268 MERRILL. 



the nerves and reticulations especially pilose; lateral nerves 10 

 on each side of the midrib, prominent, somewhat ascending, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations subparallel, distinct; petioles 

 densely ferruginous-pilose, thickened, 6 mm long, or less. Flow- 

 ers axillary, sessile or very shortly pedicelled, apparently solitary 

 (not seen). Fruits umbellately arranged on stout, axillary, 

 pubescent tubercles, 6 or more in each umbel, their pedicels 

 pubescent, 5 to 8 mm long, the fruits yellow when fresh, dark- 

 brown when dry, ovoid or ellipsoid, about 8 mm long, more 

 or less ferruginous-pilose, the apex minutely apiculate. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Abulug River, Bur. Sci. 13870 Ramos, 

 January 26, 1912, on trees in forests. 



A species w^ell characterized by its pilose, ferruginous indumentum and 

 comparatively few, distant, lateral nerves. 



POLYALTHIA Blume. 



POLYALTHIA LOHERI sp. nov. 



Species P. lanceolatae Vid. similis et ajfhnis, differt foliis ma- 

 joribus, tenuiter acuminatis, floribus majoribus, circiter 2 cm 

 longis. 



A tree 5 to 10 m high, nearly glabrous, the axils bearded with 

 short, stiff, ferruginous hairs, the branchlets slender, terete, 

 dark-colored when dry, usually lenticellate. Leaves chartaceous 

 or subcoriaceous, glabrous, rather pale when dry, shining and 

 of the same color on both surfaces, lanceolate to oblong-lanceo- 

 late, 15 to 25 cm long, 2 to 5 cm wide, gradually narrowed into 

 a long and rather slender acumen, base rounded or narrowed, 

 minutely cordate, often very slightly inequilateral; primary 

 nerves about 19 on each side of the midrib, spreading, anas- 

 tomosing, the secondary ones often nearly as prominent, the 

 reticulations rather lax, evident; petioles 3 mm long or less. 

 Flowers axillary, solitary, perfect, white, cream-colored, or 

 yellow, the pedicels slender, somewhat thickened upward, 3 

 to 4 cm long. Sepals triangular-ovate, acute or slightly acu- 

 minate, 3 to 4 mm long. Petals 6, subequal, oblong to oblong- 

 obovate, thick, coriaceous, somewhat pubescent especially along 

 the margins toward their tips, obtuse or acute, somewhat united 

 below, 2 to 2.5 cm long, 4 to 7 mm wide. Anthers numerous, 

 the connectives truncate. Ovaries villous. Fruit ellipsoid, 

 apparently red, about 2 cm long, glabrous or nearly so. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Cuming 13^6; Culasing Mountain, For. 

 Bur. 18437 Alvarez (type), February 22, 1909, in dipterocarp forests; 

 Pamplona, For. Bur. 14780 Darling, March, 1909: Province of Rizal, San 



