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usque ad 6 cm longis, acute acuminatis, basi cuneatis, margine 
irregulariter serrulatis, nervis utrinque 9 ad 12, valde prominen- 
tibus, subtus dense ferrugineo-pubescentibus, vetustioribus palli- 
dis et minute puberulis; racemis usque ad 5 cm longis, floribus 
brevissime pedicellatis, bracteis lineari-lanceolatis, usque ad 8 
mm longis. 
A small tree, the branchlets and inflorescences densely ferru- 
ginous-villous, the branches rugose, brownish, glabrous. Leaves 
oblong to narrowly oblong-obovate, shortly and sharply acumi- 
nate, base cuneate, margins subentire to minutely and irregularly 
denticulate, thickly coriaceous, 5 to 6 cm long, 1.5 to 2 cm wide, 
the upper surface dark-brown, glabrous, and somewhat shining 
when dry, the midrib impressed, the lower surface densely fer- 
ruginous-pubescent, with intermixed villous hairs on the midrib 
and nerves, the older ones pale on the lower surface and minutely 
puberulent; lateral nerves 9 to 12 on each side of the midrib, 
very prominent, anastomosing; petioles pubescent, about 1 cm 
long. Racemes up to 5 cm in length, densely ferruginous-villous, 
the flowers somewhat crowded, shortly pedicelled, the bracts 
linear-lanceolate, thick, pubescent, up to 8 mm in length. Sepals 
oblong-ovate, acute to somewhat acuminate, ferruginous-pubes- 
cent, about 4 mm long. Petals (in bud) obovate, glabrous, about 
3 mm long. 
British North Borneo, Mount Kinabalu, Paka Cave to Lobang, Mrs . 
Clemens 10692, November 15, 1915. 
The alliance of this species is manifestly with Clethra luzonica Merr., 
which it resembles in many characters. It is distinguished by its fewer- 
nerved, sharply acuminate, narrower leaves, which are much more pubescent 
than in the Philippine species, and in its villous branchlets and inflores- 
cences. Clethra pulgarensis Elm., of Palawan, has very differently shaped, 
much broader leaves, which are not sharply acuminate. 
CLETHRA CLEM ENTIS sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, plus minusve stellato-tomentosis ; foliis oblongis 
ad oblongo-lanceolatis, usque ad 11 cm longis, chartaceis, acute 
acuminatis, basi acutis, margine subintegris ad irregulariter ser- 
rulatis, subtus parce stellato-tomentosis, nervis utrinque 10 ad 
12, distinctis; paniculis stellato-pubescentibus, ramis 10 ad 20 
cm longis; floribus numerosis, petalis obovatis, 3 mm longis, 
bracteis lineari-lanceolatis, 5 ad 7 mm longis, deciduis; capsulis 
depresso-globosis, 2.5 ad 3 mm diametro. 
A small tree attaining a height of nearly 10 m, or in some 
habitats a shrub 1.5 to 2 m high, the younger parts stellate- 
pubescent, the indumentum usually ferruginous and often dense, 
the older branches glabrous. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 
