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F.-Villar was certainly in error in transferring Blanco’s species to Terminalia 
chebula Retz., I am now of the opinion that he was correct as to the genus, and 
that Bucida comintana Blanco is identical with the species previously described 
by me as Terminalia multiflora. Through the kindness of Dr. Leon Guerrero, 
member of the Philippine Assembly, we have been able to secure specimens of the 
tree locally known as Dinglas in the town of San Jose, Province of Batangas, 
which native name was cited by Blanco in his original description and from 
which town Blanco secured his specimens. A similar name occurs on speci- 
mens from Zambales, Bingas, while Bingias is applied to the same species in the 
Province of Tayabas, and in Mindoro. Blanco did not have mature fruits when 
he described the species, and apparently assumed that the calyx was persistent 
in ripe fruits; the calyx-rim is, however, very early deciduous. The specific 
name is from an old name of the Province of Batangas, according to Blanco. 
Terminalia polyantha Presl is probably not specifically distinct from the above 
species, but there are slight differences in the leaves. I previously reduced Presl’s 
species to Terminalia catappa Linn., from the abridged description given by 
Miquel, to which species it is not at all allied; a specimen of Cuming 1516, on 
which the species was based, is now in our herbarium. 
A specimen from Celebes in the Kew Herbarium, collected by Beccari, is 
probably referable to Terminalia comintana (Blanco) Merr., which species is 
otherwise not known from outside of the Philippines. 
Terminalia quadrialata sp. nov. 
Arbor glabra, 15 ad 35 m alta; foliis oblongo-obovatis vel elliptico- 
obovatis, subcoriaceis, nitidis, usque ad 20 cm longis, a.piee breviter acu- 
minatis, basi sensim angustatis, decurrento-alatis, nervis utrinque 15 ad 
20, distinctis, reticulis obscuris ; paniculis terminalibus, ramis patulis ; 
fructibus 2 ad 3 cm longis, apice retusis, regulariter 4-alatis, alis tenuiter 
coriaceis vel submembranaceis, 1 ad 1.3 cm latis. 
A tree, glabrous throughout, 15 to 35 m high. Branches rather stout, 
grayish or reddish-brown, lenticellate. Leaves somewhat crowded to- 
wards the apices of the branches, oblong-obovate to elliptic-obovate, 15 
to 25 cm long, 4 to 10 cm wide, subcoriaceous, shining, glabrous, of about 
the same color on both surfaces when dry, the apex shortly acuminate, 
rarely subobtuse, gradually narrowed towards the base which is somewhat 
decurrent; nerves 15 to 20 on each side of the midrib, distinct, parallel, 
anastomosing, the reticulations lax, obscure; petioles stout, usually 5 
mm long or less, but the lamina sometimes decurrent to the branch, so 
that the leaves often appear to be sessile or subsessile. Flowers unknown. 
Fruiting panicles terminal, 20 cm long or less, the branches spreading, 
sometimes reflexed, the lower ones sometimes 8 cm long, with few 
secondary branches, or unbranched, the upper ones gradually shorter, 
scattered, more or less thickened towards their apices, and in the apical 
portions bearing many pedicel-scars. Fruit, including the wings, ellip- 
soid or suborbicular in outline, 2 to 3 cm long, nearly as wide, retuse at 
the apex, rounded at the base, the seed-bearing portion very narrow, 
thin-walled, usually but 5 mm thick; wings four, equal, thinly coriaceous 
or submembranaceous, 1 to 1.3 cm wide, transversely nerved; seeds 
oblong, 6 to 7 mm long. 
