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cm in length, solitary, in threes, or the central one trichotomously 
branched and bearing three heads, minutely puberulent, with 
scars of fallen bracts near their apices within 5 mm or less of 
the head. Heads globose, in bud densely gray-pubescent, in an- 
thesis about 3.5 cm in diameter, the flowers ebracteolate. Calyx 
3.5 to 4 mm long, ferruginous-hispid at the base, then nearly or 
quite glabrous, the upper 1.5 mm somewhat expanded and densely 
hirsute inside and out, the deciduous lobes densely pubescent. 
Corolla in anthesis narrowly funnel-shaped, 8 mm long, black 
when dry, quite glabrous, including the lobes, the lobes 5, oblong- 
ovate, obtuse, 2.5 mm long. Anthers 2 mm long. Styles 
exserted. 
Luzon, Province of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Elmer 7319 (type), November, 
2905, distributed as Nauclea nitida Havil. Mindoro, near Calapan, For. 
Bur. 7355, July, 1907, collector not indicated, locally known as bagodilao. 
A species sufficiently well characterized by its minutely puberulent 
branchlets, peduncles, petioles, and lower surfaces of its leaves which have 
a yellowish-brown tinge when dry. The material available is not good, 
the type being rather poorly prepared, and the one other specimen seen 
in young bud only. Both specimens manifestly represent the same form, 
and are quite distinct from all our other material in the genus. 
NAUCLEA OVATA sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra; foliis ovatis, 
usque ad 16 cm longis, obtuse acuminatis, basi rotundatis, supra 
valde nitidis, subtus pallidioribus, nervis utrinque 7 ad 9; 
pedunculis solitariis vel binis, 4 ad 5 cm longis, apice bracteatis, 
bracteis parvis, deciduis; capitulis circiter 3.5 cm diametro, 
floribus ebracteolatis, calycis tubo irregulariter lacerato-dentato. 
A tree, 20 m high fide Ramos, glabrous except the inflores- 
cence. Branches terete, reddish-brown, rather slender. Leaves 
ovate, coriaceous, 9 to 16 cm long, 5 to 9 cm wide, the apex very 
broadly and obtusely acuminate, the base broad, rounded, some- 
times very slightly decurrent, the upper surface very strongly 
shining, the lower much paler, dull ; lateral nerves 7 to 9 on each 
side of the midrib, prominent, anastomosing, the reticulations 
slender, distinct, both the reticulations and nerves reddish- 
brown in contrast to the rather pale lower surface of the leaves ; 
petioles 1 cm long; stipules not seen, very early deciduous. 
Peduncles solitary or in pairs, 4 to 5 cm long, glabrous, 2-brac- 
teate at their apices, the bracts oblong, about 5 mm long, pubes- 
cent, very early deciduous. Heads, in flower, about 3.5 cm in 
diameter, white or yellowish. Flowers ebracteolate, the calyces 
free, the tube about 3 mm long, slightly pubescent, the limb 
after the fall of the lobes irregularly lacerate-toothed, somewhat 
