PHILIPPINE SPECIES OF GAUCINIA. :361 



Arbor circiter 12 m alta ; foliis eoriaceis, obovatis vei elliptico-obovatis, 

 apice late rotundatis vel leviter retusis, basi acutis vel leviter acuminatis, 

 usque ad 25 cm longis, nervis utrinque circiter 40; inflorescentiis termi- 

 nalibus, paucifioris; floribus 5-meris, sessilibus; fructibus globosis, car- 

 uosis, circiter 12-locellatis, 5 ad 6 cm diainetro. 



A tree aljout 12 m high. Branches and branchlets stout, somewhat 

 ang-ular, brownish or yellowish, rugose when dry. Leaves opposite, 

 obovate or elliptical-obovate, .15 to 25 cm long, 6 to 14 cm wide, coria- 

 ceous, slightly shining above, somewhat paler beneath, the apex ])roadly 

 rounded, often slightly retuse, rarely acute or even slightly acuminate, 

 somewhat narrowed below to the acute or slightly acuminate base, the 

 margins slightly recurved; lateral nerves about 40 on each side of the 

 midrib, rather distinct, parallel, anastomosing near the margin, the 

 reticulations obscure ; petioles stout, 2 to 2.5 cm long, the upper surface 

 inflated and stem-clasping. Inflorescence terminal, few^-flowered, the 

 ultimate branches each with three flowers. Flowers 5-merous, the stam- 

 inate ones with stout, 4-angled, a1)0ut 5 mm long pedicels, each sub- 

 tended by two coriaceous ovate or orbicular bracteoles, the buds globose. 

 Sepals 4. Petals 5, in bud orbicular. Stamens numerous, united into 

 five masses, the rudimentary ovary with a discifonn stigma. Fruit 

 fleshy, greenish, smooth when fresh, subglobose, 5 to 6 cm in diameter, 

 edible, about 12-celled, the sepals persistent, orbicular or reniform, 

 accrescent, the inner pair about 15 mm wide, and 12 mm long, the 

 outer pair similar but much smaller. 



Luzon, Province of Ptizal, Bosoboso, For. Bur. 3093 Ahern's collector, May, 

 1905, with immature flowers; Bur. Sci. 2139 Ramos, February, 1907, sterile: 

 Province of Pangasinan, Eguia, For. Bur. 8289 Curran d Merritt, December, 1907, 

 with mature fruit. 



A characteristic species, readily recognizable by its rather large, numerously 

 veined leaves which are broadly rounded at the apex and frequently retus?. It 

 is certainly the species figured by Vidal as G. ovalifoUa, which he later recognized 

 as distinct from Hooker's species. A tree with a trunk diameter of about 40 cm, 

 the bark with thick yellow latex. T., Peris; Pang., Bunug. 



2. Garcinia subelliptica sp. nov. § Xanthochxjmus. 



Arbor 10 ad 15 m alta, ramulis crassis, angulatis, flavo-viridibus vel 

 flavo-bninneis ; foliis ellipticis vel suborbicularibus, crasse coriaceis, 

 nitidis, 8 ad 12 cm longis, 5 ad 10 cm latis, basi apiceque late rotundatis, 

 marginibus reflexis, nervis obscuris vel subobsoletis ; floribus masculinis 

 5-meris, fasciculatis, axillaribus, sessilibus vel breviter pedicellatis ; fruc- 

 tibus depresso-globosis, in sicco valde rugosis, usque ad 4.5 cm diametro. 



A tree 10 to 15 m liigh. Branchlets stout, strongly angled, yellowish- 

 green or yellowish-brown. Leaves elliptical to suborbicular, 8 to 12 cm 

 long, 5 to 10 cm wide, firmly coriaceous, shining, pale-yellowish when 

 di7, the base and apex broad, rounded, the margins reflexed; lateral 

 nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, obscure or sometimes nearly 



