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MERRILL. 
lateral nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the midrib, distant, rather distihct, 
anastomosing, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 1 to 2 cm long. In- 
florescence axillary and terminal, the branches and branchlets umbellately 
arranged, ample, lax, nearly as long as the leaves, the axillary peduncles 
1 or 2, the terminal ones about 5, the younger parts ferruginous-pubes- 
cent, the peduncles 9 to 11 cm long, with or without a single node ; 
primary branches umbellately disposed, 4 or 5, 1.5 to 3 cm long, spread- 
ing, each bearing from 2 to 5 umbellately disposed secondary branches 
6 to 12. mm in length. Flowers white, fragrant, 2 to 6 at the tips of 
the ultimate branchlets, the perianth 6 to 7 mm long, the pedicels 2 to 3 
mm long, puberulent. Perianth urceolate, the throat up to 5 mm in 
diameter, the lobes 5, spreading or somewhat reflexed, 2 to 2.5 mm 
broad, about 1 mm long, apiculate. Ovary and style about 5 mm long; 
stigma fimbriate, about 2 mm in diameter. Stamens 12 or 13 ; filaments 
slender, glabrous, somewhat united below, unequal, 4 to 6 mm long, some- 
what exserted; anthers 0.8 mm. long. Fruit unknown. 
Guimakas, Nagaba, For. Bur. 288 Gammill, February 22, 1904, in upland 
valleys, altitude about 50 m, locally known as anuring. 
A species well characterized by its ample leaves and very lax inflorescence. Its 
flowers are apparently all hermaphrodite. Manifestly allied to Pisonia umbellifera 
(Forst.) Seem. (P. excelsa Bl.), but with more numerous stamens, larger flowers, 
and quite different inflorescence. 
MAGNOLIACEzE. 
KADSURA Juss. 
Kadsura paucidenticulata sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, glaber; foliis ellipticis vel anguste obovato-ellipticis, 
acuminatis, chartaceis; floribus masculinis terminalibus, solitariis, circi- 
ter 2 cm diametro, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis petalisque vix vel 
obscure puncticulatis. 
A scandent glabrous shrub. Branches terete, with scattered large lenti- 
cels, dark-colored when dry. Leaves mostly on short lateral branchlets, 
elliptic or narrowly obovate-elliptic, chartaceous, 4 to 7 cm long, 2.5 to 
3.5 cm wide, minutely glandular-punctieulate, somewhat shining, the 
apex abruptly short-acuminate, the. base acute, the margins in the upper 
half with few, scattered, small teeth; lateral nerves 5 to 7 on each side 
of the midrib, not prominent, not much more distinct than are the 
primary reticulations; petioles 0,4 to 0.7 mm long. Staminate flowers 
solitary, about 2 cm in diameter, terminating the stems and the short 
lateral branches, the pedicels about 12 mm long, ebracteolate. Sepals 
about 5, ovate to elliptic-ovate, obtuse or rounded, the outermost one 
3 mm long and 2 mm wide, the inner ones gradually larger, the largest 
about 8 mm long, 6 mm wide, very obscurely or not glandular-punctate, 
margins minutely ciliate. Petals about 7, the outer four narrowly obovate 
