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2. AVERRHOA Liim. 



1. A. bilimbi IJiiii.; II. .ok. f. 1. c 4:5!i. 



{2~'M Jionliii ) Maicli. In tliickcts mid (>\>ru forests below 100 in., jiroluihly 

 intrfxlueod from tropical Aiiieriea. widely dist lilmted in the IMiilippiiies and tiie 

 Tropics generally. T., Camion. 



RITTAC^E.l^]. 



1. FAGARA Linn. 



1. F. Integrifoliola Menill. n. s]). S Mdctiitcriu. 



A tree 13 to 20 ni. liigli, the trunks spineless, excej)t in young plants, the 

 branches A\ith so^ittered sjnnes, the ultimate branches nuicli thickened. 1.5 to 

 2 em. in diameter, with few oi' no short spines, pale, glabrous. Leaves 4.') to 

 ()() cm. long, glabrous. S to !• jugate, alternate, crowded toward tlie ends of the 

 branches, the connnon petiole with very few short straight sjiines on the upper 

 surface in the lowi'r part, the internodes 5 to 7 cm. long; leallets glabrous, 

 shining, subcoriaccous, oblong to elliptical oblong, 10 to 15 cm. long, 4 to (i 

 cm. wide, entire, strongly iuecjuilateral at the acute base, the ape.x usually 

 abruptly acuminate, the acumen bhuit or sharp; petioliiles li to 10 mm. long; 

 nerves 10 to 12' on each side of the midrib, not prominent, the secondary nerves 

 nearly as prominent as the primary ones, the reticulations lax, the midrib 

 spineless. Panicles in the upper axils, 15 to 25 cm. long, glabrous^ or slightly 

 puberulent, rarely ^^■ith very few small s])ines, the lower branches often 10 or 

 15 em. long. Flowcis white, xrvy fragrant. 4 mm. long, subsessile or their 

 pedicels 1 to 2 mm. long, sui)tended iiy 2 or :! small bracteoles. Sepals 4, glabrous, 

 suborbicular, rounded, about 1 mm. in diameter. Petals 4, glabrous, elliptical 

 or oblong, obtuse. 4 nun. long. 2 mm. wide. Stamens 4, the anthers about 1.2 mm. 

 long. Ovary glabrous. Fiuit somewhat ovoid about 8 nun. long, brown or 

 black when dry. glabrous, the |)eriearp ])itted. Seed o\()id, compressed, black 

 and shining, about (i mm. long. 



(88, 336 Barnes) Xovember, February, fruit and llower (type): (2351, 2484. 

 ±1 AO Borden) Januaiy. ^rarcli: (2.307 Mii/rr) Decendx-r: (1044, 1205 Wliilford) 

 January, May. 



A species apparently related to l-'(i(i<n<i rli<is<i iloxb. In forests 100 to 200 m. 

 T., Ditso. 



2. F. sp. {?). 



(15()5, 3051 Borden) August. .May: ( 1455 Alicrii's rollcelor) August. In forests 

 100 to 130 m., staminate llowcrs and ajiparently deceased fruits only. T., 

 Cfiyeiana. 



2. EVODIA Forst. 



1. E. glabra I'dume: Hook. f. Fl. I'.rit. Ind. 1 |IS75) 481). 



(2!)47, 3045 liordni } .March. May. In forests 120 to 1.50 m. Malaya. 



2. E. triphylla (Lam.i DC: Hook. f. 1. c. 488. 



- (2055 /fo/v/r/O October; ( 0133 7-' /7<rr// ) .luly; { ] 474 Micni'.s colleclur) .\ugust. 

 In f<)rests and thickels below 20(» m., widely distributed in the niilii>pines. 

 Malaya and I'urma. 



3. E. retusa Merrill, n. sp. 



A small tree tl to S ni. high, nearly glabrous. l?ranches light gray or the 

 ultimate i)ranchlets brown, ;ilabrous. the terminal buds slightly pubescent. Leaves 

 opposite, trifoliate, glabrous, the petioles :! to 4 em. long; leallets oblong obovate, 

 subcoriace<ius, (! to 10 em. long. 3 to 5 em. wide, the lateral om-s somewhat inixjui- 

 lateral, Jiari'owed below to the aente liasc'. the api'\ rounded or obscurely broadly 

 acuminate, refuse, often pi-ondneutly so. entirely glabrous, paler beneath: nerves 



