SYMPLOCACEJE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 
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A tree 8 to 15 m. high, the trunk 25 to 75 centimeters in diameter, growing 
on densely forested slopes at an altitude of from 900 to 1,800 meters above the 
sea, differing from 8. ferruginea var. philippinensis in its leaves, which are green 
beneath when dry, and in its inflorescence. Common names: Gudic (Province of 
Benguet) ; Banatong babaye (Province of Bataan) ; Tayoin-iayorn (Province of 
Riza l ) . 
8. S. adenophylla Wall. var. Merrittii Brand, var. nov. 
Arbor vel frutex ranrulis ferrugineis vel saepe glabratis. Folia coria- 
cea, 4-9 cm. longa, 15-35 mm. lata, elliptica vel obovata, glandulosa, 
utrimque glaberrima, in apicem longissimum subito protracta, basi cune- 
ata; petiolns 10-15 mm. longus. Inlloreseentiae sordicle velntinae, petiolo 
duplo longiores, lloribns snbsessilibns ; calyx sordide velntinns, lobis lan- 
ceolato-acutis tubo multo brevioribus ; corolla calyce duplo longior ; 
stamina ca. 25 ; ovarium glabrum. Fruetus laete brunneus, glaber, 8-9 
mm. longus, ellipsoideus, lobis calycinis disco adpressis. 
Mindoro, Mount Halcon (For. Bur. 4400, 4428, 4440, 4447, collected by M. L. 
Merritt) June, 1906; (5752 Merrill) November, 1906. 8. adenophylla Merr. in 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907), Bot., 298. 
A shrub or small tree 2 to 3 meters high, the trunk 4 to 5 centimeters in 
diameter, with yellowish buds. It grows on ridges in dense thickets at an al- 
titude of from 1,500 to 2,450 meters above the sea, . differing from Malayan 
specimens of the species in its llroader leaves and somewhat larger fruit. 
9. S. oblongifolia (C. Presl) Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885), 214; Vidal Phan. 
Cuming. Philip. (1885), 124; Brand in Pflanzenreich, 6 (1901), 55; Merrill 
in Philip. Journ. Sci., 1 (1906), Suppl. 115. Car-lea oblongifolia C. Presl 
Epim. Bot. (1851), 217. 
Arbor ranrulis apice parce et breviter pilosis. Folia ad apicem ramo- 
rum dense conferta, 12-19 cm. longa, 4-6 cm. lata, oblonga, integerrima, 
utrimque glaberrima, obtflsa, basi cuneata. Spicae puberulae, multiflo- 
rae,' petiolo 4-6-plo longiores; bracteae minimae, subaequales, lanceo- 
lato-acutae; calycis tubus ferrugineus, lobi glabrati rotundati tubum 
subaequantes ; corolla calyce 4-plo longior; stamina ca. 60, corolla sub- 
longiora; ovarium glabrum. Fruetus 8 mm. longus, brunneus, glaber, 
cylindricus, trilocularis, lobis calycinis discum patenter superantibus. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Lamao River (For. Bur. 199 Barnes) January, 
1904; (For. Bur. 1223, 1246 Borden) June, 1904; (For. Bur. 2606 Meyer) 
February, 1905; (133 Wliitford) May, 1904; Mariveles (For. Bur. 757 Ahern ) 
January, 1902; Bur. Sci. (1651 Foxworthy) October, 1906; (For. Bur. 6267 
Curran) February, 1907. Guimaras (For. Bur. 269 Gammill) January, 1904; 
(For.. Bur. 6482 Everett) January, 1907; (For. Bur. 4540. P. del Villar) June, 
1906. Culion (577 Merrill) December, 1902; without locality (1054 Cuming) 
1836-40 (type). 
A tree 6 to 25 meters high, 15 to 40 centimeters in diameter, with straight 
trunk and full, goblet-shaped top, with gray smooth bark and reddish wood; 
flowers white and slightly fragrant; fruit green when fresh, brown when dried. 
It grows in thickets and open dry forests from slightly abo.ve sea level (8 meters) 
to an altitude of 700 meters, the timber being somewhat utilized locally for 
