REVISION OF PHILIPPINE COMKRETACEiB. 645 



Native names: Solo-solo (Pamijanga) ; Soho-sobo (Zambales) ; Saguet (Zam- 

 bales, Pangasinan); Sacut, Aritongtong, Hakit (Zambales). 

 Endemic. 



7. Terminalia nitens Presl Epim. (1852) 214; Vid. Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 112, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 127; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 

 17 (1904) 33, Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 103. 



Terminalia belerica var. laitrinoides F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 80, non Clarke. 

 Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Cuming 1326 (cotype) : Province of Ilocos Norte, 

 For. Bur. 13958 Merritt d Darling: Province of Ilocos Sur, For. Bur. 13023, 

 130J/8 Paraiso: Province of Zambales, EalUer, For. Bur. 6001, 5911 Curran, For. 

 Bur. 8313 Curran & Merritt, For. Bur. 960S, 9611 ZscJiokke: Province of Rizal, 

 Merrill 2800, For. Bur. 10033 Curran, Bur. Set. 2034 Ramos: Province of Batangas' 

 For. Bur. 7634 Curran & Merritt: Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 1205, 1541, 1562, 

 1619, 1738, 3058 Borden, For. Bur. 2241 Meyer, For. Bur. 64 Barnes, Whitford 

 393, Bur. Sci. 1565 Fox worthy : Province of Tayabas, For. Bur. 1.5264 Rosenbluth. 

 MiNDORO, Whitford 1479, For. Bur. 7148 Merritt. Palawan, For. Bur. 4494 

 Curran. Masbate, For. Bur. 12594 Rosenbluth, Whitford 1691. Mindanao, 

 District of Zamboanga, For. Bur. 9240, 9241, 9166 Whitford d Hutchinson. 



Native names: Sacat (Bataan, Rizal, Tarlac, Mindoro, Batangas) ; Dalinsi 

 (Tayabas); Daminsil, Malagabi (Mindoro); Magtalisay (Masbate); Mantalisay 

 (Zamboanga); Calautit, Calactit, Anaguep (Ilocos). 



The last three species form a group of closely allied forms, but which are 

 distinguishable, I believe, by the characters indicated in the key. The present 

 species is usually distinguishable by its leaves being dark-brown and very shining 

 when dry, a character in which it differs strongly from the other two. 

 Endemic. 



8. Terminalia biancoi sp. nov. § Bialala. 



Terminalia mollis Merr. in Govt. Lub. Fubl. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 34, non Presl. 



Arbor usque ad 80 m alta, ramulis junioribus, foliis subtus, petiolis. 

 inflorescentiis, fnictibusque ferrug-jneo-pubeseentibus; foliis chartaceis vel 

 subcoriaceis, elliptico-ovatis vel elliptico-obovatis, acuminatis, basi acutis, 

 usque ad 18 cm longis, nervis utrinque circiter 10, distinctis, petiolo 

 usque ad 4 cm longo; spicis simplicibus, axillaribus, foliis aequiloiigis ; 

 floribus 5-meris; fructibus 3 cm longis, late 2-alatis, cum alis 6 cm 

 latis. 



A tree 20 m higb or less. Branches terete, brownish, the growing tips 

 thickened, ferruginous-pubescent, and with numerous petiolar scars, the 

 flowers and spikes crowded at the apices. Leaves chartaceous or subco- 

 riaceous, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-obovate, 9 to 18 cm long, 5 to 10 cm 

 wide, the base acute or .acuminate, often slightly inequilateral, the apex 

 acuminate, the upper surface glabrous, or the midrib sometimes pubescent, 

 brown when dry and slightly shining, the lower surface paler, usually 

 rather densely and softly ferruginous-pubescent, the pubescence persist- 

 ing on specimens bearing mature fruits ; nerves about 10 on each side of 

 the midrib, distinct, obscurely anastomosing, the ultimate reticulations 

 fine, brown, distinct: petioles 1.5 to 4 cm long, usually with three or 

 four glands, these sometimes wanting. Spikes axillary, solitary, simple, 

 crowded with the leaves at tlie apices of the liranches. about as long as 



