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Philippine s— J a v a : BACKER n. 1 6902, Bodjong Lopang to Lengkong, 

 700 M. in ait.; native name: Areng; a shrub, 3 M. high, flow, on 12. 

 XI. 1914; ID. n. 17281, Tjitjurug, 325 M. in alt., flow, on 18. XI. 1014; 

 ID. n. 17400, TJitespong, 5 M. in alt., fr. on 25. XL 1014.— Celebes: 

 TEYSMANN n. 14141, Bonthain. 



Distribution of the variety: Java! Kabaena! Tukang-besi! Philip- 

 pines! Celebes! 



Distribution of the species: Burma ! Malacca ! Andamans ! western 

 and central parts of Malay Archipelago! Philippines! 



48 Premna acuminata R.BR., Prodr. 51.2 (1827); Bth. and Muell., Fl. 

 Austr., V, 60— A small tree; "branchlets round, minutely striate, minutely 

 tomentose when young; leaves opposite, rather variable in form; from 

 nearly deltoid, the base broad, the margin perpendicular to the petiole or 

 somewhat decurrent into it, the apex attenuating from near the base, long, 

 obtuse; to broadly subcordate-ovate or rotundate, apex hardly acuminate, 

 obtuse; the first type, however, being the the characteristic one; 0-14 by 

 3.3-9'/2 c.M. ; petioles 2'/ 2 -7 c.M. ; lamina membrano-chartaceous, on both 

 sides minutely puberulous, as in the above sulcate petiole; nerves very 

 faint, densier pubescent, in about 7 pairs; margings entire; corymbs 

 terminal, very lax, ample, few-flowered, minutely puberulous, 8-17 M. long, 

 13-19 c.M. in diam., peduncles 0 — 4 c.M.; cymes opposite, the lowest on 

 long peduncles; op to 6 times dichotomously branched ; lowest bracts some- 

 times leafy, 3'/ 2 by 0.5 c.M., upper ones lanceolate to linear, gradually 

 diminishing to 0.5 c.M. in length; calyx cupuliform, somewhat 2-lipped, 

 with 5 acute teeth, 0.2 cM. long and in diam. ; strigosely greyish pubescent 

 in the inferior, glabrous in the upper part, as are teeth ; pedicels 0-0.1 c.M.; 

 corolla 0.45 c.M., glabrous without; 0.3 c.M. in diam., tube 0.35 c.M.; 

 densely villous int hroat; lobes rounded, small ; stamens inserted in the up- 

 per part of the tube, hardly exsert; style with shortly bifid stigma, a little 

 exsert; ovary cubic, glabrous: fruit 0.5 c.M. long, 0.35 c.M. in diam. 



T h u r s d a y-isl. (between the mainland of Australia and New-Guinea) : 

 JAHERI, without nr., flow, on 6. V. 1001. 



This plant ie very nearly related to our P. Peekelii (Verb. 115), from New-Britain, 

 and this is the reason, why we make mention of it; for we are not quite sure, whether 

 the present species is a variety of it, or not. And we should not be surprised to find 

 that it also occurs in New-Guinea, this country being situated between N. Australia 

 and the Bismarck-archipelago. Indeed, Thursday-isl. is very near to the mainland of 

 New- Guinea. 



40. Premna Goeringii TURCZ., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose, XXXVI, 11,216 

 (1863); Verb. 154. 



Distributio n : Java? 



50. Prëmna stellata MerR., Phil. Journ. Sei. Bot. XI, 203 (1016); 

 Verb. 154. 



Distribution; Samar (Philippines)! 



51. Premna tomentosa WlLLD., Spec. Ill, 314 (1800); Verb. 156.- 

 P. flavida MlQ., Fl. Ind. bat. suppl. I, 570 and 243 (I860); Verb. 147.— 

 P. pyramidata WALL., cat. n. 1770 (1827); Verb. 155.— A tree reaching 



