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MERRILL. 



Probably as closely allied to Semecarous perrottetii March., as to any 

 other species, but at once distinguished by its indumentum, its more or 

 less pubescent fruits (at least the hypocarpium) , and its very large panicles. 



SEMECARPUS OBTUSIFOLIA sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 20 m alta, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra ; f oliis 

 ellipticis, usque ad 13 cm longis, crasse coriaceis, apice late 

 rotundatis, basi acutis, in siccitate supra subolivaceis, nitidis, 

 subtus pallidis, glaucescentibus, nervis utrinque circiter 10, valde 

 prominentibus ; paniculis terminalibus pyramidatis, quam folia 

 multo iongioribus, plus minusve f errugineo-hirsutis ; floribus 5- 

 meris. 



A tree about 20 m high, the branches slender, terete, grayish, 

 sparingly lenticellate. Leaves thickly coriaceous, elliptic or sub- 

 elliptic, 7 to 13 cm long, 3.5 to 7 cm wide, the apex very broadly 

 rounded, the base abruptly acute, glabrous, when dry the upper 

 surface olivaceous, shining, the lower surface pale, glaucous; 

 lateral nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, prominent 

 on the lower surface, spreading and somewhat ascending, curved, 

 anastomosing, the primary reticulations lax, distinct, leaving the 

 nerves at right angles, the ultimate ones indistinct; petioles 8 

 to 15 mm long. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, about 20 cm long, 

 the branches scattered, the lower ones up to 12 cm in length, 

 the younger parts rather prominently ferruginous-pubescent or 

 hirsute. Flowers subglomerately arranged on the ultimate 

 branchlets, sessile, 5-merous, numerous. Male flowers: Calyx 

 2 mm in diameter, 5-lobed, the lobes obtuse or rounded. Petals 

 oblong-ovate, obtuse, 1.5 mm long. Disk ferruginous-pubescent. 

 Anthers 0.8 mm long. 



Balabac, in forests, Bur. Sci. 512 Mangubat, March 4, 1906. 

 A species distinguishable at once by its elliptic, broadly rounded leaves 

 which are olivaceous above and glaucous beneath. 



SEMECARPUS PAUCINERVIA sp. nov. 



Arbor parva circiter 10 m alta, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra ; 

 foliis anguste oblongo-obovatis vel oblongo-ellipticis, coriaceis, 

 nitidis, apice late rotundatis, basi acutis, usque ad 9 cm longis, 

 nervis utrinque circiter 8, arcuatis, subtus distinctis; paniculis' 

 leviter hirsutis, laxis, quam folia multo Iongioribus, multifloris, 

 floribus $ in fasciculis racemosis, distincte pedicellatis, 5-meris. 



A small tree about 10 m high. Branches terete, grayish, 

 slightly lenticellate, shining, slender, glabrous, the growing parts 

 slightly pubescent. Leaves narrowly oblong-obovate to oblong- 

 elliptic, 5 to 9 cm long, 2 to 3 cm wide, coriaceous, the apex 



