Matthaea. 1 9 
Var. venulosa Perk. n. var, — Differt a typo foliis nervis venisque subtus laxe 
reticulatis alte prominentibus. 
Philippinen (Luzon): Prov. Laguna, Mt. Banajao, 800 m s. m, waldige Abhänge 
(Curran und Merritt n. 7916, im November 1907 fruchtend), Mt. Maquiling, 900 m 
s. m. im Regenwald (Robinson n. 9751 im Februar 1910 fruchtend). Blüten fast 
weiß, Frucht purpurn (nach Robinson). 
Britisch Borneo: (Creagh). — Herb. Kew. 
9. M. chartacea Merr. in Bur. Gov. Lab. Manila XXXV. (1905) 14. — Frutex 
1 — 2 m altus (ex McGregor, Merritt); rami subteretes, 3 — 6 mm lati, glabri; folia 
opposita, petiolata, petiolo 1,5 — 2,5 cm longo, oblonga vel lanceolato-oblonga, 15 — 
24 cm longa, 4,5 — 9 cm lata, apice longe acuminata, basi cuneata, chartacea, supra 
glabra, subtus juniora pilosiuscula demum glabrescentia, margine in parte 3 /4 superiore 
dentibus minutis instructa vel undulato-denticulata vel rarissime subintegra, supra nervis 
venisque parce subtus manifeste prominentibus, venis minutis, numerosissimis densissime 
reticulatis instructa, nervis lateralibus 12 — 15 marginem petentibus inter sese curvato- 
conjunctis. Inflorescentia axillaris, 1,5 cm longa, decussato-paniculata, ramis 2, in 
dichasia simplicia desinentibus, rhachi brevissima, pedunculis, pedicellis, ut rhachis lülvo- 
tomentosis; bracteae oblongae tomentosae mox caducae; flores Q 1 pedicellis 4 — 5 mm 
longis suffalti; receptaculum obovato-turbinatum, 3 — 4 mm diam., membranaceum, extus 
hinc inde pilis instructum, intus glabrum; stamina 4, dense conferta; filamenta brevis- 
sima, glabra; antherae ovoideae, 2-loculares loculis rima longitudinali dehiscentibus. 
Drupae flavescentes (ex McGregor), ovoideae, 7 mm longae, 4 mm latae, in specimine 
vix bene evolutae, conplures in receptaculo disciformi dilatato, stipitatae, stipite 6 mm 
longo, hinc inde pilis instructo, monospermae. 
Philippinen (Mindoro): Baco River, im Schatten in der Nähe eines kleinen 
Flusses (McGregor n. 167, Typus, im März 1905 blühend), Mt. Halcon 500 m s. m. 
(Merritt n. 4313, im Juni 1906 mit jungen Früchten). 
Einheimischer Name: Barao-barao (Munyan). 
10. M. ellipsoidea Merr. in sched. ex Perkins in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XLV. (1911) 
423. — Kibara ellipsoidea Merr. in Philipp. Journ. Science I. suppl. (1906) 56. — Frutex 
6,5 m altus (ex Meyer); rami subteretes, 4—5 mm lati, glabri; folia opposita, petiolata, 
petiolo 2 — 2,5 cm longo, glabro, oblonga vel obovato-oblonga, 1 6 — 1 7 cm longa, 6 — 7 cm 
lata, apice breviter acuminata, basi cuneata, coriacea, juxta apicem irregulariter indistincte 
denticulata, utrinque glabra, supra nervis venisque parce, subtus manifeste prominenti- 
bus, venis crassiusculis, nervis lateralibus 8 — 10 marginem petentibus inter sese 
curvato-conjunctis. Inflorescentia axillaris. Drupae purpurascentes (ex Meyer), ovoideae, 
2 — 2,5 cm longae, 1 — 1,5 cm latae, conplures in receptaculo disciformi dilatato, stipi- 
tatae, stipite 1,5 cm longo, 2 mm lato, glabro, monospermae. Semen erectum, ovoideum, 
hilo basilari, latiusculo, albumen copiosum, corneum, embryo ex apice pendens, parvus, 
cotyledonibus ovalibus, quam radicula teres brevioribus. 
Philippinen (Luzon): Prov. Bataan, Lamao River, Mt. Mariveles, 1000 m s. m., 
tiefe enge Schlucht, häufig (R. Meyer n. 2843, im März 1905 fruchtend). — Der 
Sammler gibt an, dass die Negritos die Frucht als Nahrung benutzen. 
11. M. Pinchotiana Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XLV. (1911) 42 3. — Frutex 
1,5 m altus (ex Rosenbluth); rami subteretes, glabri, 3 — 4 mm lati; folia opposita, 
petiolata, petiolo 1,25 — 2,5 cm longo, oblonga vel obovato-oblonga, 12 — 17 cm longa, 
5,5 — 7 cm lata, apice acuminata apice ipso acutiuscula, basi cuneata, chartacea, ultra 
medium irregulariter minule denticulata, glabra, supra nervis venisque parce subtus 
manifeste prominentibus, nervis lateralibus circiter 1 0, marginem petentibus inter sese 
aequaliter manifesteque curvato-conjunctis, venis dense reticulatis. Flores q? lutei (ex 
Merritt), ad axillas vel ad nodos vetustos ramorum fasciculati, 5,5 mm diam., pedicellati, 
pedicello 4 — 5 mm longo; receptaculum obovato-turbinatum, chartaceum, extus hinc 
inde pilis instructum, intus, glabrum, quam tepala multo longius; stamina 4, dense 
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