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ELAEOCARPUS RAMIFLORUS sp. nov, § Ganitrus. 



Arbor alta partibus junioribus inflorescentiisque leviter pu- 

 berulis vel pubescentibus, vetustioribus glabris ; f oliis lanceolatis, 

 membranaceis vel chartaceis, usque ad 12 cm longis, nitidis, 

 leviter acuminatis, basi acutis, margine obscure crenulatis; 

 racemis numerosis, e axillis defoliatis, circiter 6 cm longis; 

 floribus 5-meris, 6 mm longis, ovario 5-loculare. 



A tall tree, nearly glabrous except the younger parts and the 

 inflorescence. Branches terete, dark-colored when dry, gla- 

 brous, the growing parts slightly gray-puberulent. Leaves lan- 

 ceolate, membranaceous or somewhat chartaceous, 9 to 12 cm 

 long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, subequally narrowed at both ends, the 

 upper surface shining and olivaceous when dry, the lower a 

 little paler and when young a little pubescent along the midrib, 

 becoming quite glabrous, smooth, the apex acuminate, base acute, 

 margins obscurely crenulate; lateral nerves about 12 on each 

 side of the midrib, slender, rather distinct, usually with glands 

 in the axils; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long, somewhat appressed- 

 pubescent. Racemes numerous, about 6 cm long, from the 

 branches below the leaves in the axils of fallen leaves, one 

 raceme from each axil, distinctly pubescent with appressed 

 grayish hairs. Pedicels about 6 mm long, appressed-pubescent. 

 Sepals lanceolate, somewhat acuminate, 4.5 to 5 mm long, 

 externally sparingly appressed-pubescent with grayish hairs, 

 internally slightly puberulent, the margins rather densely so. 

 Petals 5 to 6 mm long, cut one-half way to the base into 9 to 

 11 slender segments, margins rather prominently pubescent in 

 the lower one-half, the back slightly pubescent in the median 

 part, otherwise glabrous. Stamens many; filaments very short, 

 hispid ; anthers linear-oblong, about 2 mm long, minutely hispid, 

 one cell slightly longer than the other and with a tuft of few 

 short cilia at the apex. Ovary globose, villous, 5-celled; style 

 slightly pubescent, 2 mm long. Fruits not seen. 



Luzon, Province of Laguna, San Antonio, trail between San Antonio 

 and Piape, in forests. Bur. Sci. 13115 Ramos, June, 1912. 



One of the very few species of the section at present known from the 

 Philippines, characterized by its lanceolate shining leaves and its numer- 

 ous racemes which are borne on the ultimate branches but enth-ely below 

 the leaves. 



ELAEOCARPUS CALOMALA (Blanco) comb. nov. 

 Vallea calomala Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 439. 



Ageracium {Ageratium) calomala Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 306, ed. 3, 

 2: 204. 



