396 ^he Philippine Journal of Science 1922 



A species strongly characterized by its very narrow, slender, 

 caudate-acuminate, thin leaves, which are supplied on the lower 

 surface with rather numerous, scattered, white, shining, stellate 

 scales which do not, however, form a continuous covering. 



TRIGONOSTEMON Blume 



TRIGONOSTEMON ANGUSTIFOLIUS sp. nov. § Eutrigonostemon. 



Frutex dioicus, 1 ad 3 m altus, partibus junioribus plus mi- 

 nusve pubescentibus ; foliis lanceolatis, integris, chartaceis, 12: 

 ad 20 cm longis, 2.5 ad 4 cm latis, utrinque subaequaliter angus- 

 tatis, basi plerumque cuneatis, apice tenuiter acuminatis, nervis 

 utrinque 9 ad 11, subtus perspicuis, petiolo 5 ad 15 mm longo;; 

 inflorescentiis 9 axillaribus, tenuibus, circiter 6 cm longis, 

 spicatis vel subracemosis, bracteis lanceolatis, 8 ad 14 mm longis ; 

 floribus paucis, calycis eglandulosis, lobis lanceolatis, acuminatis,. 

 6 mm longis, petalis oblongis, glabris, atro-purpureis, 5 ad 6 mm 

 longis; capsulis depresso-globosis, 12 mm diametro, leviter ad- 

 presse pubescentibus, sepalis accrescentibus, persistentibus, usque 

 ad 12 mm longis et 6 mm latis. 



A dioecious shrub, 1 to 3 m high, the younger parts more or 

 less pubescent, branches terete, glabrous, grayish. Leaves lan- 

 ceolate, entire, chartaceous, 12 to 20 cm long, 2.5 to 4 cm wide, 

 subequally narrowed to the usually cuneate base and to the 

 rather slenderly acuminate apex, the acumen blunt, the upper 

 surface dark olivaceous, slightly shining, glabrous, smooth, the 

 lower surface usually brownish, sparingly pubescent along the 

 midrib ; lateral nerves 9 to 11 on each side of the midrib, prom- 

 inent on the lower surface, distant, arched-anastomosing, the 

 reticulations lax, often rather distinct ; petioles somewhat pubes- 

 cent, 5 to 15 mm long. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, slen- 

 der, simple, up to 6 cm long, spicate or subracemose, pubescent, 

 few-flowered, the bracts lanceolate, 8 to 14 mm long, 2.5 to 3 

 mm wide, slightly pubescent, sometimes more or less falcate. 

 Sepals eglandular, lanceolate, acuminate, slightly pubescent, 6- 

 mm long, 2.5 mm wide. Petals glabrous, dark purple, 5 to 6 

 mm long. Ovary glabrous; styles 3, cleft nearly to the base, 

 the style-arms linear, acuminate, 1.5 mm long. Capsules de- 

 pressed-globose, about 12 mm in diameter, brown, composed 

 of 3 cocci, sparingly appressed-pubescent, the sepals accrescent 

 in fruit and up to 12 mm long and 6 mm wide. 



Mindanao, Zamboanga District, Malangas, Bur. Sci. 36764^ 



