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coriaceis, basi acutis, apice perspicue sed breviter acuminatis, 

 nervis utrinque 8 ad 10, distinctis; inflorescentiis axillaribus, 

 solitariis, pedunculatis, 7 ad 13 cm longis, partibus junioribus 

 leviter pubescens, floribus numerosis; calycis lobis late ovatis; 

 petalis accrescentibus, persistentibus, ad 4 mm longis; capsulis 

 solitariis, oblongis, obtusis, rugosis, 5 mm longis. 



A shrub, 3 to 5 m high, glabrous except the younger parts of 

 the inflorescences, the branches usually reddish-brown. Leaves 

 oblong-obovate to oblong-elliptic, 8 to 13 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, 

 subcoriaceous, narrowed to the acute base and to the conspic- 

 uously but shortly acuminate apex, brownish or olivaceous when 

 dry, shining; lateral nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, 

 distinct, anastomosing; petioles 1.5 to 2.5 cm long, jointed with 

 the leaflets. Inflorescences axillary, solitary, peduncled, 7 to 13 

 cm long, the branches spreading or ascending, the younger parts 

 sparingly pubescent. Flowers numerous, yellowish-green, 4- 

 merous. Calyx about 4 mm in diameter, the lobes 4, broad. 

 Petals ovate, acute, persistent and accrescent, up to 4 mm long. 

 Filaments of the 4 fertile stamens 2.5 mm long, on the margin 

 of the very broad disk, carpels 4 but only 1 developing into a 

 fruit. The mature capsule oblong, obtuse, 5 mm long, the valves 

 rugose externally. Seed solitary, including the broad 2.5 mm 

 wide wing about 4 mm in length. 



BuCAS Grande, Bur. Sci. 35135 (type), 35106 Ramos & Pas- 

 casio, June 10, 1919. Mindanao, Surigao Province, at the iron 

 deposit on the northeast coast. Bur. Sci. 3If707 Ramos & Pascasio, 

 June 15, 1919, in forests at low altitudes, ascending to 350 meters. 



The third species of this genus to be found in the Philippines 

 and readily distinguishable from its congeners by its acuminate 

 leaves. 



SIMARUBACEAE 



EURYCOMA Jack 

 EURYCOMA EGLANDULOSA sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, inflorescentiis et ramulis junioribus exceptis 

 glabra; ramulis incrassatis, 1.5 ad 2 cm diametro; foliis nume- 

 rosis, confertis, usque ad 60 cm longis, foliolis circiter 30, 

 coriaceis, anguste oblongis ad anguste oblongo-obovatis, acutis 

 ad rotundatis, basi acutis, 6 ad 8 cm longis ; paniculis axillaribus, 

 foliis aequantibus, castaneo-pubescens, haud glandulosis ; floribus 

 circiter 7 mm longis, petalis utrinque pubescens. 



A small tree, 7 to 8 m high, glabrous except the tips of the 

 branchlets and the inflorescences, the ultimate branchlets terete, 



