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often those of G. triandrum at a similar stage; the stipules in G. triandrum are 
variable in prominence, and those of G. quinquestylum come well within the limits 
of their variation, the branchlets of G. quinquestylum are less pubescent than is 
usual in G. triandrum, but come within the limits of variation in 3-anthered 
plants. A majority of the collections cited under the latter have male flowers; 
the others, all fertile, might just as well be placed here, except on grounds of 
probability. 
N. v. Shimey, Ig., Benguet. 
2. Glochidion urophyl loides Elmer Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 300. 
G. fenicis Merr. Philip. Jour. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 414. 
Batanes Islands, Batan Island, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. Sci. 3696 Fenix. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Aparri, For Bur. 11278 Klemme: Province of 
Isabela, Casiguran, Bur. Sci. 3113 M earns: Province of Benguet, Baguio, Elmer 
8677, 8758: Province of Rizal, Montalban, For. Bur. 31f08 Ahern’s collector. 
The type of G. urophylloides is represented in this herbarium by a leaf-bearing 
branch with a single female flower, but agrees well with the other Benguet 
specimen, originally distributed under a different name. The species had been 
already jflaced by me in the section Euglochidion, on account of the peduncled 
inflorescence of the latter specimen, which is indicated rather than present in 
the type, before their identity was suspected with the other specimens here cited, 
each of which has flowers with 4 or 5 anthers. At this time G. fenicis was held 
distinct, and of our specimens it has the largest leaves, but it was subsequently 
agreed that it was cosj>ecific, though the description had gone too far in type to 
be withheld. If presence of a Latin diagnosis be insisted upon, it takes precedence 
of the older name. 
The identity of this species with G. lanceolatum Hayata being suspected, 
material of the numbers which seemed to me to approach most nearly the descrip- 
tion of the latter was sent to Dr. Hayata, who has courteously' compared it with 
the type, and believes that in spite of the similarity the species are distinct, the 
Formosan plant having larger capsules, less clustered flowers and much smaller 
leaves. 
The leaf variation of the species as here interpreted is considerable, the length 
varying from 5 to 16 cm, and the width from 2 to 6 cm. 
N. v. Annam, Batanes Islands; Cangil, Neg., Cagayan. 
3. Glochidion lancifolium sp. nov. § Euglochidion. 
Floribus pedunculatis, pedicellatis, perianthii segmentis 6, biseriatis: 
florum masculinorum antheris 4—6 ; florum femineorum ovariis 5-loculari- 
bus, columnis stylaribus basi angustatis apic-e incrassatis ovaria juniora 
aequantibus, mox eis conspieue angustioribus : arbor parva, glabra, foliis 
oblongis vel lanceolatis, apice breviter acuminatis. 
Flowers of both sexes in the same or different fascicles, borne on short 
thickened peduncles usually arising 2-10 mm above the axils, the pedicels 
of the male flowers about 1 cm long, those of the female flowers 3-5 mm 
long: perianth of the male flowers 6-parted, the segments of the outer 
row slightly larger than those of the inner, 2.3 mm long, ovate, rounded 
at the apex ; anthers 5, more rarely 4 or 6, 0.6 mm long, the connective 
produced about 0.2 mm : perianth-segments of the female flowers 6, 
biseriate, lanceolate to ovate, 1.3-1. 5 mm long, rounded and often apicu- 
late at the apex, ovary glabrous, strongly .10-grooved, in the youngest 
