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AG LAI A Lour. 



Aglaia elliptifolia sp. nov. § Euaglaia. 



Arbor parva, usque ad 5 m alta, ramulis 'ramis paniculisque dense 

 ferrugineo-lepidotis ; foliis imparipiiinatis, g-jugatis, 20 ad 25 cm longis; 

 foliolis submembranaceis, ellipticis, 8 ad 15 cm longis, pallidis^ subtus 

 plus minus lepidotis, apice rotundatis; paniculis usque ad 25 cm longis, 

 multifloris; floribus spicatis, pedicellatis ; staminibus 6 vel 5. 



A small tree, 5 m high or less. Branches and branchlets densely 

 ferruginous-lepidote, the younger parts often cupreous. Leaves 20 to 25 

 cm long, odd-pinnate, 2-, rarely 3-jugate, the rachis and petioles lepidote; 

 leaflets elliptical, 8 to 15 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide, pale, submembranous, 

 rounded at both ends, or the base subacute, glabrous above, beneath 

 lepidote, especially on the midrib and nerves; nerves about 9 on each 

 side of the midrib, anastomosing, the reticulations lax; petiolules 5 to 

 7 mm long, that of the terminal leaflet longer. Panicles axillary, about 

 as long as the leaves, densely lepidote, the lower branches 10 cm long 

 or less. Flowers yellow, racemosely disposed on the ultimate branchlets, 

 many, pedicellate, their pedicels lepidote, 1 to 2 mm long. Sepals 5, 

 orbicular-reniform, rounded, lepidote, about 1 mm long. Petals 5, im- 

 bricate, glabrous, orbicular-ovate or elliptical, rounded, 2.5 to 3 mm 

 long, free from the staminal tube. Staminal tube 2 mm long, obscurely 

 toothed. Stamens 6 ; anthers triangular-ovate, 0.8 mm long, sessile, 

 inserted on the inner upper portion of the tube, almost marginal, suberect 

 or somewhat inflexed. 



Sabtan, Bur. 8ci. 3733 Fenix, June 4, 1907. Camiguin, 398-) Fenix, June 21, 

 1907. Babuyan, 3909 Fenix, June 17, 1907. In addition to the above specimens, 

 one from Y'Ami Island, the most northern point in the Philippines, Bur. Sci. 

 4152 Fenix, may be referable here, but has longer petiolules and obscurely acuminate 

 leaflets, in the latter respect approaching Aglaia denticulata Turcz. 



A species apparently most closely allied to Aglaia denticulata Turcz., but at 

 once distinguished by its elliptical, rounded, not acuminate leaflets, and other 

 characters. Its anthers are inserted so close to the margin of the staminal tube, 

 that it might almost be referred to the section Hearnia. 



Aglaia elaeagnoidea Benth., var. pallens var. nov. 



A typo differt foliolis minoribus, angustioribus, apice non cuspidatis, 

 ramis ramulis paniculis foliisque densissime pallide lepidotis. Foliis 

 imparipinnatis, 2-jugatis; foliolis 3 ad 5 cm longis, 1 ad 2 cm latis, 

 breviter obscure acuminatis, basi inaequilateralibus, decurrento-acumi- 

 natis. 



Camiguin, 4^22 Fenix, along the seashore. Batan, Santo Domingo de Basco, 

 3831 Fenix. 



Typical Aglaia elaeagnoidea Benth. has not been found in the Philippines as 

 yet, its range according to C. DeCandolle being from Java to Australia and New 

 Caledonia. The variety formosana, recently described from Formosa by Hayata, 



