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GUTTIFERAE 

 CALOPHYLLUM Linnaeus 

 CALOPHYLLUM OBLIQUIN ERVIUM sp. nov. § Inophyllum. 



Arbor glaberrima, 7 ad 12 m alta, ramulis plus minusve 4- 

 angulatis; foliis coriaceis, oblongo-obovatis ad oblanceolatis, ni- 

 tidis, 5 ad 9 cm longis, obtusis ad breviter obtuse acuminatis, 

 basi cuneatis; nervis utrinque numerosis, obliquis, obscuris; in- 

 florescentiis racemosis, foliis subaequantibus ; floribus circiter 

 1.5 cm diametro, sepalis exterioribus orbiculari-obovatis, conca- 

 vis, 3.5 ad 5 mm diametro, interioribus majoribus, ovatis ad 

 obovatis; petalis 4, 7 ad 9 mm longis, oblanceolatis ad anguste 

 obovatis ; fructibus globosis, apiculatis, circiter 1.5 cm diametro. 



An entirely glabrous tree 7 to 12 m high, the branches terete, 

 dark reddish-brown, the younger branchlets more or less 4-an- 

 gled. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, shin- 

 ing, olivaceus or brownish olivaceous when dry, 5 to 9 cm long, 

 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide, narrowed upward to the obtuse or very 

 shortly and obtusely acuminate apex and below to the cuneate 

 base ; lateral nerves very numerous, crowded, slender, sometimes 

 scarcely distinguishable, ascending at an angle of about 45°; 

 petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long. Inflorescences racemose, axillary, 

 usually solitary, about as long as the leaves, the buds globose, 

 the flowers white, fragrant, about 1.5 cm in diameter, their 

 pedicels 5 to 12 mm in length. Outer 2 sepals orbicular-ovate, 

 concave, rounded, 3.5 to 5 mm in diameter, the inner 2 ovate to 

 obovate, rounded, 7 to 8 mm long. Petals 4, oblanceolate to 

 narrowly obovate, obtuse, 7 to 9 mm long, 2 to 5 mm wide. Sta- 

 mens very numerous, their filaments 2.5 to 3.5 mm long. Ovary 

 glabrous; style 4 to 5 mm long. Fruits globose, very shortly 

 apiculate, about 1.5 cm in diameter. 



Luzon, Camarines Province, For. Bur. 21U2S Alvarez, May, 

 1914, in fruit. For. Bur. 27096 Alambra, March, 1918, with 

 young fruits: Albay Province, Rapurapu, For. Bur. 20108 Ag- 

 nes, sterile. Panay, For. Bur. 15130 Cenabre, sterile. Samar, 

 Merrill Phil. PI. 1630, April, 1914, with immature fruits. Pa- 

 lawan, For. Bur. 27929 Cenabre, Paras, & Gallidon (type) , Feb- 

 ruary, 1920, For. Bur. 27902 Cenabre, Baldimor, & Eduviso, 

 February, 1920, Merrill 9585, May, 1913. On forested slopes 

 at low and medium altitudes, sometimes occurring on the sea- 

 shore and immediately back of the mangrove swamps. Local 

 names, bitanghol (Tag.), kumukubol (Tagb.), bangkalan 

 (Tag.). 



