x.c. ! Merrill: New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XI 61 



PALAQUIUM GLABRUM sp. nov. 



Arbor alta, sepalis interioribus exceptis glabra; foliis sub- 

 coriaceis, usque ad 16 cm longis, obovatis ad oblongo-obovatis, 

 in siccitate brunneis, nitidis, apice obtusis ad rotundatis, basi 

 cuneatis, nervis utrinque 8 ad 10, subtus prominentibus ; flori- 

 bus numerosis, axillaribus, fasciculatis, longe pedicellatis, sepalis 

 exterioribus glabris, interioribus leviter pubesccntibus ; stami- 

 nibus 18 ; ovario glabro, 6-loculare. 



A tree about 20 m high, quite glabrous except the inner sepals. 

 Branches terete, grayish-brown, rugose when dry. Leaves 

 rather crowded on the ultimate branchlets, obovate to oblong- 

 obovate, 11 to 16 cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide, subcoriaceous, brown 

 and shining when dry, of about the same color on both surfaces, 

 the apex obtuse to somewhat rounded, base gradually narrowed, 

 cuneate ; lateral nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, prom- 

 inent on the lower surface, the reticulations very slender, not 

 prominent; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long. Flowers very numerous, 

 in the axils of leaves and of fallen leaves, several in each axil, 

 their pedicels slender, glabrous, about 3 cm long. Sepals 6, 

 2-seriate, broadly ovate, coriaceous, 3.5 to 4 mm long, the outer 

 three quite glabrous, the inner three sparingly pubescent Co- 

 rolla lobes (in bud) 6, oblong, obtuse, glabrous, 3.5 mm long. 

 Stamens 18 ; anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 2.5 mm long. Ovary 

 glabrous, 6-celled ; style stout, about 2.5 mm long. 



Luzon, Province of Rizal, back of Bosoboso, Bur. Sci. 13582 Ramos, 

 August 15, 1911, in forests along streams, locally known as alacaac na 

 puti. 



A very characteristic species, readily recognized by its long slender 

 pedicels, and in being quite glabrous in all parts except the inner sepals. 



PALAQUIUM HETER08EPALUM sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 15 m alta, ramulis junioribus floribusque ex- 

 ceptis glabra; foliis crasse coriaceis, obovatis, apice rotundatis, 

 basi cuneatis, usque ad 4 cm longis, nervis utrinque circiter 10, 

 obscuris vel subobsoletis ; floribus breviter pedicellatis, circiter 

 6 mm longis, sepalis 4 vel 6, staminibus 12. 



A tree about 15 m high, quite glabrous except the growing tips 

 of the branchlets and the flowers. Branches and branchlets 

 rather stout, dark-colored when dry, glabrous. Leaves crowded 

 toward the apices of the branchlets, thickly coriaceous, obovate, 

 2 to 4 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, brownish when dry, shining, 

 apex broadly rounded, base cuneate; lateral nerves about 10 on 

 each side of the midrib, very slender, obscure or nearly obsolete ; 

 petioles 5 mm long or less. Flowers in the axils of fallen leaves 



