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subrectis, subtruncatis, compressis, rigidis, sulcatis, circiter 6 

 mm longis. 



A tree about 9 m high, glabrous except the younger parts and 

 the inflorescence. Branches subterete, pale-grayish, often sul- 

 cate. Leaves 25 to 35 cm long, glabrous, the leaflets 5 or 7, 

 oblong, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, oblong, 16 to 20 cm long, 

 5.5 to 8 cm wide, distinctly acuminate, base acute, when dry pale- 

 brownish to pale-olivaceous, shining, the lower surface paler than 

 the upper and usually slightly glaucous ; lateral nerves about 18 

 on each side of the midrib, prominent, the reticulations dis- 

 tinct. Panicles terminal, densely subferruginous-pubescent, the 

 branches few, up to 7 cm in length. Buds rather densely 

 crowded, globose; petals ovate, minute. Fruits globose, pale 

 greenish-yellow when fresh, castaneous when dry, 3 cm in dia- 

 meter, the spines numerous, spreading, straight or slightly 

 falcate, compressed, striate, subtruncate, about 6 mm long and 

 1.5 mm wide. 



Mindanao, Zamboanga District, Talisay, For. Bur. 13775 Foxtvorthy, 

 DeMesa, & Villaynil, June 18, 1913 (type), m the virgin forest, altitude 

 about 20 meters, locally known as buli. The same species is represented 

 by For. Bur. 2A052 Acuna from Kalambugan, Lanao District, Mindanao, 

 May 17, 1915, with immature flowers. 



Its alliance is with Nephelium mutabile Blume and N. intermedium 

 Radlk., the latter being scarcely distinguishable from the former; from 

 these it is distinguished especially by its much more numerous lateral 

 nerves. The species is dedicated to Mr. E. E. Schneider, wood expert 

 of the Bureau of Forestry, who called my attention to the fact that the 

 wood of this species was entirely different from that of Nephelium muta- 

 bile Blume as the type specimen was originally identified by me. 



OTOPHORA Blume 



OTOPHORA CAULIFLORA sp. nov. 



Frutex glaber; foliis circiter 40 cm longis, foliolis 5 vel 6, 

 oblongis ad oblongo-ellipticis, usque ad 25 cm longis, nitidis, 

 acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis primariis utrinque circiter 10; 

 stipulis suborbicularis, subcoriaceis, inaequilateralibus, 1 ad 2 

 cm longis; inflorescentiis paniculatis e ramis vetustioribus, cir- 

 citer 20 cm longis, anguste pyramidatis, ramis paucis, inferiori- 

 bus 3 ad 4 cm longis; fructibus carnosis, subglobosis, 3 ad 4 

 cm diametro, in siccitate brunneis, 2 ad 3 cm diametro. 



A glabrous shrub, 1 m high according to the collector, but 

 probably higher. Branches terete, brownish or grayish, lenti- 

 cellate. Leaves about 40 cm long,, the leaflets 5 or 6, chartaceous 

 to subcoriaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic, or the lower ones 

 subovate, 15 to 25 cm long, 7 to 9 cm wide, base acute, apex 



