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MERRILL AND ROLFE. 
GORDONIA Ell. 
Gordonia luzonica Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (188(5) 57. 
Gordonia fragrans Men - , in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 95. 
A species not uncommon in the mountains of Luzon, G. fragrans not being 
distinct from Vidal’s species. 
Gordonia Vidalii Szysz. in Engl. & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3° (1893) 185. 
G. acuminata Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 58, non Zoll. 
This species must be excluded from the Theacece, as the type, Vidal 111/6, is 
a sterile specimen of Shorea or Hopea (Dipterocarpacece) , with a large foliaceous 
gall, which was mistaken by Vidal for a flower bud. 
DIPTEROCARPACE2E. 
DIPTEROCARPUS Gaertn. f. 
Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 2 (1845) 31; Brandis in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 31 (1895) 31; Men - , in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 
Suppl. 97. 
D. velutinus Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 59; Brandis 1. c. 
D. fulvus Blume Mus. Bot. 2 (1852) 37; Brandis 1. c. 40. 
This is a common and widely distributed endemic species, yielding most of 
the timber that enters the Manila market under the name of “panao.” The 
specimens referred to this species by Vidal, Revision 59, are all sterile, and two 
of them are apparently Dipterocarpus grandiflorus. Blanco. D. velutinus Vidal we 
consider to represent typical D. vernicifluus Blanco, and is accordingly reduced, 
as our large series of specimens agree both with Vidal’s type specimen and with 
Blanco’s description. D. fulvus Blume was based on a sterile specimen collected 
in the Philippines by Perrottet, and an examination of the type in Herb. Leiden 
shows it to be sapling leaves of D. vernicifluus. 
PARASHOREA Kurz. 
Parashorea plicata Brandis in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 31 (1895) 104. 
P. Warburgii Brandis 1. c. 
But one species is represented in all our Philippine material. P. plicata was 
based on Vidal 76, 090, and 2033, all with flowers, while P. Warburgii was based 
on fruits alone. We have a specimen, Bur. Sci. 3289 Ramos, with mature fruit, 
from the same locality as the type of P. plicata, the leaf and branch characters 
agreeing perfectly with Vidal’s specimens; at the same time the fruits are 
identical with the type specimen of P. Warburgii, which must accordingly be 
reduced to P. plicata. The species is not uncommon in the Philippines and is 
represented by the following additional specimens : 
Luzon, Province of Sorsogon, For. Bur. 1/528 Zschokke, May, 1906; For. 
Bur. 5757/ Pray, December, 1906: Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, Bur. Sci. 11/61, 
3289 Ramos: Province of Laguna, Santa Maria Mavitac, For. Bur. 10071 Curran; 
Mount Banajao, For. Bur. 8051 Curran & Merritt; Malicboi, Ritchie 51; Guina- 
yangan, Bagger: Province of Camarines Sur, Pasacao, Ahern 101/, 291. Masbate, 
Whitford 1673. Catanduanes, For. Bur. 6679 Pray. Negros, Gimagaan River, 
Whitford 1616. Mindanao, Province of Surigao, Ahern 356; For. Bur. 7563 
Hutchinson. 
