20,4 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XVII 403 * 



Filaments 2 mm long; anthers 1.2 mm in length. Disk 5-angled, 

 filling the shallow calyx tube, about 4 mm in diameter. 



Mindanao, Bukidnon Subprovince, near Tankulan, Bur. Sci. 

 89136 Ramos & Edano, July, 1920. In damp forests at an alti- 

 tude of about 900 meters. 



The second species of the genus to be found in the Philippines, 

 readily distinguishable from Lophopetalum toxicum Loher by its 

 few-nerved leaves. 



SABIACEAE 



MELIOSMA Blume 



MELIOSMA BONTOCENSIS sp. nov. 



Frutex vel arbor parva, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra; foliis 

 simplicibus, subellipticis, coriaceis, nitidis, integris, 5 ad 10 cm 

 longis, obtusis ad rotundatis vel brevissime subapiculato-acumi- 

 natis, basi acutis, nervis utrinque circiter 8, supra impressis, 

 subtus valde perspicuis, petiolo 1.2 ad 2 cm longo; paniciilis 10 

 ad 12 cm longis, multifloris, partibus junioribus perspicue ferru- 

 gineo-pubescentibus ; floribus confertis, petalis glabris, exte- 

 rioribus orbicularis, 2.5 mm diametro, sepalis bracteolisque 

 minoribus, margine leviter ciliatis. Species M. vulcanicae Merr. 

 affinis. 



A shrub or small tree, glabrous except the inflorescences, the 

 ultimate branches about 4 mm in diameter. Leaves simple, 

 subelliptic, coriaceous, 5 to 10 cm long, 3.5 to 5 cm wide, brown- 

 ish-olivaceous and more or less shining when dry, the lower 

 surface paler than the upper, the midrib and nerves very dark 

 brown in contrast to the paler surface, the apex obtuse to 

 rounded or very shortly subapiculate, the base acute, the margins 

 entire; lateral nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, more 

 or less impressed on the upper surface, very prominent on the 

 lower surface, anastomosing, the reticulations distinct; petioles 

 1.2 to 2 cm long. Panicles 10 to 12 cm long, the younger parts 

 ferruginous-pubescent, the older parts glabrous or nearly so, the 

 primary branches 3 to 6 cm long. Flowers yellow when fresh, 

 crowded, sessile. Sepals 5, brown, orbicular to orbicular-ovate, 

 rounded, 1.8 mm in diameter, the margins somewhat ciliate, the 

 calyx subtended by 2 or 3 bracteoles similar to the sepals but 

 smaller in size. Outer three petals imbricate, glabrous, orbicular 

 to obovate, concave, about 2.5 mm in diameter, the inner two 

 oblong-obovate to spatulate, thin, entire, free, about 1.8 mm long. 

 Filaments of the fertile stamens 1 mm long. Sterile stamens 



