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the lower surface, in the lower part of the leaf 5 to 6 mm in 

 diameter, the midrib and nerves impressed on the upper surface, 

 the nerves 20 or more on each side of the midrib, very prominent 

 on the lower surface as are the primary reticulations; petioles 

 stout, 3 to 5 cm long, 5 to 7 mm in diameter, the lamina some- 

 times very narrowly decurrent almost to the base. Infructes- 

 cences panicled, crowded at the apex of specialized lateral 

 branches, these specialized branches from the axils of leaves or 

 of fallen leaves, stout, 5 to 10 cm long, more or less thickened 

 upward, the apical part supplied with numerous conspicuous 

 scars of fallen panicles, the bracts lanceolate, acuminate, up to 1 

 cm long, deciduous. Panicles in fruit 2.5 to 6 cm long; pedicel 

 in fruit stout, about 3 mm long. Flowers 5-merous, the per- 

 sistent calyx 3 mm in diameter, the lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, 

 glandular-punctate, glabrous, 0.6 mm long. Fruit globose, black 

 when dry, about 8 mm in diameter. 



Mindanao, Bukidnon Subprovince, Manilupa River and Mount 

 Candoon, Bur. 5ci 38690 (type), 38792 Ramos & Edano, June 

 and July, 1920. In forests along streams, altitude 1,200 to 

 1,400 meters. 



A species belonging in the same group with, and closely 

 allied to, Discocalyx insignis Merr., differing especially in its 

 narrower leaves. 



EMBELIA Burmanf. 

 EMBELIA ELLIPTICA sp. nov. § Euembelia. 



Frutex scandens, inflorescentiis puberulis exceptis glaber, ra- 

 mulis 3 mm diametro; foliis ellipticis, integris, coriaceis, oliva- 

 ceis, nitidis, 7 ad 11 cm longis, brevissime et latissime obtuse 

 acuminatis, basi rotundatis, nervis utrinque circiter 15, patulis, 

 distinctis, reticulis utrinque valde perspicuis ; paniculis termina- 

 libus, circiter 25 cm longis, multifloris; floribus 5-meris, calycis 

 puberulis, 2 mm diametro glandulis paucis conspicuis instructis, 

 lobis triangulari-ovatis, acutis, margine leviter ciliatis, petalis 

 intus papilloso-puberulis, ellipticis, 2 ad 2.2 mm longis, glandulis 

 paucis instructis, connectivo in ^ superiore parte glanduloso. 



A scandent shrub, glabrous except the inflorescences, the 

 branches and branchlets lenticellate, reddish brown, the former 

 up to 1 cm in diameter, the latter 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Leaves 

 elliptic, coriaceous, olivaceous, shining, 7 to 11 cm long, 5 to 6 

 cm wide, the apex very shortly and obtusely acuminate, the 

 base rounded, margins entire, the lower surface paler than the 

 upper and with rather conspicuous black glands; lateral nerves 



