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MERRILL. 
ARALIACEAE. 
SCHEFFLERA Forst. 
SCHEFFLERA STELLULATA sp. nov. § Heptapleurum. 
Arbor parva, inflorescentiis stellato-furfuraceis exceptis gla- 
bra; foliis longe petiolatis, palmatim 6- ad 9-foliolatis, foliolis 
subcoriaceis, oblongis, brevissime abrupte acuminatis, usque ad 
25 cm longis ; inflorescentiis terminalibus, ramis paucis, elongatis, 
racemosis; floribus 5-meris, capitato-umbellatis, umbellis pedun- 
culatis, racemosis. 
A small tree {fide McGregor), glabrous except the inflorescence 
which is minutely stellate-furfuraceous throughout with a some- 
what brownish or grayish indumentum. Branches terete, gray, 
marked with the annular scars of fallen petioles. Leaves pal- 
mately 6- to 9-foliolate, their petioles about 28 cm long. Leaflets 
oblong, subcoriaceous, somewhat shining, of about the same color 
on both surfaces when dry, 15 to 25 cm long, 6 to 7 cm wide, 
the apex very shortly and abruptly acuminate or merely acute, 
the base usually rounded, sometimes subacute; primary nerves 
10 to 12 on each side of the midrib, rather distinct, anastomos- 
ing; petioles 5 to 8 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate, 
peduncled, the peduncle and rachis about 30 cm long, each 
panicle with about 6, slender, elongated, racemosely arranged 
primary branches 25 to 35 cm in length, all parts stellate-fur- 
furaceous, each primary branch with about 30 peduncled, race- 
mosely arranged subcapitate umbels, the umbels with from 15 
to 20 flowers, the lower umbels with peduncles 10 to 12 mm in 
length, the upper ones gradually shorter, the umbels 1 cm in 
diameter or less. Flowers greenish-yellow, 5-merous, their 
pedicels 1 to 1.5 mm long, in fruit up to 4 mm long. Calyx 
funnel-shaped, subtruncate, about 2 mm in diameter. Petals 5, 
ovate, free, acute or obtuse, 2 mm long, marked with small 
brownish-yellow dots and dashes. Stamens 5 ; filaments slender, 
3 to 4 mm long; anthers about 1 mm long. Ovary 5-celled. 
Fruit turbinate, 2.5 mm in diameter, the apex convex, grayish, 
rugose. 
Luzon, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Dupax, Bur. Sci. 11251 McGregor, 
April 15, 1912. 
A characteristic species, distinguishable by its stellate-furfuraceous in- 
florescence, its capitate-umbellate flowers, the umbels being racemosely dis- 
posed on the elongated branches of the inflorescence, and by its oblong 
leaflets. 
