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paniculis terminalibus, diffusis, 20 cm longis; sepalis coriaceis, carinatis; 
petalis supra glanduloso-punctatis, extus pubescentibus, basi angustatis; 
staminibus 10, inaequalibus ; carpellis globosis, dense pubescentibus ; folli- 
culis 2.5 cm longis, compressis, apice rotundatis, extus pubescentibus 
striatisque, intus glabris. 
An erect, or in favorable habitat probably a scandent shrub. Branches 
brown, terete, glabrous or nearly so, the young branchlets very densely 
ferruginous-tomentose. Leaves alternate, about 10 cm long, the petiole, 
raehis and petiolules densely ferruginous-tomentose ; leaflets 5 or 7, oblong, 
subeoriaceous, brown, shining, glabrous, or when young with few hairs, 
especially at the base, 4 to 7 cm long, 1 to 2.5 cm wide, base usually 
rounded, apex acute or obscurely acuminate; nerves about 5 on each side 
of the midrib, curved-ascending, anastomosing, distinct, the reticulations 
lax; petiolules about 2 mm long. Panicles terminal, ample, pyramidal, 
20 cm long, densely ferruginous-tomentose. Sepals coriaceous, 3.5 mm 
long, 1.5 mm wide, densely pubescent, keeled, the margins thinner than 
the median portion. Petals 7 mm long, 1 mm wide, densely pubescent 
outside in the upper portion and glandular-punctate, base narrowed, the 
lower portions free, but above the ovary adherent, forming a narrow tube, 
the upper portion entirely free. Stamens 10, unequal, the longer five 
glandular-puberulous, 4 to 4.5 mm long, the shorter five glabrous, 1.2 mm 
long. Carpel 1, globose, densely pubescent; style 2 mm long, somewhat 
pubescent. Pollicle oblong-ovoid, 2.5 cm long, somewhat compressed, apex 
rounded, base narrowed into the short stipe, coriaceous, inside glabrous, 
outside pubescent when young, diagonally striate. 
Culion, Merrill J/50, December, 1902, on dry open grassy hillsides. 
The alliance of this species is with Gonnarus neurocalyx Planch., hut it is 
readily distinguished by its much denser indumentum, short leaves, relatively 
much longer panicle, its petals adherent by their margins above the ovary, and 
its follicles glabrous within. 
5. Gonnarus obtusifolius Planch, in Linnaea 23 (1850) 428; Walp. Ann. 
2 (1851) 301; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. I 2 (1859) 665; Vid. Phan. Cuming. Philip. 
(1885) 106, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 103; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 57. 
The type of this species is Cuming 959, from the Province of Pampanga, Luzon. 
It appears to me, from the description, and the fragment of Cuming’s specimen 
before me, to be very closely allied to and perhaps not distinct from C. neurocalyx 
Planch. For. Bur. 5446 Curran, from the Province of Bataan, Luzon, may be 
referable to it. 
Endemic. 
6. Connarus neurocalyx Planch. Linnaea 23 (1850) 248; Walp. 'Ann. 2 
(1851) 300; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. I 2 (1859) 665; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 56; 
Vid. Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 39, f. E., Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 106, Rev. 
PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 103; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 61. 
Luzon, without locality, Lolier 2096: Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 2030 
Borden, Williams 562, Bur. Sci. 1576 Forworthy : Province of Rizal, Bur. Sci. 
38 Foxworthy, Merrill 1705, 1884, Bur. Sci. 26S5 Ramos, For. Bur. 391 Ahern’s 
collector: Province of Pampanga, Merrill 1388: Province of Laguna, Elmer 8309, 
