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similar to Ilex microthyrsa Loesen, but has very differently 

 shaped leaves, 



CELASTRACEAE 



MICROTROPIS V^allich 

 MICROTROPIS ROSTRATA sp. nov. 



Frutex glaber, ramulis rubro-brunneis, laevis; foliis oblongis 

 ad late oblongo-lanceolatis, chartaceis, usque ad 20 cm longis, 

 utrinque acutis vel leviter acuminatis, nervis primariis utrinque 

 circiter 12, tenuibus, distinctis, floribus 5-meris; infructescen-* 

 tiis axillaribus, brevibus, cymosis, fructibus oblongis, circiter 

 2 cm longis, perspicue rostrato-acuminatis. 



An erect glabrous shrub, the branches and branchlets terete, 

 smooth, reddish-brown, the latter about 2.5 mm in diameter. 

 Leaves opposite, chartaceous, pale and shining when dry, oblong 

 to broadly oblong-lanceolate, 17 to 20 cm long, 5 to 6 cm wide, 

 narrowed to the acute or somewhat acuminate base and apex; 

 primary lateral nerves about 12 on each side of the midrib, 

 slender, distinct, anastomosing, the reticulations lax; petioles 

 about 1 cm long. Infructescences axillary, or sometimes ter- 

 minating short lateral branchlets, usually solitary, cymose, pe- 

 duncled, the peduncles 1 cm long or less. Fruits greenish-yellow 

 when fresh, reddish-brown when dry, oblong, about 2 cm long and 

 8 mm in diameter, the apex prominently rostrate-acuminate. 

 Persistent sepals 5, broadly ovate, rounded, about 2 mm long, the 

 calyx 6 mm in diameter. 



Luzon, Camarines Province, Paracale, Bur. Sci. 33568 Ramos 

 & Edafio, November 29, 1918, in damp forests at low altitudes. 



The alliance of this species is with Microtropis philippinensis 

 Merr., from which it is distinguished by its larger leaves, more 

 numerous lateral nerves and more prominently acuminate fruits. 



HIPPOCRATEACEAE 



HIPPOCRATEA Linnaeus 

 HIPPOCRATEA ELLIPTICARPA sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, glaber; foliis ellipticis ad elliptico-ovatis, 

 crasse coriaceis, 15 ad 20 cm longis, nitidis, supra olivaceis, 

 subtus brunneis, nervis utrinque 7, perspicuis; fructibus ellip- 

 ticis, utrinque rotundatis, ligneis, 7 cm longis et 4 cm latis. 



A scandent, glabrous vine, the branches somewhat reddish- 

 brown, lenticellate, the ultimate ones 4 to 5 mm in diameter. 

 Leaves elliptic to elliptic-ovate, thickly coriaceous, 15 to 20 cm 

 long, 10 to 12 cm wide, shining, the upper surface olivaceous, 

 the lower surface somewhat brownish, base rounded, apex 



