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BucAs Grande, Bur. Sci. 35136 Ramos & Pascasio, June 10, 

 1919, in dry forests at low altitudes. The same species is appar- 

 ently represented by Bur. Sci. 35198 Ramos & Pascasio from the 

 neighboring island of Dinagat, the latter number consisting of 

 leaves only. 



A species not closely allied to any previously described Phil- 

 ippine form, well characterized by its narrow, rigid leaves; its 

 solitary, erect, long-peduncled syncarps, the peduncles being sup- 

 plied with several reduced leaves and several additional, reduced, 

 apical, leaflike bracts ; and by its very numerous, small, narrow, 

 1-celled drupes. Allied to Pandanus brachyspathu^ Martelli, but 

 with very different leaves. 



PANDANUS TENUIPEDUNCULATUS sp. nov. § Bryantia. 



Frutex erectus, ramulis 1 ad 1.3 cm diametro ; foliis subflacci- 

 dis, anguste oblongo-lanceolatis, 50 ad 75 cm longis, 3 ad 4.5 cm 

 latis, apice abrupte angustatis, breviter acuminatis; syncarpiis 

 ovoideis, erectis, circiter 3 cm diametro, pedunculo usque ad 9 

 cm longo, 5 mm diametro; drupis numerosis, obovoideis ad an- 

 guste obovoideis, 10 ad 12 mm. longis, circiter 5 mm diametro, 

 1-locellatis, apice rotundatis, stigma sessile, planum, circiter 1.2 

 mm diametro. 



A shrub, the ultimate branches 1 to 1.3 cm in diameter. 

 Leaves subflaccid, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 50 to 75 cm long, 

 3 to 4.5 cm wide, about the same width throughout or somewhat 

 narrowed below, the apex abruptly tapering to the short acumen, 

 the latter 5 mm long or less, the margins rather finely toothed, 

 the midrib beneath in the uppermost part with few small teeth, 

 the 2 lateral nerves on the upper surface toward the apex 

 with similar scattered teeth. Heads ovoid, solitary, terminal, 

 erect, about 3 cm in diameter, the peduncles triangular, about 

 9 cm long, 5 mm in diameter. Drupes red, obovoid to narrowly 

 obovoid, 10 to 12 mm long, up to 5 mm in diameter, 1-celled, 

 narrowed below to the cuneate base, the apical portion rounded, 

 the very tip sometimes depressed, terminated by the flat stigma 

 which is about 1.2 mm in diameter. 



Mindanao, Surigao Province, Bur. Sci. 34739 Ramos & Pas- 

 casio, June 20, 1919, in open forests at low altitudes. Bur. Sci. 

 3A8Jf2 Ramos & Pascasio from Siargao Island, a specimen with 

 staminate flowers, probably represents the same species. 



This species is readily distinguishable by its rather flaccid 

 leaves which are of about the same width throughout and rather 

 abruptly narrowed to the short-acuminate apex ; and by its slen- 

 derly peduncled, solitary, erect syncarps. 



