258 MERRILL. 



Tonkin to Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and the Viti Islands. 



This species is Avidely distributed, at least in the southern I'liilippincs, on the 

 higher mountains. Negros, Mount Silay (4543 P. del Villnr) June, 1906; (4227 

 Everett) February. lOOC). Panay, Mount INTadiaas {Y(xlcr) April, 1905. Minda- 

 nao, Mount Malindang (4547. 4548, 4731 Mcanis d- Hutchinson) May, 190G. 

 It was first collected in the l'!n!ii)pincs l)y Wliilclicdd. on Mount Haleon in ISOa. 

 and reported by liendle." 



Dacrydium sp. near />. Hcccarii Pari. 



Jn thickets, exposed ridges at 2,000 m. alt. (No. 5714). sterile specimens. 

 Possibly a yoinig f(nin of the preceding. 



PODOCARPUS L'Herit. 



Podocarpus imbricatus lUume var. cumingii (Pari.) I'ilg. in Engl. Pflan- 

 zenreich. 18 (1903) 56. 



In thickets on exposed ridges at 2,500 m. alt. (No. 5563) ; also collected by 

 Mcrritt at 2,200 m. alt. (Nos. 4446, 4471). 



The variety widely distributed on the higher mountains of tlic Philippines, 

 endemic; the species from Burma to the Malayan Archipelago. 



Podocarpus blumei Endl. Sn. (1847) 208; Pilger 1. c. 60. 



Ill forests at 1,800 m. alt. (No. 5728). 



Previously known in the Pliili])])ines only from Mount Mariveles, Luzon. 



.Tava to New Guinea. 



Podocarpus amarus Blume Enum. PI. Jav. (1827) 88; Pilger 1. c. 68. 

 In forests at 1,800 m. alt. (No. 5703). Not previously rejiorted fiom the 

 Pliilippines. 



.lava and Sumatra to east Australia. 



Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don. in Lamb. Pin. (1824) 21; Pilger 1. c. 80. 

 In forests along the Alag River at and below 10 m. alt. (No. 576S). Sterile 

 material. 



Previously known in the Philijipines only from Luzon. 



IJritisli hidia to southern Cliina tlirougli Malaya to New (hiinea. 



Podocarpus rumphii Blume Rumphia 3 (1847) 214; Pilger I. e. 81. 

 Ill forests at al)out 300 m. alt. (No. 5553). Only sterile material hiil prohaldy 

 this s])ecies which is new to the Philippines. 

 Celebes to the Moluccas and New Guinea. 



Podocarpus glaucus l'"oxwortliy ii. sp. § t-Haclii/mrpiis? 



.\rlH)i' parva .'> ;i(l (i in. alia, raiiiulis coiigcstis, foliis coiiiicst is. jtsccn- 

 (l('nt('-])a.tcntil)us, coriacris, nitidis, glabris, subtiis jiallidis, ()l)lon<;-is, 

 1) ad 17 mm. loiigis, ;5.o nd Ti..^ cm. latis, obtusis, l)asi snisim anuiisto- 

 dcciirrcntibiis ; lloi'cs mascidi spicati. spicis cylindi'accis. 1 ;id 1..') cm. 

 longis, circa ^5 mm. hitis, dense imiltiiloribus. 



A small tree 5 to (5 m. tall, imieb braiiclic(|, the liraiicbcs terete. 

 glabrous, gray or yellowish, the ln-aiu-hlets mmt iniiiiei'dus. slioi't. ci-owded 

 towards ibc ends of the brandies. Leaves crnwiled towai'ds the ends 

 of tb(( twigs, eroet-s])reading. often a]ipeariiig siihopposite nn account 

 (d' Ihrir contiguity, coriaceous, glabrous, sninnlh. shining, palei' beneath 

 and the yonngei' oiu-s very glaiu-ous, obhing. ell ipt ic-ohhing or spjil nhile. 



" fjor. oil. 



