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mm long, flattened, reddish-brown, obovate, shining, the cotyle- 

 dons hippocrepiform. 



Luzon, Province of Laguna, Dahican River, Phil. 1567 Ramos, September 

 13, 1912, in forests. 



A species characterized by its few, comparatively large seeds, in which 

 it differs from most species in the genus. It is possible that when flowers 

 are known it will be necessary to transfer the species to some other genus, 

 but in general appearance and in all characters, perhaps other than the 

 seed, it is apparently an Adinandra. 



ADINANDRA MAQUILINGENSIS sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, ramulis foliisque junioribus pilosis, vetustioribus 

 glabris vel subglabris ; f oliis coriaceis, 3.5 ad 6 cm longis, nitidis, 

 oblongo-ellipticis ad oblongo-obovatis breviter acuminatis, basi 

 acutis, margine in ^ superiore crenulato-denticulatis, nervis 

 utrinque circiter 12, tenuibus; sepalis 5, subaequalibus, oblongo- 

 ovatis, obtusis, 8 mm longis; ovario leviter piloso, 5-loculare. 



A tree about 12 m high, the very young branchlets and young 

 leaves rather softly pilose with appressed hairs, the older parts 

 glabrous or nearly so. Branches terete, very dark-gray or nearly 

 black, rather smooth, the branchlets brownish. Leaves coria- 

 ceous, 3.5 to 6 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, oblong-elliptic to 

 oblong-obovate, the base acute, the apex shortly acuminate, the 

 margins in the upper one-half crenulate-denticulate, below entire, 

 both surfaces shining, the lower a little paler than the upper, 

 yellowish-green when dry; lateral nerves about 12 on each side 

 of the midrib, slender, distinct but not prominent, about equally 

 evident on both surfaces, anastomosing; petioles 3 to 5 mm long. 

 Flowers axillary, solitary, the pedicels stout, curved, glabrous, 

 about 2 cm long. Sepals subequal, oblong-ovate, 8 mm long, 

 5 mm wide, obtuse, somewhat appressed-pubescent. Petals and 

 stamens not seen. Very immature fruit ovoid, 7 mm long, 5- 

 celled, sparingly pilose, the style 8 mm long. Ovules very 

 numerous in each cell, apparently but few developing into seeds. 



Luzon, Province of Laguna, Mount Maquiling, in forests on the upper 

 slopes, altitude probably about 1,000 m. Bur. Sci. 13650 Ramos, September, 

 1911, from the Batangas side of the mountain. 



A species well characterized by its comparatively small leaves. 



ADINANDRA CORIACEA sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra; f oliis integris, oblongo-ellipticis, coriaceis, 12 

 ad 15 cm longis, basi acutis, apice latissime breviter obtuse 

 acuminatis, nervis utrinque circiter 15, distinctis, tenuibus, pe- 

 tiolo circiter 1 cm longo; fructibus brunneis, ovoideis, laevis, 

 apiculatis, circiter 1.5 cm longis, 2-locellatis ; seminibus 10 ad 



