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acutis ad subrotundatis, supra olivaceis, nitidis, subtus pallidio- 

 ribus, nervis utrinque 5, perspicuis, reticulis laxis, distinctis; 

 inf ructescentiis axillaribus terminalibusque, usque ad 5 cm longis, 

 breviter pedunculatis vel e basi ramosis, tri- vel quadripinnatim 

 paniculatis, multifloris; fructibus subovoideis, racemose disposi- 

 tis, leviter inaequilateralibus, in siccitate nigris, leviter reticu- 

 latis, circiter 3 mm longis, stigmate terminale ; calycis subulatis, 

 truncatis. 



A small tree, 6 m high fide Ramos, entirely glabrous except 

 the sparingly pubescent infructescences. Branches and branch- 

 lets smooth, terete, gray. Leaves chartaceous, olivaceous and 

 shining when dry, the lower surface paler than the upper, 

 elliptic, 8 to 11 cm long, 4.5 to 7 cm wide, the apex rather 

 abruptly and shortly acuminate, base rounded to acute; pri- 

 mary lateral nerves 5 on each side of the midrib, rather prom- 

 inent on the lower surface, curved and somewhat ascending, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations distinct, rather lax ; petioles 1 to 

 1.5 cm long. Infructescences axillary and terminal, shortly pe- 

 duncled or branched from the base, tri- or quadripinnately panic- 

 ulate, many flowered, up to 5 cm in length. Fruits racemosely 

 disposed on the ultimate branchlets, subovoid, slightly com- 

 pressed, black when dry, somewhat rugose, about 3 mm long, 

 slightly inequilateral, the stigmas terminal; pedicels 1.5 to 2 mm 

 long, the subtending bracteoles 0.5 mm long or less. Persistent 

 calyx cup-shaped, about 1 mm long and wide, truncate. 



Catanduanes, Mount Mariguidon, along streams in forests. 

 Bur, Sci. 30515 Ramos, November 13, 1917. 



This species is well characterized by its elliptic, shortly and 

 rather abruptly acuminate, few-nerved leaves, and its many- 

 flowered paniculate inflorescences. It is perhaps as closely allied 

 to AntidesTtm microcarpum Elm. as to any other species. 



ANTIDESMA SANTOSII sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, subglabra; foliis oblongo-ellipticis, olivaceis, 

 nitidis, usque ad 12 cm longis, caudato-acuminatis, basi acutis, 

 nervis utrinque 7 vel 8, subtus perspicuis, obliquis; infruc- 

 tescentiis terminalibus, pauciramosis, 5 ad 6 cm longis, leviter 

 griseo-puberulis ; fructibus pedicellatis, oblongo-ellipticis, utrin- 

 que acutis vel leviter acuminatis, aequilateralibus, leviter com- 

 pressis, glabris, in siccitate reticulatis. 



A small tree about 7 m high, subglabrous, or the younger 

 parts sparingly pubescent. Branches grayish-brown, terete, 

 smooth. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-elliptic, olivaceous, shining, 

 subequally narrowed to the acute base and to the prominently 



