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the base, the lower branches up to 3 cm in length, spreading, 

 all parts densely cupreous-lepidote. Flowers yellow, 5-merous, 

 comparatively few, racemosely arranged on the ultimate branch- 

 lets, the buds obovoid, the pedicels 1 to 1.5 mm long. Calyx 

 densely lepidote, the lobes 5, broadly ovate, rounded, 1 mm in 

 diameter. Petals glabrous, free, ovate to elliptic-ovate, 2 mm 

 long. Staminal tube free, glabrous, cup-shaped, 1.2 mm in diam- 

 eter, truncate, the anthers 5, inserted below the rim, included. 



MiNDORO, Paluan, Bur. Sci. 39579 (type) , 39758 Ramos, April,. 

 1921. In dry primary forests at low altitudes. 



In its puncticulate leaves this species resembles Aglaia pyri- 

 formis Merr. and A. robinsonii Merr., but is not at all allied to 

 these species. Its true alliance appears to be with Aglaia denti- 

 culata Turcz., from which it is at once distinguished by its short 

 panicles which do not exceed the petioles in length. 



DICHAPETALACEAE 

 DICHAPETALUM Thouars 

 DICHAPETALUM EUPHLEBIUM sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, ramis glabris, lenticellatis, ramulis adpresse 

 pubescentibus ; f oliis membranaceis vel chartaceis, viridis, nitidis,, 

 oblongis ad oblongo-ellipticis, 9 ad 13 cm longis, acuminatis, 

 nervis utrinque 5 vel 6, subtus valde perspicuis ; cymis axillaribus, 

 brevibus, paucifloris, pedunculo 3 ad 5 mm longo; petalis 

 oblongis, obtusis, 2 mm longis, integris; fructibus obovoideis, 

 dense pubescentibus, apice leviter retusis. 



A scandent shrub, the branches glabrous, lenticellate, the 

 branchlets appressed-pubescent with short, dirty-brown hairs. 

 Leaves membranaceous to chartaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 

 green when dry, somewhat shining, 9 to 13 cm long, 8 to 5 

 cm wide, the base acute to obtuse, the apex distinctly acuminate, 

 the upper surface glabrous, the lower surface somewhat ap- 

 pressed-pubescent on the midrib and nerves, ultimately nearly 

 glabrous; lateral nerves 5 or 6 on each side of the midrib, 

 very prominent on the lower surface, curved-ascending, promi- 

 nent, anastomosing, the reticulations lax, very distinct; petioles 

 about 5 mm long, appressed-pubescent. Inflorescences axillary, 

 solitary, cymose, few-flowered, the peduncles 3 to 5 mm long, 

 appressed-pubescent, rather stout, the pedicels 1.5 to 2 mm 

 long; bracteoles narrowly oblong to linear-oblong, up to 2 mm 

 long. Sepals oblong to oblong-elliptic, obtuse, 2 mm long, pubes- 

 cent. Petals glabrous, oblong, obtuse, not cleft at the apex, 2 



