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MERRILL. 
base, of about the same color on both surfaces when dry, rather 
pale, the upper one shining, the lower more or less glaucous, 
dull; nerves about 20 on each side of the midrib, very promi- 
nent on the lower surface, spreading, parallel, anastomosing 
near the margins, the primary reticulations leaving the veins 
at right angles and anastomosing with intermediate secondary 
veins, the ultimate reticulations not prominent; petioles stout, 
4 to 5 cm long. Panicles terminal, about as long as the leaves, 
uniformly and somewhat olivaceous-puberulent, narrowly pyra- 
midal, the lower branches 5 to 6 cm long. Flowers unknown, 
but the persistent sepals 5. Hypocarpium 5 to 6 mm long, 2 
mm wide at the base, 4 mm wide at the apex, longitudinally 
obscurely sulcate, slightly puberulent. Drupe (very immature) 
7 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, oblong-ovoid, slightly compressed, 
sparingly pubescent at the apex, apparently becoming entirely 
glabrous. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Quinatacutan River, Bur. Sci. 13163 Fox- 
worthy & Ramos, March, 1911, in forests along the river. 
Apparently a very characteristic species, its distinguishing features being 
its very coriaceous, glabrous, comparatively long-petioled, prominently nerved 
leaves, its narrowly pyramidal puberulent panicles, its hypocarpium much 
longer than wide, and its oblong-ovoid diaipes. 
SEMECARPUS LANCEOLATA sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, glabra; foliis crasse coriaceis, lanceolatis, usque 
ad 30 cm longis, utrinque angustatis, apice obtusis, basi acutis, 
nervis utrinque circiter 22, baud prominentibus, in siccitate 
supra nitidis, subtus pallidioribus, vix glaucescentibus, petiolo 
5 ad 7 cm longo; paniculis glabris, ramis inferioribus circiter 
13 cm longis, drupis reniformibus, compressis, leviter carinatis, 
2 cm latis. 
A small tree, apparently glabrous throughout (inflorescence 
and flowers not seen.) Branches stout, the ultimate ones 1.5 
cm in diameter, lenticellate, dark-brown, shining. Leaves lan- 
ceolate, 20 to 30 cm long, 4 to 7 cm wide, narrowed at both 
ends, the apex obtuse, base acute, thickly coriaceous, when dry 
shining, the upper surface rather pale, the lower one paler than 
the upper but not glaucous ; lateral nerves about 22 on each side 
of the midrib, not prominent, spreading, faintly anastomosing, 
the reticulations very irregular, the ultimate ones dense, indis- 
tinct; petioles 5 to 7 cm long. Panicles terminal, in fruit quite 
glabrous, the lower branches about 12 cm long. Flowers un- 
known. Hypocarpium, when dry, about 1 cm long, 8 mm wide 
at the tip, narrowed below, apparently very much larger when 
fresh, the peduncle usually about 1 cm long. Drupe reniform. 
