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A small tree, the younger parts, petioles, rachis, petiolules, 
midrib on the lower surface of the leaflets, and the ample in- 
florescences densely and uniformly stellate-tomentose with short, 
pale-brownish or grayish-brown hairs. Branches thickened, the 
ultimate ones at least 8 mm in diameter. Leaves crowded 
toward the apices of the branchlets, about 45 cm long; leaflets 
opposite and alternate, pale-brownish when dry, slightly shining, 
of the same color on both surfaces, subcoriaceous, lanceolate to 
oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 11 cm long, 2.5 to 3 cm wide, slenderly 
acuminate, base strongly inequilateral, acute, or acute on one 
side and somewhat rounded on the other, the lowermost ones 
shorter than the others ; the midrib beneath, and sometimes also 
on the upper surface, stellate-tomentose; lateral nerves slender, 
somewhat curved, obscurely anastomosing, about 12 on each 
side of the midrib, the reticulations obscure; petiolules 5 to 8 
mm long. Panicles axillary, as long as the leaves, peduncled, 
the lower branches up to 20 cm long, the branchlets densely 
flowered, the flowers somewhat glomerate on the spike-like ulti- 
mate branchlets. Flowers 5-merous, minute, very numerous, 
the sepals ovate, pubescent, about 1 mm long. Petals 5, free, 
when young orbicular-ovate, about 1 mm in diameter. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Dingalan, Bur. Sci. 26593 Ramos & 
Edano, August 27, 1913, in forests, altitude about 160 meters, locally known 
as sarorongan. 
A species not closely allied to any other known to me, well characterized 
by its long leaves and panicles, narrow, pale, very inequilateral leaflets, 
and very numerous, sessile glomerate flowers on the spike-like ultimate 
branchlets. 
AGLAIA ELAEAGNOIDEA (Juss.) Benth. FI. Austral. 1 (1863) 383; 
C. DC. Monog. Phan. 1 (1878) 611. 
Palawan, For. Bur. 3823 Curran, March, 1906, from flat forests back of 
the beach, Phil. PI. 1275 Merrill, Bur. Sci. 21535 Escritor. Jolo, For. Bur. 
2252U Klemme, August, 1912, in level open forests near the sea. Basilan 
For. Bur. 13260 Foxworthy, DeMesa, & Villamil, June, 1912 (sterile), along 
the seashore, Bur. Sci. 16089 Reillo, For. Bur. 18853 Miranda, August, 1912, 
back of the mangrove. Malamaui, Bur. Sci. 16376 Reillo, For. Bur. 18880 
Miranda. Sibutu, For. Bur. 20818 Ferraris & Stadtmiller. Balabac, 
Weber s. n. 
The specimens are rather characteristic, and appear to be decidedly 
uniform in essential characters; they agree closely with specimens from 
the Malay Archipelago and from Queensland. Its habitat is apparently 
characteristic. 
The species is new to the Philippines, although I have previously des- 
cribed a variety from the Batanes Islands. I am now of the opinion that 
this northern form is specifically distinct, and herewith raise it to specific 
rank. 
