NEW ITIILIPriNIO Pla^VNTS. 159 



Schefflera obliqua Art-irill sp. iiov. 



(Ilabi'ii ; I'oliis ."i-foliolatis, I'oliolis late ovatis vel ol)l()iio-o-()vatis, nitidis, 

 iutegns, apicc caiulato-acuiniiiatissiinis, l)asi late trimcato-obliquis, ran- 

 ter suhai'utis; paiiiculis teniiinalihus, ramulis patentibus; fioribus 5-meris, 

 ])otalis eoalitis. 



►Seaiidwit, glabrous throughout, the Ijraiiehes somewhat thickened, 

 gray, strongly lenticellate. Leaves 5-foliolate, their petioles 8 to 10 

 em long, petiolules 3 to 13 cm long, that of the middle leaflet longer 

 than the lateral ones; stipules 1 to 1.5 cm long, inflated, clasping; leaf- 

 lets glabrous, shining, papyraceous, 10 to 20 cm long, 5 to 10 cm wide, 

 broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, entire, the apex very sharply caudate-acum- 

 inate, the base various, usually very broad and truncate, oblique, the 

 angles rounded, rarely subacute, the middle leaflet equilateral, the four 

 lateral ones strongly inequilateral; nerves about 13 on each side of the 

 midrib, not prominent, the reticulations obscure. Panicles terminal, the 

 common rachis elongate, the lateral branches spreading, usually 15, about 

 -20 cm long, elongate in fruit, the flowers in about 13-flowered umbels, 

 the ultimate branchlets or peduncles 2 cm long, frequently with sup- 

 plementary fascicles of flowers at about the middle, the pedicels 5 mm 

 long or less. Calyx shallow, truncate. Petals entirely coalesced form- 

 ing an ovoid mitre-like corolla 3 mm long and 3 mm in diameter, blunt 

 at the apex. Stamens 5; filaments very short; anthers about 2 mm 

 long. Ovary 5- or 6-celled; style none. Fruit OA'oid, yellowish-red, 

 somewhat fleshy, nearly 1 cm long, broad at the l)ase, apex acute, 5- or 

 6-sulcate, the resulting ridges rounded. 



Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 876, in flower, Jan- 

 uary, 1907, in fruit March, 1907: Province of Surigao, Surigao, Bolster 377, 

 August and October, 1906, specimens immature and somewhat smaller than the 

 type, but manifestly the same species. 



A most characteristic form, recognizable by its very peculiarly shaped leaves, 

 large fruits and united petals. 



Schefflera simplicifolia Merrill sp. nov. 



Glabra, foliis simplicibus, foliolis lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, 

 acuminatis, usque ad 16 cm longis, margine irregiilariter leviter repandis; 

 paniculis terminalibus, ramis elongatis, paucifloris; fl()ril)us 5-meris, 

 petalis liberis, reflexis. 



Scandent, glabrous throughout, the branches slender, terete, light- 

 gray. Leaves simple, the petiole 1.5 to 2 cm long, the petiolule very 

 short. Leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, subcoriaceous, 9 to 16 cm 

 long, 2 to 5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base rounded or subacute, margins 

 slightly and irregularly repand; nerves not prominent, the primary ones 

 scarcely diff'erentiated from the secondary ones and reticulations. Pan- 

 icles tenuiual, the common rachis 2 to 3 cm long, the branches few, 

 usually in pairs, elongate, slender, the primary ones 8 to 13 cm long, 



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