272 MERRILL. 



pedicels 2 to 2.5 mm long, the bracteoles lanceolate, acuminate, 

 pubescent, about 3 mm long. Calyx somewhat urceolate, about 

 2.5 mm long, slightly constricted at the apex, the 4 teeth spread- 

 ing, triangular-ovate, acuminate, short. Petals 4, linear, obtuse, 

 10 to 11 mm long, to 1.5 mm wide, longitudinally 5- or 6-nerved, 

 the nerves distinct, stout, dark-colored, outside more or less 

 appressed-pubescent with short hairs, inside ciliate-pilose with 

 white hairs. Filaments 6 mm long, ciliate-pilose ; anther linear, 

 4 mm long. Fruit (rather immature) ovoid-ellipsoid, glabrous, 

 somewhat longitudinally sulcate when dry, about 12 mm long, 

 6 to 7 mm wide, somewhat narrowed at both ends. 



Mindanao, Province of Surigao, Hinatuan, C. V. Piper 519, May 16, 1911. 

 A species distinguishable by its leaves being somewhat pubescent beneath, 

 its long racemes, and relatively short flowers. 



POLYOSMA VERTICILLATA sp. nov. 



Arbor parva 4 ad 5 m alta, partibus junioribus inflorescen- 

 tiisque parce pubescentibus ; foliis oblongis, coriaceis, ternis, 

 verticillatis vel subverticillatis, nitidis, acuminatis, 4 ad 10 cm 

 longis, irregulariter glanduloso-dentatis ; racemis axillaribus, 

 multifloris; floribus purpureis, vix 1 cm longis. 



A small tree 4 to 5 m high, nearly or quite glabrous except 

 the sparingly pubescent inflorescence and younger parts. 

 Leaves in whorls of threes, .coriaceous, when young somewhat 

 pubescent, when mature quite glabrous, shining, usually oblong, 

 4 to 10 cm long, 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide, rather coarsely and irregularly 

 glandular-dentate, sometimes subentire, acuminate, base acute; 

 nerves 15 to 20 on each side of the midrib, spreading at nearly 

 right angles, slender, anastomosing; petioles 1 to 2.5 cm long. 

 Racemes axillary, slightly pubescent, peduncled, 4 to 5 cm long. 

 Flowers numerous, crowded in the upper one-half of the ra- 

 ceme, their pedicels 2 mm long, pubescent, with 3 oblong, acute, 

 1 mm long bracts at the apex subtending the calyx. Calyx 

 pubescent, somewhat urceolate, 2.5 mm long, the lobes 4, trian- 

 gular-ovate, acute, 1 mm long. Petals 4, narrowly oblong, 8 

 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, slightly appressed-pubescent with very 

 short, scattered hairs. Fruit subglobose to ovoid, black when 

 mature, about 8 mm long. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Mount Tonglon (Santo Tomas), Phil. PL 

 772 Merrill, May, 1911 (type), Williams 1526, November, 1904, Bur. Sci. 

 51^11 Ramos, December, 1908; Mount Ugo, Bur. Sci. 5593 Ramos; Mount 

 Pulog, For. Bur. 18148 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke; Baguio, Elmer 8798. 



A very characteristic species, readily recognizable by its leaves being 



