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of Mr. Elmer the stamens are described as "about 10," but I 

 find them to vary from 15 to 20. The ovary is two-thirds to 

 three-fourths superior, 3-celled, each cell with about 6 ovules 

 ascending from the inner basal angle. The apical gland of the 

 anthers, or continuation of the connective, is unusually conspi- 

 cuous, being longer than the anther-cells. The fruits of the 

 Philippine species are as yet unknown. The leaves are distinctly 

 Eugenia-MViQ and are glandular-punctate. 



TRISTANIA R. Brown 

 TRISTANIA OBLONGIFOLIA sp. nov. 



Species T. decorticatae similis, differt foliis junioribus 

 utrinque dense ferrugineo-pubescentibus, inflorescentiis et flo- 

 ribus dense fulvo-pubescentibus, staminibus circiter 35. Arbor 

 circiter 5 m alta, ramis teretibus, glabris; foliis coriaceis, ob- 

 longis, in siccitate brunneis, usque ad 9 cm longis, utrinque 

 subaequaliter angustatis, basi cuneatis, apice leviter obtuse acu- 

 minatis, nervis primariis utrinque circiter 20, tenuibus ; inflores- 

 centiis axillaribus, corymbosis, circiter 3 cm longis; capsulis 

 glabris, subovoideis, circiter 5 mm longis. 



A tree, about 5 m high, the older parts glabrous, the younger 

 leaves very densely ferruginous-tomentose on both surfaces, the 

 inflorescences densely fulvous-tomentose. Branches brown, 

 smooth, terete, glabrous, the younger branchlets dark-brown. 

 Leaves oblong, coriaceous, brov^nn when dry, shining, of about 

 the same color on both surfaces, glandular beneath, 6 to 9 cm 

 long, 1.8 to 2.4 cm wide, subequally narrowed to the cuneate base 

 and to the slightly acuminate apex, the tip obtuSe or subobtuse ; 

 primary lateral nerves about 20 on each side of the midrib, 

 slender, about equally distinct on both surfaces, not much more 

 prominent than are the secondary ones ; petioles 5 mm long or 

 less. Inflorescences axillary, about 3 cm long, rather stout, few- 

 flowered, densely fulvous-pubescent. Flowers about 4 mm long, 

 their pedicels stout, pubescent, 1 to 2.5 mm long, the buds ellip- 

 soid. Calyx ovoid, the lobes 5, ovate, obtuse, 1.2 mm long. 

 Stamens in 5 phalanges of about 7 each, inflexed in bud. Infruc- 

 tescences glabrous, 4 to 5 cm long. Capsules somewhat ovoid, 

 dark-brown, glabrous, about 5 mm long. 



Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Binuang, Bur. Sci. 28617 

 Ramos & Edano, May 28, 1917, on forested slopes, altitude at 

 least 400 meters. 



In the vegetative characters, other than the very densely fer- 

 ruginous-tomentose young leaves, this species greatly resembles 



