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4. DISCOCALYX Moz. 



1. D. cybianthoides (A. DC.) Mez. 1. e. 213. 



(3745 MerriH) January; (2416, 2816 Mei/er) January, March ; (213 Whitfoid) 

 May; (139, 341 Barnes) January. February; (6836 FAmer) November; (1348, 

 2085, 2392, 2467 Borden) July to January. In forests and on ridges 400 to 

 1,000 m. Endemic. 



2. D. sp. ( ?) ' 



(3881 Merrill) August. In forests, ravines at S(»() ni.. material very imperfect. 



5. EMBELIA lUniii. 



1. E. bataanensis Merr. Go\i;. Lab. Publ. 29 (1905) 44. 



(2832 Meyer) March; (3207 Merrill) October; (1114 Whilford) February; 

 (1349 Borden) July; (6893 Elmer) November. In tlie mossy forest, exposed 

 ridges. 600 to 1,000 m. • Endemic. 



2. Embelia whitfordii IMerriii. sp, nov, § J-Jiicmbvlia. 



A scandent slirub, glabrous except the inflorescence. Branches dark brown 

 or nearly black when dry. Leaves coriaceous, elliptical ovate, narrowed at both 

 ends, the base acute, the apex blunt, 7 to 9 cm. long, 2.5 to 4 cm, wide, slightly 

 shining on both surfaces, entire, glabrous ; nerves numerous, not prominent, the 

 primary scarcely more prominent than the secondary ones and the reticulations ; 

 petioles about 1 cm, long. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 12 to 15 cm. long, 

 6 to 8 cm. in diameter, many flowered, the primary branches spreading-ascending. 

 the lower ones often 7 cm. long, the upper gradually shorter, the rhachis, branches, 

 and branclilets minutely but densely ferruginous or cinereous puberulent, the 

 rhachis becoming nearly glabrous. Flowers 1.5 to 1.7 mm. long, their pedicels 

 0.8 mm. long or less, papillose-puberulent, about as long as the narrowly ovate, 

 acute, more or less puberulent bracteole, the margins of the bracteoles minutely 

 papillose ciliate. Calyx 5-parted, the glandular punctate lobes narrowly ovate, 

 acute 0.3 to 0.4 mm. long, minutely puberulent outside but the margins glabrous. 

 Petals 5, free, ovate-lanceolate, acute, punctate with few large glands, 1.5 to 

 1.7 mm. long, 0.8 mm. wide. Stamens 5; filaments 0.8 mm. long; anthers 

 0.3 nun. long. Fruit subglobose, glabrous, about 2 mm, in diameter with 

 numerous prominent glands, tip]ied with the persistent style, . » 



(453, 1038 Whit ford) July, June, On exposed ridges in tlie mossy forest at 

 al)out 1,000 m, 



6. RAPANEA Aul.I, 



1. R. philippinensis (A. DC.) Mez 1. c. 364. 



(3954 Merrill) March; (3114 Meyer) May. On exposed ridges in the mossy 

 forest 1,000 to 1,200 m. Endemic. 



EBENALES. 

 SAPOTACE.l^. 



1. ILLIPE Kcenig. 



1. I. ramiflora Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 17 (1904) 42. 



(189. 583 Barnes) January. IMaroli. In f(nests at about 100 m. Endemic. 

 T., Baniti. 



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