56 

 MONEMIACE^. 



1. KIBARA Endl. 



1. K. ellipsoidea Merrill, n. sji. 



A shrub or small tree about li in. liigli. Branches ])al('. "ilabrous. Leaves 

 glabrous tliroughout, elliptical oblong, subcoriaeeous, opposite, rather pale when 

 dry, somewhat shining beneath, entire below, distantly toothed in the upper half, 

 14 to 17 cm. long, 5 to 7 cm. wide, the apex abruptly short acuminate, the base 

 acute, the teeth irregular, small, 1 to 2 cm. distant; primary lateral nerves 

 prominent beneath, spreading, 7 to 8 on each side of the midrib, anastomosing 

 at 1 cm. from the margin, the reticulations distinct, very lax; petioles 2 to 2.5 cm. 

 long. Female flowers (immature) axillary glabrous, the carpels very numerous, 

 the peduncles elongated in infrutescence, stout, about 2 cm. long, the disk-like 

 receptacle about 1 cm. in diameter in fruit, bearing few mature carpels. Carpels 

 stipitate, ellipsoidal 2 to 2.5 cm. long, about 1.5 cm. thick, glabrous, shining, 

 purple when mature, the stipes about 1 cm. long. 



(2843 Meyer) March, 1905. In dense forests in cailons at 1,000 m. According 

 to the collector the aborigiiuil Negritos who inhabit this region use the fruits 

 for food. 



LAURACE.^. 



1. CINNAMOMUM Blume. 



1. C. mercadoi Vidal, llev. IM. Vase. Filip. (188()) 224. 



(24S2, 2!)45 Borden) January, March; (2026 Meyer) February; (1247 ]l7(i/- 

 I'ordi May. In forests 100 to 700 in. Kiicinic. T., Samilin. Siiniliii, Calinyaf/. 



2. MACHILUS Nees. 



1. M. philippinensis Mcnill, n. sp. 



A small tree 8 to 15 iii. liigli. Jhaiiclies slender, ])r()wii or nearly black, glab- 

 rous, striate, the younger branehlets rathei- densely ferruginous jjuliescent. Leaves 

 obovate or oblong-obovate, subcoriacous, glabrous or the under surface with few 

 hairs when young or when very young pubescent on both surfaces, often some- 

 what glaucous beneath, shining above, rather sharply acuminate, narrowed below 

 to the acute base, 5 to 7 em. long, 1.5 to ."J. 5 cm. wide, allernate; nerves 6 to 7 

 on each side of the midrib, ascending, evident beneath but ratlier obscure above, 

 the reticulations dense; petioles about 1.5 em. long, glal)rous, or when young 

 slightly pubescent. Panicles slender, axillary, few liowered. (1 to 10 em. long, 

 branched only above the middle, the peduncle, branches, pecLicels and calyx lobes 

 uniformly pubescent with short reddisli hiown liairs, the branches short, spreading, 

 2 cm. long or less the ])edicels 'A mm. long. Flowers hermaphrodite, greenish, 

 fragrant, about 3.5 mm. long. Sepals C. oblong to oblong-ovate. 2.5 mm. long, 

 the outer three slightly smailei- tiian the inner ones. Outer stamens nearly eipial- 

 ing the sepals their anthers 4-celled, introrse, the anthe.rs of the inner row of 

 stamens extrorse. Ovary glabrous. Fruit subglobose, glabrous, about S mm. 

 in diameter, the calyx lobes not persistent. 



(113!). 1220 Whilford) Mareli. .\piil : (27!)3 Meyer) .Maicli. .\ t ree on exposed 

 forested ridges !)00 to 1.000 m. 



3. NEOLITSEA ( I'.eiilli.i 

 {Litsea § Xeolilsea Benlli.; Tel nnlenia Nees. 1831, non Benth. 1830.) 

 1. N. vidaiii noin. nov. Lilsea rcrlii-llluhi \'i(lal. IJev. PI. \'ase. Filii). (1880) 

 22(i, non llanee. 



