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15. E. marivelesensis Merrill, sp. nov. § Jambosa. 



A tree 10 to 15 m. high. Branches sleiuler, terete, light browTi, glabrous. 

 Leaves ellipticiil ovate, abruptly acuminate, the base acute, subcoriaceous, shin- 

 ing above, somewhat paler beneath, 6 to -lO cm. long, 3 to 4.5 cm. wide, the 

 venation very dense, the veins slender, very numerous, not prominent, parallel, 

 anastomosing in a slender intramarginal nerve; petioles slender 6 to 10 mm. 

 long. Panicles terminal and in the upper axils, 4 cm. long or less, rather 

 densely flowered, the branches and branchlets short, striate, terete. Flowers 

 including the stamens 2 cm. long white, fragrant, the buds obovoid, sessile or 

 very shortly pedicelled. Calyx funnel shaped, 7 to 8 mm. long, 5 to G mm. 

 in diameter at the mouth, with 4 rounded lobes. Petals 4, suborbicular, concave, 

 distinct, about 5 mm. in diameter. Stamens indefinite; filaments 10 to 12 mm. 

 hing; anthers 0.7 mm. long. 



(618, 1184, 1522, 2922 Borden) April, March; (2597 Meyer) February. In 

 forests 100 to GOO m. T., Malaruhat. The flower buds have a faint taste similar 

 to that of cloves. 



It). Eugenia perpallida nom. nov. Syzygium pallidum Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 

 17 (11IU4) ;5S, lion Euyenia pallida Berg. § Myzygium. 



(3124 Meyer) May; (1209 Whitford) March. In forests at 700 m. Pandemic. 

 Distinguished from E. actiniiuatissima Kurz, not only by the very pale leaves, 

 but also by the dense venation. 



17. Eugenia robertii Merrill, sp. nov. § Jumbosa. 



A tree 8 to 15 m. high. Branches light gi"ay or brownish, usually slender, 

 terete, shining, glabrous. Leaves elliptical ovate to lanceolate ovate, subcoria- 

 ceous, glabrous, dull, 5 to 10 cm. long, 2.5 to 4.5 cm. wide, short, often abruptly 

 blunt acuminate, the base acute; nerves 7 to 10 on each side of the midrib, 

 ascending-spreading, not prominent, the secondary ones slightly more obscure 

 than the primary, anastomosing and forming an intramarginal nerve, with a 

 more obscure secondary submarginal nerve, the reticulations obscure; petioles 

 5 to 7 mm. long. Inflorescence racemose, terminal and in the upper axils, about 

 3 cm. long, each raceme 3 to 5 flowered. Flowers 2.5 cm. long including the 

 stamens, 3 to 3.5 cm. in diameter in anthesis, the buds obovoid. Calyx funnel 

 sliaped, 1 to 1.5 cm. long, 4-lobed, the lobes broad, rounded. Petals 4, free, 

 suborbicular, concave, 1.2 to 1.5 cm. in diameter. Stamens indefinite; filaments 

 1.5 to 1.8 cm. long; anthers 1.2 mm. long. 



(2G3G, 2857 Meyer) February, March, 1905; (349, 1182. 1211 Whitford) May. 

 1904, March, 1905. In forests and on exposed ridges 500 to 1,101) iii. 'I'hc type 

 is No. 2857 Robert Meyer, for whom the species is named. 



18. Eugenia similis Merrill, sp. nov. § Syzygium. 



A tree 15 in. liigh or less. Branches slender, light gray or brownish, the 

 ultimate branclics terete, glabrous, often nearly black when diy. Leaves tlli]iti- 

 cal ovate to oblong ovate, 9 to 11 cm. long, 4 to fi cm. wide, subcoriaceous. 

 shining above, the apex short bhmt acuminate, the base acute or slightly decur- 

 rent acuminate; primary nerves aliout 14 on each side of the midrib. s])readiiig. 

 not [jroniinent, tlie secondary ones nearly as distinct, anastomosing, the reticula- 

 tions fine; ]>(tiolcs slcii(h'r. 2 to 2.5 cm. lon^. I'anicles from the branches below 

 the leaves, about G cm. long, the primary brandies distant, horizontal, 2 cm. 

 long or less, the flowers in threes at the apices of the branchlets. Buds obovoid. 

 l-'lowers including the stamens 5 to 7 mm. long. Calyx funnel shaped, about 

 3 mm. long. 4-lobed, the lobes broadly triangular, acute. 1.5 to 2 nun. long. 

 Petals connate, calyptrately deciduous, the cjilypda about 4 mm. in (liaiiicter. 

 Stamens indefinite; filaments 5 to G mm. long; anthers 0.4 mm. long. 



(413 Whitford) .Iniif. In Ihirkcts along (lir river at. about 10 ni. T.. 

 Mn lariihn I in <ip\ili. 



