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2.5 to 5 cm long, with few appressed setose scales. Cymes in the 

 upper axils, few-flowered, shorter than the petioles. Outer se- 

 pals orbicular-ovate, very shortly acuminate, about 13 mm long 

 and wide, more or less tomentose outside and densely covered 

 with acicular spreading scales 2.5 to 4.5 mm long, the inner 

 surface tomentose, the inner sepals smaller and setose only on 

 the exposed portions. Ovary densely ferruginous-hirsute, ovoid ; 

 styles 5, free, in bud 2 mm long. 



MiNDORO, south of Lake Naujan, For. Bur. 68J^9 Merritt, 

 April, 1907, in forests, at an altitude of about 100 meters. 



A species well characterized by its chartaceous leaves which 

 are entirely glabrous above and densely tomentose and shining 

 beneath, the indumentum somewhat salmon- or flesh-colored; 

 its short cymes; comparatively large flowers; densely setose 

 calyx; and pubescent ovary. 



SAURAUIA TRUNCIFLORA sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, ramulis irregulariter adpresse setosis exceptis 

 glabra ; foliis oblanceolatis, chartaceis, 22 ad 35 cm longis, supra 

 olivaceis laevis, apice breviter acuminatis, deorsum angustatis, 

 basi cuneatis, margine serrulatis, nervis utrinque 15 ad 20, per- 

 spicuis, adscendentibus ; inflorescentiis caulinis, floribus tenuiter 

 pedicellatis, conf ertis, f asciculis usque ad 7 cm diametro ; sepalis 

 elliptico-ovatis, 5 ad 9 mm longis, glabris; ovario glabro; stylis 

 3, deorsum connatis. 



A small tree, reaching a height of 5 m, the branches glabrous, 

 the young branchlets with few to many, appressed, unequal, 

 ovate to lanceolate, acuminate scales. Leaves oblanceolate, 

 chartaceous, 22 to 35 cm long, 6 to 10 cm wid.e, the upper surface 

 dark-olivaceous, smooth, the lower surface glabrous, apex acumi- 

 nate, gradualy narrowed from above the middle to the cuneate 

 base, the margins rather finely serrate; lateral nerves 15 to 20 

 on each side of the midrib, ascending, the reticulations lax, 

 obscure or nearly obsolete; petioles 2 cm long or less. Flowers 

 white, in dense fascicles from tubercles on the trunk, the fascicles 

 up to 7 cm in diameter, the pedicels slender, somewhat furfur- 

 aceous, unbranched, 2 to 3.5 cm long, ebracteolate or with a 

 pair of small bracteoles. Sepals glabrous or slightly furfura- 

 ceous, not at all setose, elliptic-ovate, 5 to 9 mm long, about 

 5.5 mm wide, the inner ones slightly exceeding the outer ones 

 and subpetaloid. Petals about 10 mm long and 7 mm wide, the 

 apex retuse. Stamens 20, the anthers 3 mm long. Ovary ovoid, 

 glabrous; style about 4 mm long, the arms usually 3, free or 

 somewhat united at the base. 



