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coriaceis, basi acutis, apice perspicue sed breviter acuminatis, 
nervis utrinque 8 ad 10 , distinctis; inflorescentiis axillaribus, 
solitariis, pedunculatis, 7 ad 13 cm longis, partibus junioribus 
leviter pubescens, floribus numerosis; calycis lobis late ovatis; 
petalis accrescentibus, persistentibus, ad 4 mm longis; capsulis 
solitariis, oblongis, obtusis, rugosis, 5 mm longis. 
A shrub, 3 to 5 m high, glabrous except the younger parts of 
the inflorescences, the branches usually reddish-brown. Leaves 
oblong-obovate to oblong-elliptic, 8 to 13 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, 
subcoriaceous, narrowed to the acute base and to the conspic- 
uously but shortly acuminate apex, brownish or olivaceous when 
dry, shining; lateral nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, 
distinct, anastomosing; petioles 1.5 to 2.5 cm long, jointed with 
the leaflets. Inflorescences axillary, solitary, peduncled, 7 to 13 
cm" long, the branches spreading or ascending, the younger parts 
sparingly pubescent. Flowers numerous, yellowish-green, 4- 
merous. Calyx about 4 mm in diameter, the lobes 4, broad. 
Petals ovate, acute, persistent and accrescent, up to 4 mm long. 
Filaments of the 4 fertile stamens 2.5 mm long, on the margin 
of the very broad disk, carpels 4 but only 1 developing into a 
fruit. The mature capsule oblong, obtuse, 5 mm long, the valves 
rugose externally. Seed solitary, including the broad 2.5 mm 
wide wing about 4 mm in length. 
Bucas Grande, Bur. Sci. 35135 (type), 35106 Ramos & Pas- 
casio, June 10, 1919. Mindanao, Surigao Province, at the iron 
deposit on the northeast coast, Bur. Sci. 3^707 Ramos & Pascasio, 
June 15, 1919, in forests at low altitudes, ascending to 350 meters. 
The third species of this genus to be found in the Philippines 
and readily distinguishable from its congeners by its acuminate 
leaves. 
SIMARUBACEAE 
EURYCOMA Jack 
EURYCOMA EGLANDULOSA sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, inflorescentiis et ramulis junioribus exceptis 
glabra; ramulis incrassatis, 1.5 ad 2 cm diametro; foliis nume- 
rosis, confertis, usque ad 60 cm longis, foliolis circiter 30, 
coriaceis, anguste oblongis ad anguste oblongo-obovatis, acutis 
ad rotundatis, basi acutis, 6 ad 8 cm longis ; paniculis axillaribus, 
foliis aequantibus, castaneo-pubescens, haud glandulosis ; floribus 
circiter 7 mm longis, petalis utrinque pubescens. 
A small tree, 7 to 8 m high, glabrous except the tips of the 
branchlets and the inflorescences, the ultimate branchlets terete, 
