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15. E. mari velesensis Merrill, sp. nov. § Jamhosa. 
A tree 10 to 15 in. high. Branche,s slender, terete, light brown, glabrous. 
Leaves elliptical ovate, abruptly acuminate, the base acute, subcoriaceous, shin- 
ing above, somewhat paler beneath, 6 to 10 cm. long, 3 to 4.5 cm. wide, the 
venation very dense, the veins slender, very numerous, not prominent, parallel, 
anastomosing in a slender intramarginal nerve; petioles slender 0 to 10 mm. 
long. Panicles terminal and in the upper axils, 4 cm. long or less, rather 
densely flowered, the branches and branchlets short, striate, terete. Flowers 
including the stamens 2 cm. long white, fragrant, the buds obovoid, sessile or 
very shortly pedieelled. Calyx funnel shaped, 7 to 8 mm. long, 5 to 6 mm. 
in diameter at the mouth, with 4 rounded lobes. Petals 4, suborbicular, concave, 
distinct, about 5 mm. in diameter. Stamens indefinite; filaments 10 to 12 mm. 
long; anthers 0.7 mm. long. 
(618, 1184, 1522, 2922 Borden) April, March; (2597 Meyer) February. In 
forests 100 to 600 m. T., Malaruliat. The flower buds have a faint taste similar 
to that of cloves. 
16. Eugenia perpallida nom. nov. Syzygium pallidum Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 
17 (1904) 38, non Eugenia pallida Berg. § Syzyghim. 
(3124 Meyer) May; (1209 Whitford) March. In forests at 700 m. Endemic. 
Uistinguished from E. acumirialissima Kurz, not only by the very pale leaves, 
but also by the dense venation. 
17. Eugenia robertii Merrill, sp. nov. § Jamhosa. 
A tree 8 to 15 m. high. Branches light gray or brownish, usually slender, 
terete, shining, glabrous. Leaves elliptical ovate to lanceolate ovate, subcoria- 
ceous, glabrou.s, dull, 5 to 10 cm. long, 2.5 to 4.5 cm. wide, short, often abruptly 
blunt acuminate, the base acute; nerves 7 to 10 on each side of the midrib, 
ascending-spreading, not prominent, the secondary ones slightly more obscure 
than the primary, anastomosing and forming an intramarginal nerve, with a 
more obscure secondary submarginal nerve, the reticulations obscure; petioles 
5 to 7 mm. long. Inflorescence racemose, terminal and in the upper axils, about 
3 cm. long, each raceme 3 to 5 flowered. Flowers 2.5 cm. long including the 
stamens, 3 to .3.5 cm. in diameter in anthesis, the buds obovoid. Caly.x funnel 
sliaped, 1 to 1 .5 cm. long, 4-lobed, the lobes broad, rounded. Petals 4, free, 
suborbicular, concave, 1.2 to 1.5 cm. in diameter. Stamens indefinite; filaments 
1.5 to 1.8 cm. long; anthers 1.2 mm. long. 
(2636, 2857 Meyer) Februaiy, March, 1905; (349, 1182, 1211 Whitford) May, 
1904, March, 1905. In forests and on exposed ridges 500 to 1,100 m. The type 
is No. 2857 Robert Meyer, for whom the species is named. 
18. Eugenia similis Merrill, sp. nov. § Syzygium,. 
A tree 15 m. high or less. Branches slender, light gray or brownish, tne 
ultimate branches terete, glabrous, often nearly black when dry. Leaves ellipti- 
cal ovate to oblong ovate, 9 to 11 cm. long, 4 to 0 cm. wide, subcoriaceous, 
shining above, the ape.x short bhuit acuminate, the base acute or slightly decur- 
rent acuminate; primary neives about 14 on each side of the midrib, spreading, 
not prominent, the secondary ones nearly as distinct, anastomosing, the reticula- 
tions fine; petioles slender, 2 to 2.5 cm. long. Panicles from the branches below 
the leaves, about 6 cm. long, the primary branches distant, horizontal, 2 cm. 
long or less, the flowers in threes at the apices of the branchlets. Buds obovoid. 
Flowers including the stamens 5 to 7 mm. long. Calyx funnel shaped, about 
3 mm. long, 4-lobed, the lobes broadly triangular, acute, 1.5 to 2 mm. long. 
Petals connate, calyptrately deciduous, the calyptra about 4 mm. in diameter. 
Stamens indefinite; filaments 5 to 6 mm. long; anthers 0.4 mm. long. 
(413 Whitford) .Line. In thickets along the river at about 40 m. T., 
Malaruhat maputi. 
