214 'Gmelina. 



Mindanao, N,ov. 1912 — Ramos no. 16, Rizal, Luzon, Dec. 

 1909 — Cenabre no. 15251, Cebu, Dec. 1910. 



All this specimina show a particular sterility. The flowers 

 are not at all developed, but are replaced by great masses of 

 tomentose bracts and bracteoles. whilst in the rudimentum of 

 the minute buds we discovered small semilunatic, C/os^eriu/n-like 

 objects, which, examined by means of the microscope, showed 

 light tips and a dark centre, these two being separated by 

 planes concave towards the tips. They might be the eggs of 

 any insect, by the sting of which the flowers were prevented 

 from developing. 



43. V. philippinensis Merrill, Forest. Bur. Phil. Bull., I, 52. 

 This work was inaccessable to us. 



Distribution : Philippines. 



Excluded species: 



44. V. prcmnoides Elmer. Leafl. Phil. Bot. VIII, 2874 

 (1915); Hall, f., Med. 's Rijks Herb. Leid. no. 37, 54 = 

 Mastixia premnoides Hall f. (Gornaceae), fide Hallier. 



45. V. curtifrutesccns £/mer, Leafl. Phil. Bot. VIII, 2873 

 (1915); Hall, f; Med. 's Rijks Herb. Leid. no. 37, 54 = ? 

 Euphorbiacearum spec, fide Hallier. 



46. V. NovBe-Pommeraniae Warb., Engl. Jhrb. XIII, 429 

 (1891) and XVIII, 208; K. Schum. u. Lauterb.. Fl. D. Sudsee, 

 524 = Viticipremna Nov ae-P ommeraniae ( Warb.) 

 H. J. Lam. 



Doubtful specimina: 



1". Palau-isl.: Kreemer in H. Ber. without nr., native 

 name; bevor. 



2». Java: 1 Horsfield in H. A. R. — T. sub no. 049900 (is 

 not V. leucoxylon L.f. : leaves glabrous beneath). 



XVIII. GMELINA L. Gen. PI. ed. II, 526, (1742)'); 

 Blame, Bijdr. 814; Bentham and v. Mueller, FI. Austr. 



') We could not find the reason, why this name (given before 1753) 

 should be valid; we retained it, nevertheless, since it is universally used. 



