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MERRILL. 
MELHCOPE Foist. 
Melicope curranii sp. nov. § Entoganum. 
Arbuscula glabra; foliis oblongo-obovatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, acu- 
minatis, simplicibus; panieulis axillaribus, risque ad 4 cm longis, pauei- 
lioris; floribus 4-meris, 2 ad 2.5 mm longis. 
A shrub, glabrous throughout. Branches slender, brown, terete, the 
branchlets greenish.* Leaves simple, membranaceous, oblong-obovate to 
oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, 11 to 17. cm long, 4 
to 6 cm wide, shining ; nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the midrib, irregular, 
somewhat prominent beneath, distant, anastomosing; petiolule about 1 
cm long, the petiole 2 to 5 cm long, geniculate at the joint with the 
petiolule. Panicles small, axillary, peduncled, 4 cm long or less, the 
branches short, spreading. Flowers 4-merous, greenish-white, their ped- 
icels 2 mm long. Calyx short, 4-toothed, the teeth acute. Petals 
oblong, acute, 2 to 2.5 mm long, 1 mm wide, valvate and with an ap- 
pendage at the apex inside. Stamens 8, about 1 mm long. Ovary 
4-lobed; style short; stigma 4-lobed. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, For. Bur. 9663 Curran, March, 1908. 
In general appearance resembling Melicope lusoniensis Engl., but characterized 
at once by its simple leaves. The same form has also been collected by Vidal 
(Herb. Ivew). 
CH 1SOCH ETON Illume. 
Chisocheton curranii sp. nov. § Euchisocheton, Paniculati. 
Foliis modice petiolatis, 2- vel 3-jugatis, petiolis rhaehide petiolulisque 
fulvo-olivaceo-pubescentibus ; foliolis oppositis, elliptico-oblongis vel ellip- 
t.ico-ovatis, basi acutis, apice breviter acuminatis, costa nervisque utrinque 
hirsutis: panieulis axillaribus, angustis, 9 ad 15 cm longis, pauce breviter 
ramosis, dense pubescentibus ; floribus breviter pedicellatis ; petalis 5, 
pubescentibus, ca. 16 mm longis; tubo cylindrico, 5-laciniato; ovario 
2-loculare. 
A small tree about 5 m high, the branches appressed-brownish-pubes- 
cent. Leaves about 20 cm long, the rachis, petiolules, midribs, and 
nerves on both sides of the leaflets densely olivaceous-brownish-pubes- 
cent or hirsute; leaflets subcoriaceous, opposite, 2 or 3 pairs, 8 to 
11 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, apex short acuminate, base acute, the 
nerves and midrib on both surfaces pubescent or hirsute; nerves about 7 
on each side of the midrib, prominent, the reticulations distinct; petio- 
lules 5 to 7 mm long. Panicles pubescent, axillary, narrow, 9 to 15 cm 
long, the branches very short, spreading or ascending, few, 1 to 2 cm 
long. Calyx pubescent, cup-shaped, 4 to 5 mm long, the teeth short, 
rounded. Petals yellowish- white, about 16 mm long, 2 mm wide, pubes- 
cent outside, glabrous within. Stamina! tube 13 to 14 mm long, cylin- 
drical, free, appressed-hirsute on both sides, the apex 5-lobed, the lobes 
