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MERRILL. 
pedicels 2 to 2.5 mm long, the bracteoles lanceolate, acuminate, 
pubescent, about 3 mm long. Calyx somewhat urceolate, about 
2.5 mm long, slightly constricted at the apex, the 4 teeth spread- 
ing, triangular-ovate, acuminate, short. Petals 4, linear, obtuse, 
10 to 11 mm long, to 1.5 mm wide, longitudinally 5- or 6-nerved, 
the nerves distinct, stout, dark-colored, outside more or less 
appressed-pubescent with short hairs, inside ciliate-pilose with 
white hairs. Filaments 6 mm long, ciliate-pilose ; anther linear, 
4 mm long. Fruit (rather immature) ovoid-ellipsoid, glabrous, 
somewhat longitudinally sulcate when dry, about 12 mm long, 
6 to 7 mm wide, somewhat narrowed at both ends. 
Mindanao, Province of Surigao, Hinatuan, C. V. Piper 519, May 16, 1911. 
A species distinguishable by its leaves being somewhat pubescent beneath, 
its long racemes, and relatively short flowers. 
POLYOSMA VERTICILLATA sp. nov. 
Arbor parva 4 ad 5 m alta, partibus junioribus inflorescen- 
tiisque parce pubescentibus ; foliis oblongis, coriaceis, ternis, 
verticillatis vel subverticillatis, nitidis, acuminatis, 4 ad 10 cm 
longis, irregulariter glanduloso-dentatis ; racemis axillaribus, 
multifloris; floribus purpureis, vix 1 cm longis. 
A small tree 4 to 5 m high, nearly or quite glabrous except 
the sparingly pubescent inflorescence and younger parts. 
Leaves in whorls of threes, coriaceous, when young somewhat 
pubescent, when mature quite glabrous, shining, usually oblong, 
4 to 10 cm long, 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide, rather coarsely and irregularly 
glandular-dentate, sometimes subentire, acuminate, base acute; 
nerves 15 to 20 on each side of the midrib, spreading at nearly 
right angles, slender, anastomosing; petioles 1 to 2.5 cm long. 
Racemes axillary, slightly pubescent, peduncled, 4 to 5 cm long. 
Flowers numerous, crowded in the upper one-half of the ra- 
ceme, their pedicels 2 mm long, pubescent, with 3 oblong, acute, 
1 mm long bracts at the apex subtending the calyx. Calyx 
pubescent, somewhat urceolate, 2.5 mm long, the lobes 4, trian- 
gular-ovate, acute, 1 mm long. Petals 4, narrowly oblong, 8 
mm long, 1.5 mm wide, slightly appressed-pubescent with very 
short, scattered hairs. Fruit subglobose to ovoid, black when 
mature, about 8 mm long. 
Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Mount Tonglon (Santo Tomas), Phil. PI. 
772 Merrill, May, 1911 (type), Williams 1526, November, 1904, Bur. Sei. 
51^11 Ramos, December, 1908; Mount Ugo, Bur. Sei. 5593 Ramos; Mount 
Pulog, For. Bur. 18H8 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke; Baguio, Elmer 8798. 
A very characteristic species, readily recognizable by its leaves being 
