vm, c. 1 Merrill: Studies on Philippine Rubiaceae, 1 43 
hirsute, the deciduous lobes narrowly club-shaped, 3 to 4 mm 
long, pubescent. Corolla 7 to 8 mm long, nearly glabrous, 
slightly enlarged upward, the lobes 5, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 1.5 
mm long, slightly pubescent externally. Styles exserted about 
6 mm; stigmas subglobose. 
Camiguin de Mindanao, Bur. Sci. H597 Ramos, April 27, 1912, in forests 
along streams near the old volcano. 
A well marked species, characterized by its ovate, strongly shining, 
rather few nerved leaves and by its irregularly lacerate-toothed calyx- 
limb. 
NAUCLEA KENTII sp. nov. 
Arbor glabra (floribus ignotis) ; folds oblong-obovatis, usque 
ad 32 cm longis, coriaceis vel subchartaceis, nitidis, apice 
breviter acuminatis, deorsum leviter angustatis, basi 2 ad 3 cm 
latis, abrupte rotundato-cordatis, nervis utrinque circiter 13, 
prominentibus ; pedunculis terminalibus, solitariis, 5 ad 7 cm 
longis, capitulis fructicantibus globosis, 2.5 ad 3 cm diametro. 
A glabrous tree, size not indicated. Branches grayish, sub- 
terete or somewhat compressed, wrinkled when dry, the inter- 
nodes frequently swollen and hollow, inhabited by colonies of 
ants. Leaves oblong-obovate, coriaceous or subchartaceous, 20 
to 32 cm long, 7 to 14 cm wide, the apex distinctly acuminate, 
slightly narrowed from above the middle to the abruptly 
rounded-cordate base, the base 2 to 3 cm wide, the sinus rather 
shallow, the lobes rounded, both surfaces shining, the lower a 
little paler than the upper; lateral nerves about 13 on each side 
of the midrib, prominent, somewhat ascending, straight below, 
curved and anastomosing towards their apices, the reticulations 
rather lax, distinct; petioles 1.4 to 2 cm long; stipules oblong, 
blunt, about 2.8 cm long, membranaceous, deciduous. Peduncles 
terminal, solitary, 5 to 7 cm long. Flowers unknown. Heads 
in fruit globose, 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter, the capsules about 14 
mm long, their apices truncate, hirsute, about 3 mm in diameter, 
often depressed at the apex, the seeds very numerous, somewhat 
pubescent, narrowly winged at both ends, including the wings 
3 to 3.5 mm long. 
Basilan, Bur. Sci. ISUhO (type), 16137 Reillo, August, 1912, in forests. 
Distinguishing characters of this species are its comparatively large 
leaves which are slightly narrowed from above the middle to the abruptly 
rounded-cordate base. The hollow branchlets, inhabited by ants, are not 
peculiar to the species but are found in several other representatives 
of the genus in the Philippines. Named in honor of Mr. Kent of the 
Bureau of Forestry, through whose interest I was enabled to send a collector 
to Basilan to work with his party. 
