1 ;')(*) MERKIIiL. 



SCHEFFLERA Foi-^tir. 



Schefflera macrantha .Mcnill sp. nov. 



liilloresci'iitiis terininalihiis : rniimlis criissis, iis((ii(' nd 20 cm longis, 

 dense cinereo-leprosis ; umhellulis bfeviter peduiiciihitis. ;3-S-floris ; flori- 

 Ims 9- vel 10-meris, pro genere iiiagnis, calyce ca. (i iiiiii diaiii. ; f'oliolis ca. 

 [), oblongis, acuminatis, IS ad 23 cm longis, giabris. 



Scandeiit. Ilio ultiriiato liranclies 1 to 1.5 em tbick, glabrous, with nu- 

 merous, iiiibri(,-iit(.Ml. I (111 long bracts, near the tip. Leaves alternate, 

 petioles stout, about 'M) cm long, glabrous, inliated at tiie base, the 

 petiolules 5 to 6 cm long ; leaflets about 9, oblong or oblong-ovate, coria- 

 ceous, glabrous, somewhat shining, base rounded, apex rather abruptly 

 short-shar])-acuminate, entire; nerves about 18 on each side of the midrib', 

 spreading, freely anastomosing, the reticulations and secondary lateral 

 nerves nearly as prominent as the ])rimary ones. Inflorescence terminal, 

 the common rachis apparently not pi-oduced. tlie branches 20 cm long 

 or less, thick, densely covered with scurfy, ashy or brownish scales, the 

 flowers borne in small umbels scattered along the brandies, 3 to 8 in 

 each, the peduncles stout, '.] nun long or less, the pedicels about T) mm long 

 and like tbe fiow^ers densely scurfy. Calyx ('Ui)-slia])C(l. about ("> mm in 

 diameter, truncate. Petals !) oi- f(). Ibick. coiniiNcul, obloiig-lanccolalc. 

 acute or acuminate, scui'fy outside. 1 to A.') uiiii liuig, \.') mm wide. 

 Stamens 9 or 10, the iilaments very tliick, 0.5 mm long; anthers ellipsoid, 



2 mm long. Ovary 9- or 10-celled, upper portion above the calyx cone- 

 shaped, truncate. 



Mi.VDA.NAO, Lake Lanao, Camp Kcitlilcy, .1/r.s. ClemcDs s. ii.. in forests, ahitiidc 

 alutiit 750 111, June, 1907. 



A species well characterized by its lar>;e !l- or lO-incious llowcrs, densely 

 scurfy inflorescence and O-frdiolatc leaves. 



Schefflera dementis Merrill sj). nov. 



(ilabra, iiilloivscentiis exce|)tis; i-amis ci'assiuseulis a|)ii-es \i'rsus brac- 

 teis lanceolatis 5 ad T cm longis obtectis; foliis ca. (l-foliolatis, f'oliolis 

 coriaceis lanceolatis \(.'\ oblongo-laiu-colal is, caudato-acuminatis, integris, 

 us(jue ad 23 cm longis; infioresceiitiis terminalibus. paiiiculatis. i-amis 

 ])lus miiins Fui-fui'accis. 20 ail l<i cm Imigis : lloribiis iimbcll iibit is. 5-iiici-is. 



ScandeJit, glabrous except tlic iiilloivsccnce, llic braiiclics lliickenetl, 

 gray, glabrous, and toward tlieii- a[Mccs covered wiili mimci'ous light-gray 

 glabrous lanceolate, coiiaeeous, 5 to 7 em long bracts or persistent sti|)ules. 

 Leaves about O-foliolalt-, the petioles 24 cm long oi- less; leallels coria- 

 ceous, glal)rous, sinning, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, Ki to 23 cm long, 

 5 to 7 cm wide, entire, apex sbortly caudate-acnminale. base ronmled oi- 

 acute; nerves spreading, llie |ii'imar\ oiu's scarcely mmc disliiict lliiiii are 

 the secondary ones and llie lel ieiilal ions ; petiolules 5 lo C cm long. 

 J^ichis of the inflorescence somewhat elon<rated. llie branches moiv or less 



