162 J. Perkins: 



papyraceis, vel membranaceis iitrinque glabris, nervis venisque 

 supra non vel vix, subtus manifeste prominentibus laxeque 

 reticulatis, nervis lateralibus 14 — 17, marginem petentibus mar- 

 gine inter sese curvato-conjunctis. Inflorescentiis axillaribus, 

 l)aniculatis, glabris, 6 — 9 cm longis, ramis niimerosis gracilibus; 

 bracteis bracteolisqiie minutis, membranaceis; fioribus dioecis, 

 polygamis, 4 — 5 ram diam., 4 — 5 mm longe pedicellatis; calycis 

 4-fidi laciniis brevibus, ovatis, utrinque glabris, 1 mm longis; 

 pctalis quam calycis laciniae miilto longioribus, 3,5 mm longis, 

 1,5 mm latis, oblongis, apicc euneatis, membranaceis. utrincpie 

 glabris, patentibus; fioribus verosimiliter cT, staminibus 8, petalis 

 aeqiiilongis, subaecjualibus, filamentis gracilibus, basi minute 

 pilosis, ovariis rudimentaris, florum fertilium ovario bene evo- 

 luto, 4-lobo, lobis lateraliter compressis, glabris, stylo central!, 

 stigmate peltato 4-lobo coronato, ovario aequilongo, staminodiis 

 8; formis transitoriis observatis: friictibus 3 — 4-coccis, coccis 

 subglobosis, brunneis vel nigrescentibus, in sicco rugulosis, 

 endocarpio pallide brimneo, 3mm diam., seminibus subglobosis 

 2,5 mm longis, 2 mm latis, funiculis filiforraibus; testa Crustacea, 

 nitida, nigra. 



Philippine Isl. (Cumlnu 1819); Luzon Isl. (Jauoij no. 732 

 in flower a. 1861; Cua.misso without number); Prov. Isabela, 

 Malunu (AVauh. no. 11781), Prov. Cagayan, Enrilc (Wakb. 

 no. 12343, 12344), Malaueg (Wakb. no. 11755). 



This plant belongs in the Sect. I. Eiitoganiiin Banks (as 

 genus). Engl.-Prantl 3. IV, p. 122 (1897). Cumino's no. 1819 

 was determined as Evodia triphijUa DC, the resemblance in 

 habitus between Mclicope liixonioisis Engl, and Erodia tri- 

 phijUa being very striking. Schumanx in a note which 1 found 

 in the herbarium in Berlin, has Avrittcn in regard to Ci mi. no's 

 ni). 1819: ''this certainly does not belong in the genus Jiror/Zr/, 

 for it has 8 stamens and is probably the stamiuato flower of 

 Chamisso's Manila j)lant". In the material of the \W\'\. h(Mb. 

 occur staminate flowers with abortive ovary. ])istillate flowci's 

 with stamin(Mlia, and nuiny transitional forms. 



Clausena Bmm. 

 1. riiiiisi'iia Warlmrii'ii I'erk. n. sp. Frutox vel ailtoi-. laniis ghihi-is, 

 siil)teretibus, 5mni latis; foliis iillcinis, inii)ari|)innatis, 1.") — 30cm 

 longis, 2-jugis, petiolo conimuni S -10 cm longo, inteniodiis 



