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Ficus angustissima sp. nov. Sycidium. 



A shrub, with linear, slightly scabrous leaves, 10 to 25 cm. long, and 8 

 mm. wide or less, and axillary, short peduncled, subglobose, glabrous 

 receptacles, 8 to 10 mm. in diameter. Branches slender, light gray, 

 glabrous, the ultimate branches more or less hispid, scabrous. Leaves 

 alternate or opposite, pale beneath, shining, the apex attenuate, blunt 

 acuminate, the base acute, slightly inequilateral ; nerves very many, spread- 

 ing at right angles from the midrib, at intervals of 2 or 3 mm ; petioles 5 to 

 10 mm. long. Receptacles solitary, pale when dry. Fertile female flowers 

 only seen, sessile or pedicelled, the perianth segments inclosing and 

 usually exceeding the ovary, rather copiously ciliate with long white hairs. 

 Ovary subellipsoid, 1 to 1.3 mm. long, the style lateral, filiform, 1 to 1.5 

 mm. long. 



Type specimen No. 2696 (Merrill), Bosoboso, Province of Rizal, Luzon, 

 June, 1903. A most distinct species, at once recognized by its very narrow 

 elongated leaves. 

 Ficus bordeni sp. nov. Synoecia. 



A scandent shrub, with narrowly ovate or oblong ovate, acuminate, cor- 

 date, slightly scabrous leaves, 13 cm. long or less and subglobose receptacles, 

 5 to 6 cm. in diameter. Branches slender, appressed to the trunk of the 

 supporting tree, freely rooting, light brown, striate, glabrous, or sparingly 

 strigose pubescent. Leaves 8 to 13 cm. long, 3 to 5.5 cm. wide subcoria- 

 ceous, slightly rough, but not at all pubescent, the under surface tessellate, 

 the apex short acuminate, the base somewhat cordate, rarely only rounded; 

 nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, ascending, prominent beneath; 

 petioles 1 to 2 cm. long, ferruginous scaly. Receptacles brown, very 

 sparingly strigose, pedunculate. Male flowers numerous, 8 to 9 mm. long, 

 the pedicel about 4 mm. long, the perianth brown, 1.5 mm. long, of three 

 narrow distinct segments, the single stamen long exserted; filament 3 mm. 

 long; anther 1.5 mm. long. Gall flowers numerous, the pedicel long or 

 short; ^vary 2 to 2.5 mm. long; the style 1 mm. long. 



Type specimen No. 1211 (Forestry Bureau), collected by T. E. Borden, 

 Lamao River, Province of Bataan, Luzon, June, 1904. A vine in the hill 

 forests at an altitude of about 650 m. above the sea. 

 Ficus chrysolepis Miq. var. longipedunculata var. nov. Urostigma. 



A form strongly resembling the type, differing in its longer petioles, 

 3 to 4.5 cm., longer peduncles, 2.5 to 3 cm., nearly glabrous stipules and 

 smaller, slightly obovoid receptacles, 2.5 to 3 cm. in diameter. 



Type specimen No. 6176 (A. D. E. Elmer), Sablan, Province of Benguet, 

 Luzon, April, 1904. A tree about 7 m. high. Ficus chrysolepis Miq., is 

 known only from Celebes. 

 Ficus palauanense sp. nov. Urostigma. 



A medium-sized or large tree, 15 m. high or more, with coriaceous, 

 glabrous, slightly cordate, ovate elliptical, acuminate leaves, 2 to 2.5 cm. 

 long. Branches thickened, subannular at the leaf scars, grayish-brown, 

 glabrous, the tips densely pubescent, the leaf scars prominent. Leaves 20 

 to 27 cm. long, 6 to 13 cm. wide, entirely glabrous, except the slightly 



