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MONEMIAOE.E. 
1. KIBARA Eiidl. 
1. K. ellipsoidea Merrill, n. sp. 
A shrub or small tree about 0 m. high. Branches pale, glabrous. Leaves 
glabrous throughout, elliptical oblong, subcoriaceous,. opposite, rather pale when 
ilry, somewhat shining beneath, entile below, distantly toothed in the upper half, 
14 to 17 cm. long, 5 to 7 cm. wide, the apex abruptly short acuminate, the base 
acute, the teeth irregular, small, 1 to 2 cm. distant; primary lateral nerves 
prominent beneath, spreading, 7 to 8 on each side of the midrib, anastomosing 
at 1 cm. from the margin, the reticulations distinct, very lax; petioles 2 to 2.5 cm. 
long. Female flowers (immature) axillary glabrous, the carpels very numerous, 
the peduncles elongated in infruteseence, stout, about 2 cm. long, the disk-like 
receptacle about 1 cm. in diameter in fruit, bearing few mature carpels. Carpels 
stipitate, ellipsoidal 2 to 2.5 cm. long, about 1.5 cm. thick, glabrous, shining, 
purple when mature, the stipes about 1 cm. long. 
(2843 Meyer) March, 1905. In dense forests in canons at 1,000 m. According 
to the collector the aboriginal Negritos who inhabit this region use the fruits 
for food. 
LAURACEZe. 
1. CINNAMOMUM Blume. 
1. C. mercadoi Vidal, Eev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 224. 
(2482, 2945 Borden) January, March; (2620 Meyer) February; (1247 Whit- 
ford) IMay. In forests 100 to 700 in. Enemic. T., Samilin, Similin, Calingag. 
2. MACHILUS Nees. 
1. M. philippinensis Merrill, n. sp. 
A small tree 8 to 15 m. high. Branches slender, brown or nearly black, glab- 
rous, striate, the younger branchlets rather densely ferruginous pubescent. Leaves 
obovate or oblong-obovate, subcoriacous, glabrous or the under surface with few 
hairs when young or when veiy yormg pubescent on lioth surfaces, often some- 
what glaucous beneath, shining above, rather sharply acuminate, narrowed below 
to the acute base, 5 to 7 cm. long, 1.5 to 3.5 cm. wide, alternate; nerves 6 to 7 
on each side of the midrib, ascending, evident beneath but rather obscure above, 
the reticulations dense; petioles about 1.5 cm. long, glabrous, or when young 
slightly pubescent. Panicles slender, axillary, few dowered, 6 to 10 cm. long, 
branched only above the middle, the peduncle, branches, pedicels and calyx lobes 
uniformly pubescent with short reddish brown hairs, the branches short, spreading. 
2 cm. long or less the pedicels 3 mm. long. Flowers hermaphrodite, greenish, 
fragrant, about 3.5 mm. long. Sepals 6, oblong to oblong-ovate, 2.5 mm. long, 
the outer three slightly smaller than the inner ones. Outer stamens nearly equal- 
ing the sepals their anthers 4-celled, introrse, the anthers of the inner low of 
stamens extrorse. Ovary glabrous. Fruit subglobose, glabrous, about 8 mm. 
in diameter, the calyx lobes not persistent. 
(1139. 1220 Whitford) March, April; (2793 Meyer) March. A tree on exposed 
forested ridges 900 to 1,000 m. 
3. NEOLITSEA (Benth.) 
(Litsea § NeoUtsea Benth.; Tetradeni a 'Nees, 1831, non Benth. 1830.) 
]. N. vidalii nom. uov. Litsea vcrticiUaia Vidal, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 
226, non Hance. 
