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PalawajS’’. Iwahig Penal Settlement (3507 (Uu'ran) Jamiary 7, 1000. A tree 
not eoninion along the river, sliglitly above sea level. 
A very characteristic species, readily recognized by its entire strongly revolnte 
leaves and 3-inerons llowers. 
COMHKETACE.E. 
COMBRETUM Linn. 
Combretum sexalatum IMerrill sp. nov. 
A scandeiit slirul), nearly glalirous, 'with op]iosite, ol)]ong-ovate leaves, 
tc'nninal and axillary panicles, the llowers crowded at the ends ot 
the panicle branches, 4-inerons flowers and prominently meml)ranonsly 
G-winged fruits, apparently dehiscent. Branches glabrous, In’ownish or 
grayish, terete, the nltimate branchlets somewhat ]mbescent. Leaves 
memhi’anons or chartaceous, shining, the base acnte or rounded, the apex 
shoi't broadly acuminate, entire, 8 to 10 cm. long, d to 7 cm. wide, when 
\-ery young more or less glandidar-lepidote, Ijecoi dug cjuite glabrous, or 
the nerve axils lieneath l)arhellate ; nerves 7 to 8 on each side of the 
midrib, somewhat prominent, the reticulations distinct; petioles 1.5 to 
2 cm. long. Panicles 8 to 13 cm. long, the axis and branches densely 
pubescent, the lower branches subtended liy leaves, the flowers densely 
racemosely disposed at the ends of the lu’anchlets. Flowers yellow, ob- 
scurely glandular le})idote, the pedicels d-angled, gradually merged into 
the calyx, the flower and pedicel al)out 12 mm. long, the buds acute, 
t'alyx gradually wider u].nvard, expanded aliove and villous at the throat 
within, the limb d-lobed, the lobes reflexed, ovate, sharply acute, 3 mm. 
long. I’etals d, oblong, truncate, slightly exceeding 2 mm. in length. 
tStamens 8, exseited ; hlaments nearly (i mm. long; anthers nearly 1 mm. 
long. Style 10 to 12 mm. long. Fruit apparently dehiscent, including 
the wings elli])tical in outline, 3 to 5 cm. long, 2.5 to d cm. wide, the seed- 
bearing portion 1.3 cm. long or less, the back of each valve with a thin 
memliranons wing about 1.5 cm. long, 0.5 mm. wide, the margins of the 
3 valves expanded into membranous, reticulately veined wings quite 
surrounding each valve, 1.5 to 2 on. wide, the free edges forming 0 
longitudinal wings. 
Luzox, Province of Pizal. Antijwlo (3130 Ahern’s collector) .lime, 1005 
(flower); P)Osoboso (1808, 3321 Ahern's roUcclor) September, 1004, Sejjtember, 
P)05 (fruit). Tlie last number cited has much luoader leaves and larger fruits 
than the others. 
MYKTAdE.E. 
EUGENIA Liim. 
Eugenia mimica IMerrill s]i. nov. ^ Jainhosa. 
\ glalu'ons shrub 1 to 3 m. high with subcoriaceous, lanceolate, 
oldauceolate or oblong-oblanceolate, acute or blunt leaves, terminal cymose 
panicles 0 cm. long or less, the flowers small, white, the buds narrowly 
