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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1916 
A shrub, the younger branchlets somewhat furfuraceous, the 
inflorescence more or less subferruginous-pubescent, otherwise 
glabrous or nearly so. Branches terete, dark-colored when dry, 
the ultimate ones 5 mm in diameter or less. Leaves simple, 
oblong, chartaceous, 20 to 27 cm long, 8 to 10 cm wide, sub- 
equally narrowed to the acute base and to the distinctly acuminate 
apex, margins distinctly crenate-dentate, the teeth rather small, 
often glandular, the upper surface dark-olivaceous when dry, 
slightly shining, the lower much paler, shining; lateral nerves 
15 to 18 on each side of the midrib, very prominent, nearly 
straight, somewhat ascending, anastomosing very close to the 
margin, the reticulations subparallel, rather close; petioles 3 to 
4 cm long. Inflorescence subterminal, short, crowded, 2 to 3 cm 
long. Flowers 4-merous, white, 6 to 7 mm long. Calyx funnel- 
shaped or cup-shaped, about 4 mm long, with 4 shallow, rounded 
lobes, externally slightly pubescent. Corolla-tube about 3 mm 
long, the lobes 4, reflexed, oblong, acute, 3.5 to 4 mm long. 
Staminal-tube united with the corolla, exserted about 2 mm above 
the reflexed petals, crenate. Anthers 4, united with the tube, 
about 2 mm long. Ovary ovoid, glabrous ; style 1.2 mm long. 
Samar, Catubig River at Pinipisakan, Bur. Sci. 2h873 Edano, March 20, 
1916, in swampy places along streams at low altitudes. 
A most characteristic species, readily distinguished among the unifolio- 
late species of Leea by its oblong, numerously nerved leaves, its short, 
crowded inflorescences, and its 4-merous flowers. It is apparently allied 
to Leea simplicifolia Z. & M., but is totally different from all known Philip- 
pine forms. 
TILIACEAE 
GREWI A Linnaeus 
GREW1A iNFLEXA sp. nov. 
Arbor, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra vel subglabra ; foliis 
subcoriaceis, oblongo-ovatis ad ovato-ellipticis, usque ad 19 cm 
longis, breviter obtuseque acuminatis, basi rotundatis vix vel 
obscure 3-nerviis, olivaceis, nitidis, nervis utrinque 7 vel 8, pro- 
minentibus; paniculis axillaribus terminalibusque, usque ad 9 
cm longis, prominente simpliciter hirsutis; floribus involucratis, 
sepalis oblongo-spatulatis, minute tomentosis, circiter 8 mm 
longis, margine inflexis, petalis nullis. 
A tree, nearly glabrous except the prominently hirsute inflo- 
rescence and puberulent or tomentose flowers. Branches brown- 
ish, terete, glabrous, the younger ones sparingly hirsute with 
scattered spreading hairs. Leaves subcoriaceous, oblong-ovate 
to ovate-elliptic, 13 to 19 cm long, 7 to 9 cm wide, olivaceous and 
shining when dry, the lower surface somewhat brownish, the apex 
