A PRELIMINARY REVISION OF PHILIPPINE MYRTACEiE. 379 
mm long; primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 9-14, the 
second or third pair from the base forming the main submarginal veins, 
the latter somewhat remote from the margins (in the middle of the leaf 
usually 4-6 mm), the basal veins forming fainter veins nearer the margin. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Guinayangan, Merrill 2054 (type) : Buena Yista 
Mountain, For. Bur. 10312 Curran. Leyte, Ormoc and vicinity, For. Bur. 11576, 
11644 Whitford, For. Bur. 12761 Rosenbluth. 
Native names, Macaasin, Malayambo, Bagohion, Tayabas: Tambitambi, Tam- 
bistambis, Tulambis, Leyte. Wood used as lumber, for house-posts, and in ship- 
building. 
The species of this group, nos. 54 to 59, are (except the first) very puzzling, 
and fuller material may necessitate a revision of the species. There is an equal 
general resemblance between E. zamboangensis and E. arcuatinervia, but they are 
definitely separable, as in the latter the calyx is entirely closed in bud, the apex 
falling calyptrately or remaining attached to one side for a shorter or longer time, 
simulating a lobe. 
58. Eugenia zamboangensis sp. nov. 
Iuflorescentiis axillaribus vel pseudoterminalibus, brevibus, paucifloris, 
floribus mediocris; calycis t-ubo turbinato, lobis 4; petalis 4, liberis; 
staminibus numerosis : foliis chartaceis, subellipticis, basi acutis, apice 
anguste acuminatis; venis utrinque 9-15. 
Inflorescence essentially axillary, though even more often a cyme is 
situated in the axils of each of the pair of leaves which terminate the 
branch, 2-4 cm long, sparingly or not branched, bearing usually 5 flowers, 
3 at the apex and 2 a short distance below the apex, all flowers sessile; 
bracteoles short, ovate, obtuse : calyx-tube turbinate, 4-5 m m long, and of 
about an equal diameter at the base of the lobes, extending about 2 mm 
beyond the ovary, the lower portion forming a pseudostalk ; calyx-lobes 4, 
unequal in pairs, the one pair 2 mm long and 5 mm wide at the base, 
petaloid, the other 1.5 mm long and 3 mm wide at the base, not petal oid, 
all rounded at the apex; petals 4, free, rounded, 2.5 mm long and 3.5 mm 
wide; stamens numerous, the filaments 6-8 mm long, the anthers 0.4 mm 
long ; style about 1 cm long ; ovary 2-celled, each cell with several ovules. 
A tree attaining a height of 35 m and a trunk- diameter of 40 cm, its 
ultimate branches slender, terete, covered with gray bark: leaves with 
petioles 4^9 mm long, the lamina chartaceous, elliptic, 5-12 cm long, 
2-5 cm wide, acutely acuminate and decurrent at the base, the apex 
forming a slender acumen 1-2 cm long, the under surface very distinctly 
(under the lens) glandular-dotted; primary lateral veins on each side of 
the midrib 12-15, rarely fewer, the main submarginal vein formed by the 
most basal conspicuous lateral vein, though a very faint vein more often 
intervenes between it and the margin. 
Mindanao, District of Zamboanga, Port Banga, For. Bur. 9423, 9473 (type) 
Whitford & Hutchinson. Basilan, Hallier s. n. 
