattened or rounded on one side, trian- 

 gular-keeled on the other, surrounded by a thin, straw-colored wing nearly 

 1 em wide, rounded or acute at the base, apex more or less refuse. 



Luzon, Province of Camarines, Mambulao, in forests, altitude about 100 

 ra, For. Bur. 18735 Darling, April 0, 1910. 



A very characteristic species, readily recognizable by its crowded leaves wliicii 

 are narrowly oblong-ovate and gradn;illy narrowed from almut flio upjjor one- 



