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TETRAPLASANDRA A. Cray. 
Tetraplasandra philippinensis Morrill sp. jiov. 
A tree 8 to 13 m. high, quite glabrous tlirougTiout, with 3 to 8 or 
more jugate leaves, the leaflets distantly ol)sciu'ely crenate-serrate, and 
T-nierous flowers. Leaves alternate, the lower ones much larger than 
Ihose near the apices of the branches, tlie latter often reduced to 20 cm. 
or less in length and 3 to 3 jugate, the former 80 cm. or more in length, 
S or more jugate, the common ])etiole stout, jointed. Leaflets oblong- 
ovate to oblong, glabrous and shining above, somewliat dull beneath, 
10 to 16 cm. long, 4 to 8 cm. wide, the base rounded or acute, often 
inequilateral, the apex usually very abruptly short acuminate, the margins 
with few distant, scattered crenate-serrate, glandular teeth ; nerves about 
10 on each side of the midrib, irregular, the secondary nerves nearly as 
])rominent; petiolules 1 to 1.5 cm. long. Flowers in ])eduncled nml)els 
of 6 to 10 flowers each which are arranged in large racemose panicles, 
the peduncles about 2 cm. long in anthesis, 5 cm. long in infrutescence, 
whorled or alternate; pedicels 4 to 5 mm. long. Calyx cup-shaped or 
somewhat funnel-shaped, 3.5 to 3 mm. long, the liml) slightly produced, 
truncate. Petals 7, lanceolate, acute, crested on the inside at the apex, 
al)out 3.5 mm. long, 1.2 mm. wide. Stamens al)ont 28, several seriate, 
the inner much smaller ; filaments 2 mm. long or less ; anthers about 1 
mm. long, the cells but slightly united. Ovary 7-celled ; stigma sessile. 
Fruit ovoid, glabrous, about 8 mm. long, boldly 7 to 10 ridged. 
Palawan, Casuariiia Point (3809. 3844 Curran) Alarcli, 1906. Back of the 
beach and in forests along the seasliore. 
No .species of tlie genus has previously been reported from the Philippines; of 
the 8 described species, one is from New Guinea, one from Celebes, and the remain- 
ing 0 are from the Hawaiian Islands. The species here described as new is 
apparently most closely related to the New Guinea species, Teirafkisandra 
paucidens Miq., but differs from the latter in many characters. 
EKICAOE^.. 
DIPLYCOSIA Blume. 
Diplycosia scandens Merrill sp. nov. 
A scandent more or less hispid pseudo-epiphytic shrul) reaching a 
height of 4 m., with ovate or narrowl3r-ovate, short acuminate or acute 
leaves and fascicled flowers. P>ranches slender, gray or lu'own, the 
younger ones rather strongly beset with long brown a])])ressed bristly 
hairs. Leaves coriaceous 3 to 4.5 cm. long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm. wide, the 
base rounded, entire, gradually narrowed above, glabrous on the upper 
surface or with very few hairs, beneath paler and with scattered Inustly 
hairs; petioles about 3 mm. long, densely bristly hairy: nerves 3 on 
each side of the midrib, Ijoth below the middle of the leaf. Flowers 
