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densely stellate-furfuraceous, the indumentum usually lemon- 

 yellow, on the younger parts shading- to pale-gray. Flowers 

 numerous. Sepals oblong, obtuse, about 4 mm long and 1 to 

 1.5 mm wide, densely pale-gray puberulent. Petals narrowly 

 oblong, about 11 mm long, 3 mm wide, densely puberulent. Sta- 

 mens 15, the anthers less than 1 mm long. Ovary subglobose, 

 glabrous ; style 0.7 mm long or less, glabrous ; stigma subcapitate, 

 very obscurely 3-lobed. 



Luzon, Camarines Province, Paracale, Cabcabin, For. Bur. 27102 

 Alambra, March 12, 1918, in dipterocarp forests of the yacal-lauan type, 

 altitude about 40 meters, with the local name hagachac na itim. 



This species is well characterized by its elliptic, thickly coriaceous leaves, 

 from which it is readily distinguished from the other Philippine forms of 

 the genus. The ferruginous indumentum of the young branchlets and the 

 lemon-yellow to pale-gray indumentum of the inflorescences are charac- 

 teristic. 



THYMELAEACEAE 



WIKSTROEMIA Endlicher 

 WIKSTROEMIA FENICIS sp. nov. 



Frutex circiter 2 m altus, inflorescentiis parcissime pubescen- 

 tibus exceptis glaber ; foliis lanceolatis ad ovato-lanceolatis, char- 

 taceis, usque ad 13 cm longis, olivaceis, utrinque nitidis, sursum 

 angustatis, acuminatis, basi rotundatis ad subacutis, nervis pri- 

 mariis utrinque circiter 12, distinctis; inflorescentiis terminali- 

 bus; floribus sessilibus, confertis, 1 cm longis. Species W. 

 meyenianae afRnis, differt foliis crassioribus, nervis distinctio- 

 ribus et magis numerosis, et floribus brevioribus. 



A shrub about 2 m high, entirely glabrous except the very 

 sparingly pubescent inflorescences. Branches terete, pale- 

 brownish, the branchlets slender, brown or somewhat reddish- 

 brown. Leaves chartaceous, olivaceous, shining, lanceolate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, 10 to 13 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, gradually 

 narrowed upward to the acuminate apex, base rounded to sub- 

 acute; primary lateral nerves about 12 on each side of the mid- 

 rib, distinct, raised on the lower surface, anastomosing, the 

 reticulations distinct; petioles about 3 mm long. Inflorescences 

 terminal, the racemes forming a somewhat leafy panicle, the 

 leaves associated with the inflorescence greatly reduced, 2 to 3 

 cm long. Individual racemes 2 to 3 cm long, each bearing 7 to 10 

 sessile flowers crowded at the tip of the rachis. Flowers pale- 

 green, 1 cm long, externally very slightly pubescent with widely 

 scattered, short, appressed hairs, the perianth-lobes 4, elliptic, 

 rounded, 2 mm long. Stamens 8, in two series. Ovary oblong- 

 ovoid, sparingly pubescent at the tip ; style 0.3 mm long. 



