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7 to ]() on each side of the midrib, not prominent, irregular; petiolules 2 to 5 niin. 
long. Inflorescence short, axillary, 2 to 3. .5 cm. long, glabrous or slightly pubes- 
cent when young, the branches spreading, 1 cm. long or less. Pedicels 1 mm. long, 
each with 2 small basal hracteoles. Flowers white, small, mostly crowded at the 
ends of the hranchets. Sepals ovate, 1 mm. long, obtuse or acute, slightly 
pubescent. Petals 4, oblong-ohovate, acute, 2 mm. long, 1.2 to 1.4 mm. wide, 
glabrous. Stamens 4, the filaments 1 mm. long. Ovary pubescent. Fruit brown, 
glabrous, rugose when dry, about 4 mm. long. Seed somewhat wrinkled, brown, 
shining, about 2 mm. thick. 
(2020 Meyer) Februaiy, 1905; (1329 Borden) July, 1904; (1181 Whitford) 
March, 1905. On exposed ridges in the mossy forest above 1,000 m. 
3. MELICOPE Forst.- 
1. M. luzonensis Engl, in Perk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1905) 101. 
(3050 Borden) May. In forests at 150 m., widely distributed in the Philip- 
pines. Endemic. 
4. LUNASIA Blanco. 
1. L. amara Blanco, FI. Filip, ed. 1 ( 1837) 783. 
{745 Borden) IMay; (180 Barnes) Jainiary; (3101 Merrill) October. Common 
in thickets and forests below 200 m., widely distributed in the Philippines. 
Celebes. T., Lunas. 
5. ACRONYCHIA Foist. 
1. A. laurifolia Blume; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 1 (1875) 49S. 
(0045 Leiherg) July; (3185, 3870 .Merrill) October, August; (1333 Borden) 
July; (1147 Whitford) March; (0724 Elmer) Novemlier. On exposed ridges 
above 1,000 m. Tropical Asia and Jlalaya. 
6. MICROMELUM Blume. 
1. M. pubescens Blume; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 1 (1875) 501. 
(1434 Ahern's collector) August; (2240, 3021 Meyer) December, May; (0710, 
0872 Elmer) November; (381 Whitford) .lune; (75, 359 Barnes) November, 
March; (2513, 3175 Merrill) June, Oetolier. Abundant in thickets below 100 m., 
widely distrilmted in the Philippines. British India to Malaya and Polynesia. 
7. MURRAYA Linn. 
1. M. exotica Linn.; Hook. f. 1. c. 502. 
(1105, 1323 Whitford) Jlarch, INlay; (2804 Meyer) March. On ridges above 
900 m., widely distributed in the Philipj)ines, often cultivated. Tropical Asia, 
Malaya, Australia, and Polynesia. T., Camuning. 
8. CLAUSENA Burm. 
1. C. anisum-olens (Blanco) Merr. Oovt. Lab. Publ. 17 (1904) 21. 0. war- 
Perk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1905) 102. 
(1231, 1422, 1790, 3005 Borden) .T\uie, May; (2509 Merrill) .Tune; (133l\ 
Whitford) May. Common in open forests and thickets below 100 m., widely 
distributed in the Philippines. Endemic. T., Calomata, Mala-anis, Cmjomanis. 
9. ATALANTIA Correa. 
1. A. disticha (Blanco) Merr. Govt. Lai). Publ. 27 (1905) 28. 
(3118 Meyer) May; (3052 Barden) May; (1009, 1300 Whitford) .January, 
.June; (3789 Merrill) Januaiy. In thickets along the river 100 to 800 m., widely 
distributed in the Philippines. Endemic. T., Maladayap, Molacahuyao. 
