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the apex prominently and rather slenderly subcaudate-acumi- 

 nate, the acumen straight or somewhat curved, 1 to 2 cm long, 

 the upper surface glabrous, when dry somewhat olivaceous, 

 shining, the lower surface pale but not glaucous, slightly shin- 

 ing, very minutely puberulent or nearly glabrous; lateral nerves 

 about 16 on each side of the midrib, prominent, spreading, anas- 

 tomosing, the reticulations distinct, the primary ones slender, 

 leaving the nerves at about right angles and anastomosing with 

 the secondary lateral nerves, the ultimate free ends of the 

 nervules rather distinct; petioles 1 to 2 cm long. Panicles ter- 

 minal, slender, narrowly pyramidal, about 7 cm long, the lower 

 branches about 2 cm in length, puberulent or somewhat pubes- 

 cent with grayish hairs, the branchlets more or less ferruginous. 

 Male flowers somewhat crowded on the ultimate branchlets, their 

 pedicels 1 to 1.5 mm long, the bracteoles lanceolate, acuminate, 

 pubescent, 1 to 1.4 mm long. Calyx pubescent, 2.5 mm in diam- 

 eter, 5-lobed, the lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, puberulent. Pet- 

 als prominently punctate-striate, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 2 mm 

 long. Disk 1 mm in diameter, ferruginous-pubescent. Anthers 

 1 mm long. Immature fruits with puberulent pedicels 5 to 8 

 mm long, the hypocarpium puberulent, when dry about 4 mm 

 long and wide, the drupe obliquely ovoid, somewhat compressed, 

 5 to 6 mm long, very slightly pubescent, apparently becoming 

 quite glabrous. 



Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Kabibihan, Bur. Sci. 132il Ramos, February 

 27, 1911, in forests along streams, c? flowers: Province of Zambales, Bur. 

 Sci. 5058 Ramos, December, 1907, with immature fruits. 



A species manifestly allied to Semecarpus philippinensis Engl., but 

 distinguished by its short and slender panicles, and its differently shaped 

 leaves which are prominently subcaudate-acuminate and usually obscurely 

 puberulent beneath. 



SEMECARPUS EUPHLEBIA sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 18 m alta, inflorescentiis puberulis exceptis 

 glabra; foliis crassissime coriaceis, oblongis vel anguste oblongo- 

 ovatis, apice obtusis, basi acutis, usque ad 20 cm longis, supra 

 nitidis, subtus glaucescentibus, nervis utrinque circiter 20, valde 

 prominentibus, petiolo 4 ad 5 cm longo; paniculis folia subae- 

 quantibus, anguste pyramidatis, puberulis, floribus 5-meris. 



A tree about 18 m high, glabrous except the puberulent inflor- 

 escence. Branches stout, brownish, the ultimate ones about 8 

 mm in diameter. Leaves very thickly coriaceous, oblong to 

 narrowly oblong-ovate, 16 to 20 cm long, about 6 cm wide, 

 narrowed upward to the obtuse apex, and below to the acute 



