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ruminate seeds. It does not appear to be closely related to the other known 
Philippine representatives of the genus. 
GRUMILEA YATESII sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber, erectus, 1 ad 2 m altus ; foliis oblongo-ellipticis 
ad obovato-ellipticis, usque ad 20 cm longis, in siccitate sub- 
olivaceis, nitidis, apice breviter obtuse acuminatis, basi acutis, 
nervis utrinque circiter 15, subtus valde prominentibus ; infruc- 
tescentiis terminalibus, brevibus, breviter pedunculatis vel e 
basi ramosis, 2 ad 4 cm longis; fructibus subglobosis, circiter 8 
mm diametro, in siccitate nigris, baud sulcatis ; seminibus plano- 
convexis, albumine plus minusve ruminato. 
An erect glabrous shrub 1 to 2 m high, the branches terete, 
brownish or dark reddish brown, 5 to 7 mm in diameter. Leaves 
firmly chartaceous, oblong-elliptic to obovate, elliptic, 12 to 20 
cm long, 6 to 10 cm wide, the upper surface usually olivaceous, 
shining, the lower paler, apex abruptly and shortly blunt- 
acuminate, base acute; lateral nerves about 15 on each side of 
the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, somewhat 
curved, obscurely anastomosing close to the somewhat revolute 
margins, the reticulations distinct; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long; 
stipules deciduous. Infructescences terminal, 2 to 4 cm long, 
branched from the base or shortly peduncled, the branches 
spreading, short. Fruits subglobose, dark red to nearly black 
when mature, the pericarp somewhat fleshy, when dry nearly 
black, smooth, about 8 mm in diameter. Seeds plano-convex, 
the albumen somewhat ruminate. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Cadig, Bur. Sci. 25518 (type), 25A17, 
Yates, December 11 and 16, 1916, in forests at low altitudes. 
This species somewhat resembles Psychotria plmnierifolia Elm., but is 
distinguished in many characters, notably in its very much shorter infruc- 
tescences, which in Elmer's species are about one-half as long as the 
leaves. 
GRUMILEA BRACHYBOTRYS sp. nov. 
Frutex vel arbor parva, glabra; foliis firmiter chartaceis vel 
subcoriaceis, oblongis, usque ad 10 cm longis, in siccitate pallide 
olivaceis, utrinque concoloribus, basi acutis, apice breviter obtuse 
acuminatis, nervis utrinque circiter 12; infructescentiis termi- 
nalibus, pedunculatis, circiter 2 cm longis ; fructibus paucis, obo- 
voideis, 1 ad 1.2 cm longis, in siccitate brunneis, obscure sulcatis; 
seminibus valde bicarinatis, albumine ruminato. 
A shrub or a small tree, entirely glabrous. Branches terete, 
brownish, the branchlets somewhat compressed. Leaves oblong, 
firmly chartaceous or subcoriaceous, pale olivaceous, somewhat 
shining, and of the same color on both surfaces when dry, base 
