NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE PLANTS, VII. 
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Linociera philippinensis nom. nov. 
Mayepea pallida Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 58. 
Linociera pallida Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sei. 1 (1906) Suppl. 116, non K. Sch. 
Olea sp. Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 125; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 
181. 
The above change of name is necessitated because of the previous use of the 
name pallida for a different species of the same genus, by K. Schumann. I also 
include under this species the specimens referred by Vidal to Olea sp. in Phan. 
Cuming. Philip. (1885) 125; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 181, as the specimens 
cited appear to me to be Linociera and not Olea. Linociera. philippinensis is 
represented by the following specimens: 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, For. Bur. 2792 Meyer, For. Bur. 
2939 Borden, Whitford 1142, Williams 569: Province of Rizal, Merrill 1835, 
2670, For. Bur. 2874 Ahern’s collector, Bur. Sci. 1457, 3356 Ramos: Province of 
Camarines Sur, Pasacao, Ahern 44 • Province of Zambales, For. Bur. 6942 Curran. 
Mindoro, Pola, Merrill 2255. Guimaras, For. Bur. 267, 280, 309 Gammill. 
Native names, T., Anatao, Malabocboc, Pulat ; V., Magubay, Cabating. 
APOCYNACEiE. 
ALIXIA Banks. 
Alyxia luzoniensis sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, glabra; foliis oppositis, ternis, vel rariter quarternis, 
oblongis, ovato-oblongis, vel elliptico-oblongis, coriaceis, nitidis, usque ad 
5 cm longis, apice breviter obtuse acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis laterali- 
bus subobsoletis ; cymis axillaribus, paucifloris, pedunculatis ; fructibus 
ellipsoideis, obtusis vel apiculatis, 1 ad 1.4 cm longis. 
A scandent shrub, glabrous throughout. Branches terete or slightly 
angled, brownish, rather slender. Leaves opposite, mostly ternate, or 
rarely quaternate, oblong, ovate-oblong, or elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, shin- 
ing, 2 to 5 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, the apex shortly and obscurely blunt- 
acuminate, the base acute, margins slightly recurved; midrib prominent, 
the lateral nerves nearly obsolete, very slender ; petioles 1 to 2 mm long. 
Cymes axillary, solitary, few-flowered, the peduncles 1 to 1.5 cm long, 
the buds congested, calyx-segments about 1 mm long. Flowers unknown. 
Fruits ellipsoid, glabrous, obtuse or apiculate, 1 to 1.4 cm long, about 
8 mm thick, very rarely the carpel is constricted in a moniliform manner, 
bearing above the constriction a second seed-bearing portion. 
Luzon, Province of Ilocos Norte, Mount Piao, For. Bur. 13977, 13988 Merritt 
<£• Darling, altitude 1,000 m; Vintar, For. Bur. 13945 Merritt & Darling: District 
of Bontoc, Bur. Sci. 7007 Ra7nos (type) : Province of Zambales, Mount Tapulao, 
For. Bur. 8069 Curran & Merritt, Bur. Sci. 5107 Ramos, altitude 2,000 m. 
This species is apparently most closely allied to Alyxia sinensis Champ., of 
southern China, but seems to be quite distinct from that, as well as from the 
previously described Philippine forms. It is apparently also closely allied to 
Alyxia parvifolia ( Cynopogon parvifolia Merr.), but has much larger and 
differently shaped leaves. It is at once distinguishable from A. monilifera Vidal 
by its very different fruit, and practically nerveless leaves. Like the other 
Philippine species of the genus dried specimens have a strong odor of cumarin. 
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