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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1915 
GRUMiLEA WENZELII sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber, circiter 2 m altus, erectus; foliis subcoriaceis, 
oblongo-ellipticis ad anguste oblongo-obovatis, usque ad 10 cm 
longis, apice acuminatis, basi acutis, in siccitate pallidis, nervis 
utrinque 8 ad 10, distinctis; paniculis terminalibus, brevibus, 
paucifloris, circiter 2 cm longis, e basi ramosis; fructibus obov- 
oideis, 8 mm longis, in siccitate rugosis, haud sulcatis, pyrenis 
plano-convexis, laevis, vel extus obscurissime carinatis, albumine 
prominente ruminato. 
A glabrous erect shrub about 2 m high, the branches terete, 
pale when dry, often somewhat wrinkled. Leaves subcoria- 
ceous, pale when dry, oblong-elliptic to narrowly oblong-obovate, 
7 to 10 cm long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, somewhat shining, apex 
distinctly acuminate or sometimes merely acute, base acute, the 
lower surface usually a little paler than the upper; lateral nerves 
8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, distinct, the reticulations 
rather lax; petioles 5 to 12 mm long; stipules deciduous. Pan- 
icles terminal, few-flowered, in anthesis about 2 cm long, in fruit 
up to 3.5 cm long, branched from the base. Flowers white. 
Calyx about 2 mm in diameter, irregularly 4- to 6-toothed, the 
teeth somewhat triangular, acute, 0.4 mm long. Corolla-tube 
2 mm long, villous at the throat inside, the lobes 4, oblong-ovate, 
2.5 mm long, acute or obtuse. Fruits scarlet when fresh, the 
pericarp somewhat fleshy, when dry about 8 mm long, ovoid, 
distinctly wrinkled, dark-colored, not at all sulcate. Seeds two, 
plano-convex, the back smooth, not at all sulcate, sometimes 
very obscurely keeled, prominently ruminate. 
Leyte, Buenavista, near Jaro, C. A. Wenzel 622, 882, 1142 (type), in 
forests, altitude about 500 m, flowering in March, with fully matured fruits 
in September. 
A species somewhat similar to Grumilea lugoniensis Merr., to which the 
first two numbers, cited above, were referred. It differs notably in its pale, 
fewer-nerved leaves, and its larger, distinctly wrinkled fruits, as well as in 
its seed characters. 
CH ASALIA Commerson 
CH ASALIA LURIDA (Blume) Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 282. 
Psychotria lurida Blume Bijdr. (1826) 959. 
Zwaardekronia lurida Korth. in Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 2 2 (1851) 252. 
Chasalia curviflora Thwaites Enum. PI. Zeyl. (1859-64) 150. 
Mindoro, McGregor 307, Bur. Sci. 6834 Merritt. Banton, McGregor, 
348. Sibuyan, Elmer 12199, McGregor 26. Ticao, For. Bur. 1032 Clark. 
Leyte, Elmer 70.57. Palawan, Merrill 864 ■ Balabac, Merrill 5379. 
Balut, Merrill 5416. Mindanao, District of Cotabato, For. Bur. 14229 
Whit ford. 
The oldest valid specific name is here adopted for this widely distrib- 
uted plant. The Philippine specimens here referred to Chasalia lurida 
