PHILIPPINE PHYLLANTHINiE. 
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Stylar column much longer than ovary. 
Stylar column deeply lobed 14. G. longistylum 
Stylar column inconspicuously lobed 15. G. trichogynum 
Stylar column at base narrower than ovary. 
Stylar column wider at apex. 
Stylar column at least twice as long as ovary. 
Capsules less than 1 cm in diameter 16. G. benguetense 
Capsules 2 cm or more in diameter 17. G. subfalcatum 
Stylar column about same length as ovary. 
Capsules small, 4-celled 18. G.mindorense 
Capsules large, at least 8-celled 19. G. album 
Stylar column not wider at apex. 
Stylar column 3 times length of ovary 20. G. luzonense 
Stylar column little or not longer than ovary. 
Ovary glabrous. 
Ovary 5-celled 21. G. camiguinense 
Ovary 7- or 8-celled 22. G. merrillii 
Ovary pubescent. 
Capsules about 6-sulcate. 
Ovary 3-5-celled. 
Female perianth-lobes not exceeding 2.5 mm 23. G. rubrum 
Female perianth-lobes 3.5-4 mm 24. G. malindangen.se 
Ovary 6-celled 25. G. curranii 
Capsules 10 or more sulcate 26. G. philippicum 
1. Glochidion qu inquestylum Elmer Leaf!. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 303. 
Arbor: floribus breviter pedicellatis, fasciculatis ; perianthii masculini 
segmentis 6, antheris 5 ; perianthii feminei segmentis magis coa litis, 
ovario glabro vel apice minute pubescente, stylis 5 vel rarius 3, 2 mm 
longis, fere liberis vel liberis, conieis : capsulis depresso-globosis, 8 mm 
diametro, 5-locularibus ; seminibus 3 mm longis: foliis subdistichis, 
breviter petiolatis, anguste ellipticis vel anguste oblongis, saepius 7 cm 
longis, 2.5 cm latis, basi valde inaequilateralibus, altero margine recto, 
altero incurvato, apice acutis vel obtusis; stipulis crassis, persistentibus, 
acute aeuminatis, 2 mm longis. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, Elmer 8916. This species presents a 
most puzzling problem, as it is an almost perfect match for G. triandrum, both 
in its vegetative and floral aspects, except that it has 5 stamens. It was originally 
so described, and the single male flower upon the specimen in this herbarium 
confirms the statement. In an examination of a very large number of flowers of 
this genus, belonging to many species, plants have been found with either 3 or 4 
stamens in different flowers, others with either 4 or 5, the former set sometimes 
also with 2, the latter with 6, but in no single instance have 3-anthered and 
5-anthered flowers been found on the same plant. This is the basis for the 
separation of the sections Euglochidion and Hemiglochidion, and the distinction 
elsewhere holds well for Philippine material. As between G. quinquestylum and 
G. triandrum, I can not find a single other character, unless that of the pubescence 
of the ovary and branchlets; in size, shape, texture, pubescence, petioles, and 
venation of the leaves, perianth, styles, capsules, seeds, no difference can be 
detected. The ovary is described as glabrous, all those on the specimen here have 
passed the early stages and the youngest of them are slightly pubescent, as are 
