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ROBINSON. 
49. Eugenia megalantha sp. nov. 
Cymis terminalibus, axillaribus, vel in ramis vetustioribus ; floribus 
plemmque longe pedicellatis, magnis, tetrameris, ovario 1- vel 2-loculari: 
foliis lanceolatis, oblanceolatis, vel oblongis, basi acutis, apice obtuse 
acuminatis vel haud acuminatis, angustioribus saepe falcatis, venis utrin- 
que 11-15. 
Cymes 1-5-flowered, terminal or in the axils of present or fallen leaves, 
the peduncles very short, the pedicels fascicled, usually long, ranging 
from 5 to 27 mm, bearing a pair of minute bracteoles at their articulation 
with the pseudostalk, and sometimes at least a few bract-like scales at 
the articulation with the peduncle : flowers white : calvx-tube turbinate, 
in all 1.9-3 cm long, including a well-defined pseudostalk 2—6 mm long,, 
at anthesis 2-2.5 cm in diameter at the base of the lobes, extending about 
1.5 cm beyond the ovary; calyx-lobes 4, unequal, 7-9 mm long, 1-2 cm 
wide, rounded, splitting; petals 4, 1.3-1. 5 cm long, 1.2-1. 6 cm wide, 
narrowed into a thick claw at the base; staminal disk very thick; stamens 
very numerous, the filaments 1.5-3 cm long, the anthers 1.6 mm long; 
style 4 cm long; ovary 1- or unequally 2-celled, with numerous small 
ovules. 
A spreading tree 8-12 m high, with a trunk 10-20 cm in diameter, the 
bark of the ultimate branches pale-gray : leaves with stout purple petioles 
3-8 mm long, the lamina subcoriaceous or chartaceous, lanceolate, oblan- 
ceolate, or narrowly oblong or elliptic, 10-16 cm long, 2. 4-5. 4 cm wide, 
at the base acute and somewhat clecurrent, when seen from beneath ap- 
pearing subobtuse, the margins revolute, the apex usually shortly and 
obtusely acuminate, or on the narrower leaves not acuminate but falcate 
and nearly acute; primary lateral veins on either side of the midrib 
11-15, forming a distinct submarginal vein. 
Palawan, Iwahig River, Bur. Sci. 7 84 Fox worthy. In foliage resembling 
E. robertii, but widely distinct in its flowers and inflorescence, approaching some 
specimens of E. xanthophylla. 
50. Eugenia robertii Merr. Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 106. 
E. succulenta Elmer Leaf!. 1 (1908) 327. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, Elmer 598S, 8621 ; Bued River near 
Loakan, For. Bur. 931 Barnes: Province of Zambales, Mount Balinbuaya, For. 
Bur. 8244 Curran <£• Merritt: Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, For. Bur. 
2636, 2857 Meyer, For. Bur. 6226 Curran, Whit ford 349, 1182, 1211: Province of 
Rizal, Bosoboso, For. Bur. 2859 Ahern’s collector. Lubang, For. Bur. 12239 
Rosenbluth , with leaves much broader than in the type, oval or almost orbicular, 
but aparently otherwise identical. 
Local name in Bataan doubtfully given as Malacalubcob. 
Endemic. 
51. Eugenia benguetensis sp. nov. 
Floribus terminalibus, cymosis, crasse pedunculatis, subsessilibus, ad- 
modum magnis, tetrameris; calycibus turbinatis, lobis ineaqualibus ; pe- 
talis liberis, interdum 8; staminibus numerosis; ovario 2-loculari: foliis 
