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sessilibus, numerosis, parvis, in ramulis ultimis dense spicatim dispositis, 

 vix glomerulos formantibus; bracteis lanceolatis, acuminatis, pubescenti- 

 bus, bracteolis minoribus; sepalis ovatis, margine ciliatis, ceteroquin 

 glabris; ovario glabro. 



Indo-China, Tonkin, Thai Nguyen Province, between Thai Nguyen 

 and Phan Mê, A. Petelot 4801, May, 1933, in open forests. 



In some respects this species resembles Mcliosma Fordii Hemsl. but 

 differs remarkably in its long-peduncled, exserted panicles and its 

 rounded, obtuse, or somewhat acute but not acuminate leaves which are 

 minutely and shallowly subfoveolate on both surfaces, the ultimate 

 reticulations being about 0.3 mm. in diameter. 



Meliosma sterrophylla sp. nov. {§ Simpliccs). 



Arbor 7-8 m. alla, inflorescentiis leviter pubescentibus exceptis glabra, 

 ramis ramulisque teretibus, rigidis, ultimis 3 mm. diametro; foliis sim- 

 plicibus, integerrimis, rigidis, coriaceis, ellipticis vei obovato-ellipticis, 

 longe petiolatis, 10-15 cm. longis, 4.5-8 cm. latis, breviter obtuse 

 acuminatis, basi acutis vel decurrenti-acuminatis, in sicco supra laevibus, 

 subcastaneis, subtus pallidioribus, brunneis, utrinque glaberrimis; nervis 

 primariis utrinque circiter 12, supra leviter impressis, subtus valde 

 elevatis, perspicuis, arcuato-anastomosantibus, reticulis primariis ele- 

 vatis, perspicuis, undulato-subparallelis; petiolo 2.5-4 cm. longo, glabro, 

 paniculis terminalibus et in axillis superioribus, circiter 15 cm. longis, 

 rigidis, ramosis, consperse breviter brunneo-pubescentibus, floribus in 

 ramulis ultimis subspicatim dispositis, haud glomeratis, sessilibus, brac- 

 ^-~:- „,,ot;c ipv;tf.r Dubescentibus, 1.5 mm. longis; sepalis interioribus 



