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lateral nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, slender, prom- 

 inent, anastomosing, the reticulations lax, distinct; petioles 

 black when dry, about 2 mm long. Flowers yellowish, extra- 

 axillary, solitary or few in a fascicle, but one flower developing 

 at a time, their pedicels slender, about 12 mm long, appressed- 

 pubescent, supplied with one or two, oblong, 2 mm long bracts 

 below the middle. Sepals ovate, sparingly ferruginous-pubescent, 

 3 mm wide, 4 to 5 mm long, prominently acuminate. Petals 

 united for the lower 2 to 3 mm, very unequal, three of the lobes 

 ovate, about 5 mm long and 3 mm wide, much narrowed above 

 to the acuminate apex, the three alternating lobes oblong, 6 to 

 7 mm long, 2 to 2.5 mm wide, sparingly appressed-pubescent 

 outside, slightly narrowed upward, usually acute. Stamens in- 

 definite, about 1.4 mm long. Carpels about 5, oblong, 1 mm 

 long, appressed-pubescent ; ovules apparently 3 ; stigma capitate. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 32853 Ramos, 

 July 26, 1918, in dry forests at low altitudes. 



In vegetative characters this species is very similar to Pap- 

 uxilthia lanceolata Merr., but differs radically in its floral 

 characters, notably in the ovate, very prominently acuminate 

 sepals and the very unequal petals, three of which are ovate 

 and prominently acuminate, the three alternating ones oblong, 

 longer, narrower, and usually acute. 



PHAEANTHUS Hooker f. and Thomson 

 PHAEANTHUS PUBESCENS sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, ramulis cinereo-pubescentibus, novellis ferru- 

 gineo-pubescentibus ; foliis lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, 

 chartaceis, usque ad 18 cm longis, plus minusve acuminatis, 

 basi acutis, nervis utrinque circiter 10, curvato-adscendentibus, 

 supra in siccitate atro-brunneis, nitidis, glabris, subtus per- 

 spicue pubescentibus ; fructibus oblongo-ovoideis, nigris, gla- 

 bris, circiter 1.7 cm longis. 



A tree, about 5 m high, more or less pubescent, the younger 

 parts densely so. Branches terete, brownish, rugose, glabrous, 

 the branchlets rather prominently cinereous-pubescent, the very 

 young parts densely ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves lanceolate 

 to oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous, 10 to 18 cm long, 2 to 5 cm 

 wide, narrowed upward to the usually blunt-acuminate apex, 

 the base acute, upper surface glabrous, blackish-brown when 

 dry, shining, the lower somewhat paler, rather prominently 

 cinereous-pubescent, the midrib densely so; lateral nerves about 

 10 on each side of the midrib, slender, curved-ascending, dis- 

 tinct; petioles pubescent, 3 to 6 mm long. Fruits oblong-ovoid, 



