NEW PIIir.IPriNE PIANTS. 135 



Oxymitra paucinervis i\reirill sp. iiov. 



Foliis ol)l()iigis vel oblongo-laneeolatis, acumiiuitis, basi rotundis vel 

 acutis, nervis iitrimiiie ca. 8, valde nbliquis ; iioribus axiUarilms, 5.5 

 cm longis. 



A scandent slinili, the brandies terete, dark-brown, slender, glabrous, 

 the brancblets densely ferrnginous-pnbescent. Leaves oblong to oblong- 

 lanceolate, subcoriaceous, 7 to 14 cm long, 2 to 4.5 cm wide, not or but 

 sliglitl,y narrowed toward the rounded, rarely acute base, the apex acu- 

 minate, glabi'ous above except the somewhat pubescent midril), l^eneath 

 glaucous, glabrous except on the slightly ]nil)escent midrib and nerves; 

 nerves very prominent, curved-ascending, strongly oblique, about 8 on 

 each side of the midrib, the reticulations very obscure; petioles densely 

 pubescent, becoming nearly glabrous, aljout 2 mm long. Flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, their pedicels short, pubescent, elongated in fruit. Sepals 

 pubescent on both sides, broadly triangular-ovate, acute or acuminate, 

 about 5 mm long and broad. Outer petals lanceolate, 5.5 cm long, 8 mm 

 wide, narrowed above, fleshy, coriaceous, glabrous inside, pubescent out- 

 side, the midrib prominent, somewhat concave at the base; inner petals 

 about 1 cm long, 4 mm wide, swollen and strongly concave at the base, 

 long and gradually acuminate, coriaceous, somewhat pubescent outside on 

 the upper half. Stamens nuiny, 1.2 mm long, the connectives oblique,' 

 overlapping. Carpels many, ferruginous-villous, 1 mm long; styles 

 slightly thickened upM'ards, glabrous. Fruit ellipsoid or oblong-ovoid, 1 

 cm long or less, slightly pubescent, acute or apiculate, with a single seed. 



Mindanao, Lake Lanuo, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens s. n., September, 1907, 

 in flower and fruit (type), also from the same locality, Mrs. Clemens 520, May, 

 I90G, and without numhers, June and September, 1906. 



GONIOTHALAMUS Hook. f. & Thoms. 



Goniothalamus philippinensis Merrill sp. nov. 



Arbor parva, glabra; foliis oblongis, coriaceis^ nitidis, nervis utrin(pu^ 

 ca. 17; floril)us magnis, petalis exterioribus late ovatis, 4 ad 5.5 cm 

 longis, interioribus crassis, usque ad 1.5 cm longis, dense cinereo-])ul)es- 

 centibus; stylis integris. 



A small tree, glabrous throughout except the flowers; branches slender, 

 terete, light-brown or grayish. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, shining, 15 to 

 20 cm long, 4 to 7.5 cm wide, rather a])ruptly narrowed to l)oth the acute 

 base and slightly acuminate apex, the nuirgins subparallel ; nerves about 

 17 on each side of ihe midrib, spreading, anastomosing, not prominent, 

 the reticulations obscure; j)ctioles stout, 8 mm long or less. Flowers 

 pale-green, solitary, axillary, their ])edicels stout, about 2 cm long, 

 sparingly jjubescent. (*alyx lobes broadly triangular-ovate, acute, the 



