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PTEROCARPUS \ viiui. 
Pterocarpus klemmei Mervill sp. iiov. 
A large tree with glaln’ous shining leaves, terminal panicles and 3'el- 
low flowers, the pods densel}' dark brown velvet)^ pubescent when young 
and with many short soft S])ine-like .processes in the central portion. 
Branches lenticellate, glabrous. Leaves alternate, about 20 cm. long, 
tlie rhachis slightly and sparingly pubescent with very short hairs; 
leaflets alternate, about 10, thinly coriaceous or submeinbranous, ovate to 
ol)long-ovate, acuminate, the Irase broad, ]'ounded, 5 to 7 cm. long, 3 to 4 
cm. wide, glabrous and shining on both surfaces; nerves about 8 on each 
side of the midrib, the reticulations close, distinct ; petiolules 2 to 3 mm. 
long. Panicles about 20 cm. long. Flowers yellow, about 1.5 cm. long. 
Calyx about 9 mm. long, the lobes short, acute or acuminate, pubescent 
with few scattered short hairs. Pods (immature) oblong-ovate, al)Out 
3 cm. long, thin, the stipe short, the pedicel about 1 cm. long, the 
periphery of the pod from stipe to style nearly straight or slightly 
coiiA^ex, the style subulate, both surfaces densely dark brown velvety 
pidjescent, shining, the Avings Avithout s])ine-like processes, but the pod 
proper Avith numerous soft s])ine-like processes 2 mm. long or less. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Palanan (4275 IF. Klemme) June, 1906. 
A species in A'egetative and floral cliaraeters resembling Pierocarpus iiidicus 
Willd., and P. echinaius Pers., difl'ering from both in its densely velvety young 
pods, from the former in having soft, s])ine-like processes on the pods and from 
the latter in havnng feAver and shorter, soft, spine-like processes instead of 
numerous stiff spines. The fourth species of the genus to be found in the Phil- 
ippines, possibly a fifth being represented by No. 1002 Clark, Masbate, this 
specimen having densely veh^ety young pods Avithout spine-like processes. 
SIN DORA Miq. 
Sindora supa IMerrili sp. nov. Sindora- wuUichii var. intermedia F.-Vill. (non 
Bak.) Nov. App. (1880) 71. Sindora u-aUichii Vidal (non Benth.) Sinopsis, 
Atlas (1883) 24. t. /,J. f. C.; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1880) 118; Ceron Cat. 
PI. Herb. (1892) TO; Ahern Import. Philip. Woods (1901) 80. 
A tree reaching a height of 25 m. and a diameter of 140 cm. Avith 
c(|ually pinnate leaves, coriaceous glabrous leaflets and densely pubescent 
calyx lobes Avhich have a fcAv straight or curved s])ines on the upper half. 
Branches and branchlets glaltrous. Leaves Avith a glabrous rhachis 0 to 
7 cm. long; sti})ules foliaceous, 1 cm. long, acute, the liase rounded or 
auricidate, glabrous or nearly so; leaflets 2, or mostly 3-jugate, the loAvcr 
pair someAiliat smaller than those above, olflong-ovate, 5 to 8 cm. long, 
2.5 to 4 cm. AV'ide, very coriaceous, entirely glabrous or AA-itb feAV scattered 
hairs on the under surface, especially on the midrib, the a.]iex rounded, 
the base acute; nerves nnmerons, close, faint; petiolules 4 mm. long, 
glalirous. rioAvers in rather dense axillarv and terminal panicles 10 to 
15 cm. long, the rhachis densely pubescent; l)racts 4 mm. long, acute, 
])ubescent; pedicels 2 mm. long, each Avith tAvo lanceolate acute pubescent 
