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3. Phyllanthus curranii sp. nov. § Emblicastruni. 
Floribus solitariis, breviter pedicellatis ; perianthii masculini segmentis 
4, exterior! bus maj oribus, disci glandulis liberis, minutis,; filamentis 
coalitis, antberis 2, transverse dehiscentibus : perianthii feminei segmentis 
4 vel 5, disco angusto, annulari, ovario globoso, stylis 3 integris, apice 
liberis: foliis subsessilibus, lineari-rhomboideis, parvis; stipulis lineari- 
lanceolatis, acutis, deciduis. 
Flowers glabrous, solitary, borne on pedicels 0.5-1 mm long, the male 
with 4 perianth-segments arranged in two rows, the outer 1-1.2 mm long, 
nearly orbicular, the inner lanceolate; disk glands free, minute, situated 
at the sinuses of the perianth-segments; staminal column in all 0.5 mm 
long, the filaments united, anthers 2, dehiscing transversely : perianth- 
segments of female flowers 4 or 5, oblong-ovate, slightly exceeding 1 mm 
in length, their apices rounded; disk very narrow, annular with a lobed 
margin; ovary globose, 0.6 mm in diameter, 3-celled; styles 3, free at the 
rounded and undivided pale-colored apex, nearly as long as the ovary : 
capsules 3 mm in diameter, 3-celled, the testa of the young seeds smooth. 
A small tree or shrub 3 m high, its grayish stems 3 cm in diameter, the 
grayish or reddish branches terete or the upper conspicuously angled: 
leaves subsessile, linear-rhomboid, 3.5-7 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, the base 
usually inequilateral and at least on one side rounded, the margins 
revolute, below the thickened apex rounded, the upper surface shining, 
the under paler ; lateral veins slender, 10-12 on each side of the midrib ; 
stipules linear-lanceolate, acutely-acuminate, 1-1.5 mm long, deciduous. 
Luzon, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Santa Fe, For. Bur. 10S89 Curran (type), 
For. Bur. 18027 Merritt: Province of Pampanga, Mount Arayat, Loher 7)770, our 
specimen sterile, but doubtless the same species. 
4. Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. Encycl. Meth. 5 (1804) 298. 
P. chamissonis Ivlotzsch in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 1 9 (1843) Suppl. 1 : 420. 
Cicca decandra Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 701. 
P. microcarpus Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 32 (1863) 51. 
Babuyanes Islands, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 3967 Fenix. Luzon, Province 
of Ilocos Norte, Bangui, For. Bur. 13897, 15535 Merritt & Barling: Province of 
Ilocos Sur, Santiago, For. Bur. 15659 Merritt & Darling: Province of Union, 
Bauang, Elmer 567/7, 5717 : Province of Benguet, Sugpon, For. Bur. 17/120a Merritt 
& Darling ; Itogon to Dilopirip, For. Bur. 15880 Bacani ; Mount Pulog, For. Bar. 
18181 Merritt: Province of Tarlac, O’Donnell, For. Bur. 5151/ Curran: Province 
of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao Kiver, For. Bur. 2715 Borden, For. Bur. 
637/8 Curran, Williams 521, Elmer 6702: Province of Eizal, Manila, Merrill 372; 
near Mariquina, Bur. Sci. 6527/ Robinson : Province of Laguna, Los Banos, Hallier 
s. n. Cebu, Cebu, Hallier s. n. Mindoro, Calapan, Merrill 905. Mindanao, 
District of Zamboanga, Sax River, Williams 2357/: Lake Lanao, Camp Iveitliley, 
Mrs. Clemens s. n. 
The specimens cited above include representatives of both of the varieties into 
which the species was divided by Mueller. 
N. v. Bagbagutot, II., Camiguin; Tinatinan, Tag., Manila; Tintatintahan, 
Malatinta, Tag. 
Malaysia, tropical Asia and Africa, reported doubtfully from Australia. 
