368 MERRILL. 



112 Borden; Bur. Hci. 1514, ^575 Foxworthy, October, 1906: Province of Rizal, 

 Tanay, Bur. 8ci. 3280 Ramos: Province of Tayabas, Lucban, Elmer SOJfS. 



From the material at present available I can see no sufficient reason for 

 separating the above specimens from Blume's species, hitherto known only from 

 Java. They agree very closely with authentic material in our herbarium, received 

 from the Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg, and also closely with the various 

 descriptions of the species. None of the Philippine material has pistillate flowers, 

 but the male flowers and fruits answer the description closely, while the arrange- 

 ment of the staminodes in the female flowers is the same as in Blume's species, 

 as shown in specimens with immature fruits. T., Tathing awic ; in Baler, Payhi. 



