lOS MKIMtlM. AMI KOI.Ki:. 



ill ;i,i,a', j^l;il»r<»iis, soiiicw li;it ^liiniiiii' iihovc, ciilirc. the Wjisc mcuIc, ilu; 

 Mpc'X ffiadiiiillv and sliarply aciiiiiinah', '^.5 to ') cm loiitj;, ."> to 8 iniii wide, 

 subsessilc, ilic ihtncs rallici' oltsciiic. Panicles l."i cin lont,' or less, sli,<,ditly 

 pubcsceiil. densely t'eiriitii noiis-lonn'iitosc al Hie l»ase only, dill'iise. 

 Female llowers sessile or slioi-|-|iedi(('llate. i.'i mm ion;;" or less, llie hracts 

 deciduous, the sepals alioul 1 ..'> mm lowj;. ' )\ aiy sid);;lohose ; style "'-el eft. 

 Male llowers pcd icci led, llir liracis i I' any early deciduous. Stamens 

 ;! ; an I hers "' mm Ioul;-, the li la men Is \rry short. I )|-npe ahout ."■» mm long, 

 slightly longcj- than hroad and somewhat compressed, rugose when dry. 



Ll'ZON, I'roviiicc of Itcii^iict. 'iiliid and Aiiilpiiklad. Litliir H.H ; \i(l(il l!<2'); 

 r.ai^mio. For. Iliir. '>()'.).] Ciirniii, Auj>ust, lIHiil. 



All iiitcicsl iii<; species, tlic lirst i'c|)r''-cnlal i\i' ot tlic jiciiiis to lie rcpoiti'd from 

 till' I'hili |i|iiii('s, wi'll clia ractcri/.cd hy its coiniia rat i\('ly narrow Icallcls and 

 •icicft. styles. 



MANGIFERA Linn. 



M.\.N(;i|-i:i{A i..\(a:.Mii:it.\ drill'.; I'erkins {'"laji. t'l. riiili|i. (liKMl 2."). 



Tlii.s s|)('eies must lie e\elnded fiom the known I'll i li |i|ii nc llora. as of ilu! 

 specinuiiis cited liy Perkins I. e., Cuiniiitj .!.>Mt i> from Malaeea. eoireetly localized 

 ill Eiijilcr's iiioiio;^n-a|)li of llie family,- while Miirill Hid fmni (i i,io.\ is liiichint- 

 (iniu flurida Scliaiicr! =/^. iirhorcficrvs 111. 



DRACONTOMELUM i'.liime. 



Dracontomelum Dao (IManco) .Merrill A I'olfecomli. iio\-. 

 J'nIiiiiHs Ihn, I'.lanco Kl. I'ili|.. ( IS.'iT) 17 1: ed. J. ( IS).')) 12-J: ed. :;. 1:-.il!l. 

 Draronldiiii I II III iiiiiiiijifcni III l'".-\'ill. Nov. A|)|i. ( I SSIS i .")(!; .\lerr. in (io\t. Lal). 

 I'lilil. 27 (I'lOf)) .'{(I; riiilip. .Joiirn. Sci. 1 ( IDIIti) Siippl. S4, non i'.lnme. 



Dnicoiitdiiichnii (■clchiciiin i\ooi-(iers in Meded. "s Lands IManlent. 19 ilS'tS) 



I lU. iiniiirii. 



Lc/,o\, I'idvince of 'I'ayabas. I'.aler, Mmill lOS.;. .\u^iist Octoher. I'.IO.'i; 

 (Iiimaca. Wliiljnnl SHU. Septemlier, I'.IUl: I'ldvince of Xiieva iMMja, \iil<il 11 ■'> : 

 l'ro\ince of .\lliay, \ iilal .''I'l'-I. i'l'iO : Province of i'.ataan. Lamao Kiver. i'nr. liiir. 

 l.'i.'S. Ki'/S. una liiinlrii. .MiMHiKo, Puerto (Jalera. Mmill .li.^.i : P.aco Kivei-, 

 Mrdrrfinr AO.!. 



ISlaiico's I'lili iiriis Ihiii was rcferreil hy p. \illar to Ihdciiiihiiin In m inn nijijiiinii 

 Itlumc, ill wliicli he was followed l)y later aulhoi>, liul the Philippine material 

 (»n com|)arison with aiitlKHitii' sjtecimens of l!luiiie"s species was found to diller 

 con>tanlly from l>. ininiiiifi rii m in its much smaller leallel^. I'lanco's s|)ecific 

 name In here retained for the Philijipiiie form, for although his descri|)t ion is 

 short anil rather imperfect it manifestly ajiplies to the specimens here cited. 

 ICiif^ler ' has referred I'mi/Ki rl in iiiinidhi Planco to Dinvoiiliiiiii I ii in iiunifiifcrii in 

 iiiuine. hut it seems prohahle that I'nii iiinliii iiiiiiiiilii P.lanco is really icfcrahle 

 (o SjnHidid.s UKiiKjijiid Willd. Driiconttitiiihnn cclrhiiinn Koorders, from ( (dehes, 

 is apparently identical with tiie form here considered, so far as can he determiin'il 

 from Uie fra;,onentary cotype in llerh. Kew. Ihiicniilnniilii m Dim seems to he 

 more closely allied to It. .•iinniNc Stapf than to II. inn niiijini m Illume. The species 

 is rcinui'kahle for its st ron;,'ly dc\eloped hut t resses. It is commonly kimwii to the 

 natives of the Pliilip|iiiies as ilim. The wi.od is rather soft and of lilije value. 



• DC. .Mono;:. Phaii. 4 ( ISS.S) li I 1 . 

 ' DC. .Mono-. Phaii. 4 ( 1SH:{) i!iV2. 



