NEW PHILIPPINE PLANTS. 
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Schefflera obliqua Merrill sp. nov. 
Glabra ; foliis 5-foliolatis, foliolis late ovatis vel oblong'o-ovatis, nitidis, 
integris, apice caudato-acuminatissimis, basi late truncato-obliquis, rari- 
ter subacutis; paniculis terminalibus, ramulis patentibus; floribus 5-meris, 
petalis coalitis. 
Scandent, glabrous throughout, the branches somewhat thickened, 
gray, strongly lenticellate. Leaves 5-foliolate, their petioles 8 to 10 
cm long, petiolules 3 to 12 cm long, that of the middle leaflet longer 
than the lateral ones; stipules 1 to 1.5 cm long, inflated, clasping; leaf- 
lets glabrous, shining, papyraceous, 10 to 20 cm long, 5 to 10 cm wide, 
broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, entire, the apex very sharply caudate-acum- 
inate, the base various, usually very broad and truncate, oblique, the 
angles rounded, rarely subacute, the middle leaflet equilateral, the four 
lateral ones strongly inequilateral; nerves about 13 on each side of the 
midrib, not prominent, the reticulations obscure. Panicles terminal, the 
common rachis elongate, the lateral branches spreading, usually 15, about 
20 cm long, elongate in fruit, the flowers in about 12-flowered umbels, 
the ultimate branchlets or peduncles 2 cm long, frequently with sup- 
plementary fascicles of flowers at about the middle, the pedicels 5 mm 
long or less. Calyx shallow, truncate. Petals entirely coalesced form- 
ing an ovoid mitre-like corolla 3 mm long and 3 mm in diameter, blunt 
at the apex. Stamens 5 ; filaments very short ; anthers about 2 mm 
long. Ovary 5- or 6-celled; style none. Fruit ovoid, yellowish-red, 
somewhat fleshy, nearly 1 cm long, broad at the base, apex acute, 5- or 
6-sulcate, the resulting ridges rounded. 
Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 816, in flower, Jan- 
uary, 1907, in fruit March, 1907 : Province of Surigao, Surigao, Bolster 311, 
August and October, 1906, specimens immature and somewhat smaller than the 
type, but manifestly the same species. 
A most characteristic form, recognizable by its very peculiarly shaped leaves, 
large fruits and united petals. 
Schefflera simplicifolia Merrill sp. nov. 
Glabra, foliis simplicibus, foliolis lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, 
acuminatis, usque ad 16 cm longis, margine irregulariter leviter repandis; 
paniculis terminalibus, ramis elongatis, paucifloris; floribus 5-meris, 
petalis liberis, reflexis. 
Scandent, glabrous throughout, the branches slender, terete, light- 
gray. Leaves simple, the petiole 1.5 to 2 cm long, the petiolule very 
short. Leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, subcoriaceous, 9 to 16 cm 
long, 2 to 5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base rounded or subacute, margins 
slightly and irregularly repand ; nerves not prominent, the primary ones 
scarcely differentiated from the secondary ones and reticulations. Pan- 
icles terminal, the common rachis 2 to 3 cm long, the branches few, 
usually in pairs, elongate, slender, the primary ones 8 to 13 cm long, 
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