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ROBINSON. 
A tree attaining a height of at least 15 m with a trunk 70 cm in 
diameter, the bark of the ultimate branches purplish-black or streaked 
with grayish-brown, somewhat striate; leaves opposite, the lamina coria- 
ceous, olivaceous or brown Avhen dry, oblong or elliptic, 6-15 cm long, 
2. 5-5. 5 cm wide, the apex shortly acuminate, at the acute base prolonged 
sometimes almost to the insertion of the petiole, sometimes ending as 
much as 6 mm from it; the under surface conspicuously glandular; 
primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 18-25, becoming very 
inconspicuous toward the extremes. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Montalban, Bur. Sci. 5198 Kamos (type) ; Bosoboso, 
For. Bur. 3177 Ahern’s collector: Province of Albay, Batan Island, Calanagu, 
Bur. Sci. 6292 Robinson. Mindoro, Paluan, For. Bur. 9920, 991/1 Merritt ; Cayac- 
yan River, For. Bur. 9751 Merritt. 
Local name, Tumulod, at the last-mentioned locality. 
43. Eugenia xanthophylla sp. nov. 
Floribus axillaribus, lateralibus, rarissime terminalibus, cymosis, mag- 
nis, tetrameris, pedicellatis; calycis tubo turbinato, basi haucl protracto; 
disco stamineo crasso; staminibus numerosissimis ; ovario 2-loeulari: foliis 
breviter pedicellatis, lineari-oblongis, oblongis, vel ellipticis, basi acutis 
decurrentibusque, apice breviter acuminatis; venis utrinque 15-25. 
Flowers cymose, axillary, or at the apices of short lateral branches, 
very rarely truly terminal, the cymes 1-9-flowered, in all 3-5 cm long, 
the pedicels 2-12 mm long, with a pair of deciduous bractlets at their 
apex: calyx-tube sometimes narrowed to form a pseudostalk for 1.5-3 
mm, sometimes rounded to the base, turbinate, 1.6-1. 7 cm long, 1.4— 1.5 
cm in diameter at the base of the lobes; prolonged 8-10 mm beyond the 
ovary, calyx-lobes 4, unequal, broadly rounded, the larger 5 mm long and 
11 mm wide, the smaller 3.5 mm long and 8 mm wide; petals 4, white 
or rose, broadly oval or ovate, 8-10 mm long, 7-9 mm wide, occasionally 
with one or more smaller petals within and opposite the others ; staminal 
disk thick; stamens over 1,000, the filaments 1.5-2 cm long, the anthers 
1.2 mm long; style 2-3 cm long; ovary 2-celled, with numerous small 
ovules arranged in 10-12 rows; fruit edible, attaining a diameter of 2.5 
cm, its walls about 1.5 mm in thickness. 
A small tree, attaining a height of 20 m, usually less, with pinkish- 
gray bark, that of the ultimate branches gray, smooth; leaves borne on 
petioles 3-8 mm long, the lamina chartaceous, glandular-punctate, linear- 
oblong to oblong or elliptic, 6-24 cm long, 2-4.8 cm wide, acute and 
decurrent at the base, at the apex forming a short acute or obtuse acumen, 
the upper surface when dry pale-olivaceous-green to brownish, the under 
surface always paler, usually yellowish ; primary lateral veins on each side 
of the midrib 15-25, some of the secondary veins often prominent, sub- 
marginal vein distinct. 
Luzon, Province of Abra, Baco, For. Bur. 11/662 Darling: Province of Nueva 
Ecija, Carranglan, Merrill 293; Cuyapo, For. Bur. 9596 Zschokke: Province of 
