26 The Philippine Journal of Science 1916 
ASTRONIA Blume 
ASTRONIA SORSOGONENSIS sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, ramulis petiolis subtus foliis ad costa nervisque 
inflorescentiisque plus minusve ferrugineo-f urfuraceis ; foliis 
chartaceis, oblongis, olivaceis, acuminatis, basi acutis, 3-plinerviis 
vel paene 3-nerviis, usque ad 9 cm longis; paniculis pyramidatis 
5 ad 7 cm longis, pedunculatis vel e basi ramosis; capsulis 
subglobosis, circiter 2.5 mm diametro. 
A small tree, the younger parts ferruginous-furfuraceous. 
Branches grayish or brownish, terete, glabrous, the branchlets 
densely ferruginous-furfuraceous. Leaves numerous, oblong, 
chartaceous, olivaceous, somewhat shining, 4 to 9 cm long, 2 to 
3 cm wide, equally narrowed to the acute base and to the rather 
slenderly acuminate apex, the upper surface glabrous, the lower 
ferruginous-furfuraceous on the longitudinal nerves; nerves 3, 
the lateral pair prominent, leaving the midrib within 1 or 2 mm 
of the base; petioles ferruginous-furfuraceous, 5 to 8 mm long. 
Panicles terminal, pyramidal, peduncled or sometimes branched 
from the base, up to 10 cm long, more or less ferruginous- 
furfuraceous. Capsules, globose, about 2.5 mm in diameter, 
glabrous, the teeth very small. 
Luzon, Province of Sorsogon, Mount Kililibong, Bur. Sci. 23699 Ramos, 
August 16, 1915 (type) ; Mount Bagacaua, Bur. Sci. 23^30 Ramos, August 
26, 1915, in forests at the summit, altitude apparently about 1,000 meters. 
The species is closely allied to Astronia acuminatis sima Merr., which it 
greatly resembles, but is distinguished by its ferrugineous-furfuraceous 
indumentum and the more nearly basal lateral nerves of its leaves. 
ASTRONIA BADIA sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 10 m alta, inflorescentiis dense brunneo-fur- 
furaceo-lepidotis, subtus foliis uniformiter dense brunneo- vel 
cupreo-lepidotis ; foliis longe petiolatis, elliptico-oblongis, usque 
ad 25 cm longis, acuminatis, basi obscure auriculatis, 5-nerviis, 
nervis exterioribus tenuibus; paniculis circiter 8 cm longis, e 
basi ramosis, subcorymbosis ; floribus 5-meris, calycis circiter 
4 mm diametro. 
A tree about 10 m high, glabrous except the inflorescence and 
the lower surface of the leaves. Branches rather stout, dark 
colored when dry. Leaves elliptic-oblong, chartaceous, about 
25 cm long and 11 cm wide, subequally narrowed to the shortly 
acuminate apex and to the obscurely auriculate base, the upper 
surface glabrous, olivaceous, the lower densely and uniformly 
covered with small, distinct, papyraceous, brown or cupreous 
scales ; nerves 5, basal, the inner pair very prominent, the outer 
pair slender, all reaching the apex of the leaf, the transverse 
