316 I'he Philippine Journal of Science i9i6 



POLYGALACEAE 



XANTHOPHYLLUM Roxburgh 

 XANTHOPHYLLUM PSEUDOSTIPULACEUM sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 10 m alta, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra; foliis 

 coriaceis, oblongis vel oblongo-ovatis, usque ad 7 cm longis, basi 

 acutis, apice obtusis ad obtuse acuminatis, subtus pallidis, nervis 

 vix prominentibus, axillis petiolorum squamis binis oblongis 

 coriaceis 5 ad 7 mm longis instructis; racemis puberulis, nodis 

 valde incrassatis ; fructibus globosis, 1.5 cm diametro. 



A tree about 10 m high, glabrous except the inflorescence. 

 Branches terete, smooth, brown or yellowish-brown, quite glab- 

 rous. Leaves rather thickly coriaceous, oblong to oblong-ovate, 

 5 to 7 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, the base acute, apex obtuse 

 to obtusely acuminate, the upper surface somewhat yellowish 

 when dry, shining, the lower much paler but scarcely glaucous; 

 lateral nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, not prominent, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations rather close; petioles 5 to 8 mm 

 long; axillary scales stipulelike, oblong, coriaceous, closely ap- 

 pressed in pairs, 2 scales in each axil, oblong, obtuse, persistent, 

 5 to 7 mm long. Racemes terminal, simple, rarely panicled, 

 puberulent, in fruit up to 6 cm long, the internodes very short, 

 the nodes strongly thickened, each with a prominent scar of the 

 fallen pedicel. Flowers not seen. Fruit globose, smooth, about 

 1.5 cm in diameter. 



Luzon, Province of Isabela, Palanan Bay, Bur. Sci. 21135 Escritor 

 (type), June, 1913: Province of Nueva Ecija, Mount Macasantol, For. 

 Bur. 22U0S Alvarez, February, 1911. 



The species is strongly characterized by its unusually large, coriaceous, 

 persistent, oblong, 5 to 7 mm long axillary scales and its comparatively 

 small leaves. It does not appear to be closely allied to any previously 

 described form, at least from the Philippines. 



AQUIFOLIACEAE 



ILEX Linnaeus 

 ILEX GUERRE ROM sp. nov. § Aquifolium, Lemurenses. 



Frutex vel arbor parvus, glaber; foliis coriaceis, integris vel 

 subintegris, oblongis vel oblongo-ellipticis, usque ad 7 cm longis, 

 acutis, obscure acuminatis vel obtusis, nervis utrinque circiter 6, 

 supra obsoletis; floribus 9 axillaribus, fasciculatis, 4-meris, 

 pedicellis circiter 4 mm longis, bibracteolatis ; ovario 4-loculare. 



A shrub or small tree, glabrous throughout. Branches terete, 

 rather stout, somewhat wrinkled when dry, pale gray. Leaves 



