18 The Philippine Jownal of Science wis 



leviter falcatis, utrinque obtusis v^l apice breviter apiculatis, 

 valvis perspicue reticulatis. 



A scandent shrub of indefinite length, entirely glabrous except 

 the somewhat ferruginous-pilose inflorescences. Branches and 

 branchlets slender, terete, reddish-brown, smooth. Leaves 3- 

 f oliolate, the petioles 2.5 to 6 cm long ; leaflets firmly chartaceous, 

 oblong-ovate to ovate, brownish or pale-olivaceous when dry, 

 shining, 7 to 11 cm long, 3 to 6 cm wide, base usually rounded, 

 apex usually obtuse; lateral nerves about 7 on each side of the 

 midrib, distinct, the reticulations evident and rather close on 

 both surfaces. Panicles terminal and in the upper axils, some- 

 what ferruginous-pilose with subappressed hairs as are the very 

 young calyces. Mature flowers not seen, the panicles before an- 

 thesis up to 16 cm in length. Pods glabrous, shining, brownish 

 when dry, thin, in general oblong, somewhat falcate, about 11 cm 

 long and 3 cm wide, base inequilaterally rounded, apex rounded 

 or obtuse, often slightly apiculate, the valves conspicuously re- 

 ticulate. 



Luzon, Laguna Province, Mount Maquiling, For. Bur. 268U1 Mabesa, 

 July 23, 1917, along trails on rather open slopes, altitude 100 to 200 meters. 

 The same species is represented by Bur. Sci. 2630 Ramos and For. Bur. 

 466 Ahern's collector, from Rizal Province, Luzon, both of these specimens 

 being with very young buds. 



Spatholohus philippinensis Merr. is entirely different from the few other 

 representatives of the genus known from the Philippines. It is well char- 

 acterized by being entirely glabrous except for the sparingly pubescent 

 inflorescences. In vegetative characters it is somewhat similar to Spath- 

 olobus harmandii Gagnep. of Indo-China. 



RUTACEAE 



EVODIA Forster 

 EVODIA GLABERRIMA sp. nov. 



Frutex glaberrimus, foliis 1- ad 3-f oliolatis ; foliolis oblongis 

 ad oblongo-lanceolatis, in siccitate nitidis, viridi-olivaceis, utrin- 

 que acuminatis, papyraceis, nervis primariis utrinque circiter 

 16, patulis, anastomosantibus, utrinque perspicue glandulosis; 

 paniculis axillaribus, 3 ad 4 cm longis, paucifloris, floribus cir- 

 citer 3 mm longis. 



An erect, entirely glabrous shrub, the branches and branchlets 

 pale when dry, slender, terete. Leaves opposite, 1- to 3-foliolate 

 on the same branch, the petioles 3 to 5 cm long, the petiolules 1 

 cm long or less and like the petioles glandular-punctate ; leaflets 

 chartaceous, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, greenish-olivaceous and 

 shining when dry, conspicuously glandular-punctate on both sur- 



