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 3. EUGENIA l.inn. 



1. E. acuminatissima (Hlmuc) Kuiz. : Dutliic in Hook. f. Fl. Hvit. Ind. 2 

 (1878) 4S;}. /v. cuitiiiigunia X'idal, I'liaii. C'uiiiiii.ii'. Pliili|). (ISS.")) IT^}, non E. 

 cumingii Hook, et Arn. § i<yzi/(/iu»i. 



(811, 2385 Borden) June, Jamiaiy; (240(i. 2(;2S. 2S()1. 2S()7. :5()()4 l/n/rr) 

 January, May; (11!)8, 1228 WliitfonI) Marcli. .\\>vi\. In forests (i(M) to l.OdO m.. 

 widely distributed in the Philippines. Malayan iViiinsula and Arcliipelaj^o. 



N'idal's nanic for this species is in\ali(l. hut at any rate the Philippine form 

 referred hy him to l-'jugenia cuiiiinfjiona is ai)parently identioiil witli /•'. acttiii- 

 iittitissiuKt Kurz. A c'oty})e of Vidal's species (!)2r) Cuniiny) is in our lierhariiuii. 



E. acuminatissima (I'lunie) Kurz. var. parva Merrill, var. nov. 



Similar to the species hut witli much less acuminate reduced leaves .'5 to cm. 

 ioni,', 0.8 to 1.5 cm. wide. 



(113G, 121S Mhilford) April, March; also No. S(il CHiniii;/. I'hiiippincs. 

 183()-4(). witlioiit locality. On exposed ridges in the mossy forests at about 

 1.(100 m., apparently only a reduced form of the species due to habitat. 



2. Eugenia arcuati nervia ^Icrrill, sp. nov. $ .Jamhofia. 



A tree reaching a height of 20 m. Branches light gray or l)rownish, glabrous, 

 terete. Leaves ovate lanceolate, glabrous, subcoriaceous, rather prominently 

 acvnninate, the acumen slender, blunt, base acute, 12 to 14 cm. long, 4.5 to 

 5.5 cm. wide; primary nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, rather prom- 

 inent beneath, spreading, anastomosing and forming an a relied intra marginal 

 nerve, 3 to 5 mm. from the margin of the leaf as prominent as the primary 

 nerves, and a secondary marginal nerve as j)rominent as tlie lax reticulations; 

 petioles 1.5 cm. long, channeled above, the lamina slightly narrowly decurrent. 

 Inflorescence of narrow few flowered terminal and axillary racemose panicles 

 8 cm. long or less, the peduncles glabrous, often slightly angled, 3 to 5 cm. long. 

 Flowers solitary or in pairs, white, fragrant, 1.5 cm. long including the stamens, 

 the buds globose or oliovold. Calyx cup-shaped, narrowed to the 2 ur 3 mm. 

 long pedicel, obscurely 4-lobe(l. 5 to nun. in diameter at the moutii. Petals 4, 

 free, suborbicular-reniform, 4 mm. long, 4 to mm. wide, glandular-punctate. 

 Stamens indefinite; filaments 7 to S mm. long; anthers O.O nnn. long. 

 (2598 Mr,/cr) February, 1!)05. In forests at about (iOO m. 



3. E. barnesli cninb. now ■Idinho.'^d hanicxii Men\ (Jovt. Lab. I'ubl. 17 (1!H)4) 

 37. 8 ./(I III liosii . 



(140 li(inirs) Janmiry; (2774 Mri/ir) Febr\iary: (733. 1 1!»S, 123(i liordni) 

 May, June; {2rA Whit ford) May. In forests OOO to 800 m. Endemic. 



4. E. bataanensis coml). now ./(imhosd ha I (lan crisis Merr. I. c. 



(2083, 2380 liordcu) October. January: ( (iS07 Ehiirr) Xovend)er; (2407, 

 2705 Meyer) January, February: (177 linniis) .lainiary: i:i7t'il Mmill] Jan- 

 uary. In forests S0(» to l.(t(t(l m. Ijidemic. 



."). E. bordenii Merr. (;o\t. Lab. I'ul)l. 35 (IMOC.i 47. >$ .hnnlxisa. 



(033. (i44, 0!»0, 001, 1200. 120S, 1030. 1730 liordrn] \]n\\ to August: (328, 

 402. 407. 540 Hunics) November. Februaiy: (302 Wliilfonh June. In forests 

 1(1(1 lo 20(1 m. I'indcmic. 'I'.. Mahniiliiil . Muldiii lui/ nidjiiili. 



0. E. cinnamomea \'iii. ( '.' l I'lian. Cuming. Philip. (ISS,")) 173. S ./dmhosa. 



(344 Whilfunh .Ma> ; (IISS Horde, i) June; ( 2S03 Mei/ir) Mareji. Forests 

 at 000 m. 'Die ali(]\c -,pe(imens being with fniit only, aeenrate idrntilieation 

 is im|)ossil)le at t ill'- I iiiH'. 



7. Eugenia claveliata .Merrill. s|». nov. S ■fdinhosn. 



.\ tree 15 to 20 m. high. Hranches slender, terete, grayisli or iiglit brown. 

 Leaves elliptical ovale. Ilie vi'nation very dense. I to S em. long, 2 to 4.5 cm. wide, 

 sli<nt or somewhat caudate aeiuninale. the acnnwn blunt, tlie base acute, often 



