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SCHEFFLERA ELLIPTIFOLIOLA sp. nov. § Euschefflera. 



Frutex epiphyticus, inflorescentiis plus minusve pallide pubes- 

 centibus; foliis longe petiolatis, 9- ad 11-foliolatis, foliolis char- 

 taceis ad subcoriaceis, ellipticis ad obovato-ellipticis, usque ad 

 13 cm longis, breviter abrupteque acuminatis, basi rotundatis, 

 nervis utrinque circiter 12, tenuibus, utrinque distinctis. Pani- 

 culis amplis, multifloris, rhachibus productis, ramis primariis 

 15 ad 20, racemose dispositis, usque ad 20 cm longis; floribus 

 5-meris, umbellatis, umbellis in ramis primariis racemose dis- 

 positis; fructibus subellipsoideis, 3 ad 4 mm longis, 5-sulcatis, 

 5-locellatis. 



An epiphytic shrub, glabrous except the more or less pale- 

 pubescent inflorescences. Leaves 9- to 11-foliolate, their petioles 

 13 to 16 cm long, inflated and clasping at the base, the petiolules 

 3 to 5.5 cm long; leaflets elliptic to obovate-elliptic, chartaceous 

 to subcoriaceous, entire, pale and shining when dry, 7 to 13 cm 

 long, 4.5 to 7 cm wide, the apex shortly and abruptly acuminate, 

 base rounded; primary lateral nerves about 12 on each side 

 of the midrib, slender, distinct on both surfaces. Panicles ter- 

 minal, ample, peduncled, the peduncle 4 to 10 cm long, with few 

 to many bracts resembling the inflated petiolar bases, the rachis 

 produced, in large panicles attaining a length of 20 cm, the 

 younger parts more or less pale-pubescent, the indumentum 

 deciduous on the older parts; primary branches racemosely 

 disposed, 15 to 20 on each panicle, up to 20 cm in length. Flow- 

 ers umbellate, the umbels racemosely disposed on the primary 

 branches, the peduncles 5 to 8 mm long. Flowers 5-mQrous, 

 small, 8 to 12 in each umbel, their pedicels, just after anthesis, 

 2 to 4 mm in length. Fruit subellipsoid, 3 to 4 mm long, 5- 

 sulcate, 5-celled. 



Catanduanes, Mount Mariguidon, Bur. Sci. 30511 {tjpo), 30210 Ramoa, 

 November, 1917, epiphytic, in damp forests. 



This species is especially well characterized by its ample inflorescences, 

 the rachis being greatly prolonged, and the numerous primary racemosely 

 disposed branches; and by the umbels being racemosely disposed on the 

 primary branches. 



SCHEFFLERA MYRIANTHELLA sp. nov, § Euschefflera. 



Frutex epiphyticus, inflorescentiis distincte furfuraceis excep- 

 tis glaber; foliis 6- ad 8-foliolatis, foliolis obovatis, integris, 

 usque ad 12 cm longis, breviter acuminatis, nitidis, nervis utrin- 

 que circiter 12, tenuibus; paniculis terminalibus, pedunculatis, 

 amplis, quadripinnatim-paniculatis, rhachibus valde elongatis, 

 ramis primariis racemose dispositis, usque ad 23 cm longis, 

 ramis secondariis numerosis, 2.5 ad 3.5 cm longis; floribus sub- 



