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MERRILL. 
SIDEROXYLON I jinn. 
Sideroxylon stenophyllum sp. nov. 
Arbor glabra, ca. 25 m alta; foliis anguste oblongo-lanceolatis, basi 
apiceqne acuminatis, subcoriaceis, nitidis, usque ad 11 cm longis, 1.5 
ad 2.5 cm latis; nervis utrinque 8 vel 9, prominentibus ; fructibus ovoideis, 
glabris, ca. 5 cm longis; seminibus nitidis, 3.2 cm longis. 
A tree about 25 m high, the branches terete, gray, glabrous, the 
terminal buds slightly pubescent. Leaves narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 
subcoriaceous, shining, glabrous, 7 to 11 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, 
the apex acuminate, the acumen blunt, the base decurrent-acuminate ; 
nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the midrib, prominent, the reticulations 
obscure; petioles slender, 1 to 2 cm long. Fruit ovoid, glabrous, 5 cm 
long, apparently somewhat fleshy when fresh, but the pericarp brittle 
when dry, gray, shining, 5-celled, usually with but two matured seeds 
which are shining, brown, pointed at both ends, 3.2 cm long. 
Mindoro, For. Bur. 8626 Merritt, January, 1908. 
A very characteristic species, readily recognizable by its narrow few-nerved 
leaves and very large fruits; apparently allied to Sideroxylon macranthum Merr., 
but very different from that species. 
OLEACEiE. 
JASMINUM Linn. 
Jasminum macrocarpum sp. nov. § Unifoliolata. 
Frutex scandens; ramis ramulisque brunneis, teretibus vel leviter com- 
pressis, gracilibus; foliis ovatis, simplicibus, subcoriaceis, supra nitidis, 
8 to 10 cm longis, usque ad 7 cm latis, apice tenuiter acuminatis; pe- 
tiolis articulatis ; nervis utrinque ca. 9 ; paniculis axillaribus terminali- 
busque; fructibus nitidis, nigris, ca. 2 cm longis. 
A scandent shrub, nearly glabrous throughout, the branches and 
branchlets terete or slightly compressed, slender, brownish, glabrous. 
Leaves simple, ovate, subcoriaceous, glabrous, shining on the upper 
surface,. 8 to 10 cm long, 4 to 7 cm wide, the base rounded or acute, the 
apex slenderly and sharply acuminate; lateral primary nerves about 
9 on each side of the midrib, not prominent, anastomosing, irregular; 
petioles 1 to 2 cm long, jointed at the middle or at the lower two-thirds. 
Flowers unknown. Panicles in fruit axillary and terminal, 10 cm 
long or less, slightly pubescent. Pedicels about 5 mm long. Calyx 
somewhat urceolate, 2 to 3 mm long, slightly pubescent, obscurely 6- 
toothed, in fruit much enlarged and thickened. Fruit ellipsoid or 
