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14. Quercus merrillii Sitiii. in Fedde lU'i)ort. 5 (IIK)S) :^1. 



Palawan, Mount rul<-ar, For. Jim: ,iS'>7, 3858 Cmnni. Vvhvuiwy. March, lOOG; 

 liur. 8ci. ')I)G Foxicurthi/, Marcli, lOOU. 



A very (list iuet' specie*, known only from ]\loinit Pulgar. 



S C'lILAMYOOBALANUS. 



15. Quercus cooperta Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 503. 

 Givsianopsis costata F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 20!). non A. DC. 

 Castanet cooj)erta Oerst. Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. V 9 (1873) 37'J. 



Quercus fernandezii Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) XLI, t. 92, f. E.; Rev. PI. 

 Vase. Filip. (1886) 2(50. 



The only specimen of this species that I have seen is Vidal 611, from Angat, 

 Province of Bulacan, Lvizon, in Herb. Kew, a topotype of Blanco's species. 

 Although Blanco's description is very short, I can see no particular reason for 

 displacing his specific name, which is here accepted. Vidal placed the species in 

 the section IjifhocttrpiiH, but it appears properly to belong in the section Ghlamy- 

 dobalanus. 



16. Quercus reflexa King in Ann. Bot. (jard. Calcutta 2 (1889) 78, t. 72. 

 Mindanao, District of Davao, Todaya, Copeland 1289, April, 1004. 



This very characteristic specimen agrees closely with King's description and 

 figure of Quercus reflexa. It is well distinguished by its acorns being entirely 

 inclosed by the cups, the latter being covered with short reflexed tubercles. 



Borneo. 



§ LiTHOCAKPUS. 



17. Quercus curranii sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 20 in alta, ranmlis densissime f errugineo-toraentosis ; 

 foliis oblongis vel oblongo-ellipticis, subcoriaceis, 10 ad 12 cm longis, basi 

 acutis, apice breviter obscureque acuminatis, integris, supra nitidis, subtus 

 pallidioribus, plus minus ferrugineo- vel cinereo-pubescentibus ; cupulis 

 turbinatis, ferrugineo-pubescentibus, suj)ra tubereulatis, vix zonulatis, 3 

 cm longis crassisque. 



A tree about 20 m high. Branches terete, brownish, slightly pubescent, 

 the branchlets veiy densely ferruginous-tomentose. Leaves oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate, subcoriaceous, entire, 10 to 12 cm long, 3 to 5 cm M^ide, 

 tlie base acute, the ajiex shortly ami ol)Scurely acuminate, the upper 

 surface brownish, shining, in age glabrous, when young somewhat pubes- 

 cent, especially along the midrib, the lower surface pale, somewhat 

 cinereous-pubescent, the midi'ih and lateral nerves ferruginous-pubescent; 

 nerves 9 to 11 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, the reticula- 

 tions obscure; petioles ferruginous-tomentose, about 1 cm long. Flowers 

 unknown. Involucre turbinate, 3 cm high and 3 cm in diameter, 

 narrowed from the upper third to the base, and with a stout 1 cm long 

 stalk, ratlier densely ferruginous-pul)escent, the lower two-thirds smooth, 

 or with veiT few scattered spines uhnv(\ tlie portion covering the top of the 

 glans with numerous stout tuhercles. wliich become more numerous and 



