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whicli, are more numerous Ijeneatli, es]iecially on the midrih and nerves, 
the margins subentire oi' l3ristly toothed above; nerves T to S on each side 
of tlie nddrih, rather prominent heneath; ])etio]es al.)out 1 cm. long, 
densely l)ristly. Intlorescence axillary, peduncled, cymose, few flowered, 
4 to 8 cm. long, densely bi’istly throughout, the bracts lanceolate, acum- 
inate, 8 to 9 mm. long, about 2 mm. wide. Sepals 5, iml)ricate, ovate, 
acute or acuminate, about 8 mm. long, the exposed outer surfaces thickly 
beset with subulate dark purple bristles about 3 mm. long, the outer 
three sepals coriaceous, the inner two membranous. Corolla about 10 
mm. long, tlie lolies ol)ovate, rounded, strongly in'ogularly refuse. 
Stamens 20; anthers 3 mm. long. Ovary glal)rous, 3-celled ; stydea 3. 
() mm. long, united for the lower 1 mm. 
Mijjdanao, Lake Laiiao, Camp Keithley (57 Mrs. (JJemens) .lanuavy, 1900. 
Saurauia longistyla Meirill sj). nov. 
A tree about 10 m. high, nearly glal)rous throughout, with ol)long 
leaves and fasciculate or solitary flowers on the branches lielow the 
leaves, the ovary 3-celled, the styles 3, united Ijelow. Branches light 
gray, glabrous, striate, the ti])s with few a])pressed, pale, triangular 
to narrowly ovate scales. Leaves 20 to 28 cm. long, (i to 9 cm. wide, 
glal)i'ous above, ])aler and quite glabi’ous l)eneath or with few scattered 
a])pressed scales, firm, shining, narrowed below to tlie acute base, the 
apex short acuminate, the margins al)ove serrate or spinulose-serrate, 
entire below; nerves about 14 on each side of the midril), prominent 
l)eneath, scarcely anastomosing, the reticulations subparallel, distinct; 
})etioles 1 to 2.5 e]ii. long, with few a])pressed scales, becoming glal)rous 
or nearly so. Flowers solitary or two or three in a fascicle in tlie axils 
of fallen leaves, white or pink, about 2 cm. in diameter, the pedicels 
0.5 to 2 cm. long, with few ajjjiressed scales, the bracts al)Out 8 mm. 
long, 3 mm. Avide, acute or ol)tuse, oblong, glalu’ous. Sepals 5, glal)rous, 
concave, elliptical to ohovate, 8 to 10 mm. long, 0 to 8 mm. wide, rounded 
at the apex, subecjual. Chrolla lobes ol:)long-ol)ovate, 10 mm. long, (1 
mm. AV’ide, glabrous, irregularly refuse at the a]>ex. Stamens aljout 30, 
inserted on the l)ase of the corolla ; filaments aljout 4 mm. long, anthers 
2 mm. long, 1.5 mm. thick. Ovary glal)rous, 3-celled; styles 3, united 
for the lower 2 to 3 nUn., the free portions T to 8 mm. long. 
Palaavan (Paragua), San Antonio Bay (8;35 ISI.crrUl) Pebniary 18, ino;i. In 
forests at about 500 in. 
Saurauia luzoniensis Merrill sp. nov. 
A shrul), the liranches, inflorescence, calyx lolies and petioles, minutely 
ferruginous pubescent and beset Avith setiform scales or scale-like hairs, 
the cymes axillary, solitary, 1 to 3 cm. long, fcAA', 3 to 5-floAvered, the 
ovary cells and styles 3. Branches lirown, the older ones becoming 
glabrous. Leaves oblong to broadly olilong-oblanceolate, membranous, 
10 to 17 cm. long, 3 to G cm. Avide, someAvhat .shining Avhen dry, ])alei' 
b(‘neath, tlie midrib, nerves and reticulations beneath Avith feAv scattcri'd 
