THE FLORA OF MOUNT HALCON. 
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DISCOCALYX Mez: 
Discocalyx sp. 
In forests at 1,400 m. alt. (No. 5608), specimens with immature fruit only, 
apparently undescribed. 
Discocalyx sp. 
In forests at 1,800 m. alt. (No. 5508). 
RAPANEA Aubl. 
Rapanea retusa Merrill n. sp. 
Prut ex glaber ad 3 m. alta; folris oblongo-oblanceolatis, coriaceis, 
apice retusis, basi cimeatis, ■ 2 ad 5 cm. longis, subtus valde glandu- 
loso-punctatis ; flores 4-meri, 2 mm. longi, fasciculati; petalis ovatis, 
acutis, punetatis usque ad J connatis. 
An erect much, branched shrub about 3 m. high, glabrous throughout. 
Branches -brown or gray, the younger ones glandular-punctate. Leaves 
oblong-oblanceolate, to narrowly elliptical-oblanceolate, 2 to 5 cm. long, 
0.5 to 1.5 cm. wide, coriaceous, shining above, both surfaces- glandular- 
punctate, the lower one more prominently so, margins entire, the apex 
refuse, the base cuneate; petioles 3 to 8 mm. long; nerves and reticula- 
tions obscure. Flowers fasciculate in the leaf-axils, usually about 5 in a 
fascicle, the pedicels glabrous, glandular-punctate, 3 to 4 mm. long. 
Calyx lobes 4, ovate, acute, nearly 1 mm. long, glandular-punctate. 
Corolla 2 mm. long, the lobes 4, narrowly-ovate, acute, glandular- 
punctate, united for the lower d- Anthers suborbicular-ovate, about 
1.2 mm. long. Fruit globose, about 3 mm. in diameter, slightly glan- 
dular-punctate or nearly epunctate, crowned by the style which is 
apparently sessile and coarsely lobed. 
In open heaths at 2,400 m. alt. (Nos. 5734, 5735) ; both specimens in fruit; 
also collected by Merritt in July, 1906, at from 1,600 to 2,200 m. alt. (Nos. 4426, 
4449 ) , both specimens with staminate flow'ers. 
Apparently a distinct species, characterized by its 4-merous flowers, and oblong- 
oblanceolate, retuse, glabrous, glandular-punctate leaves, but in the absence of 
pistillate flowers I am not sure of its affinity, but it appears to belong in the 
group with Rapanea myrtillina, M. platystigma, etc., this group being developed in 
New Zealand, Australia, etc., with a single species extending as far north as New 
Guinea. 
EMBELIA Burm. 
Embelia halconensis Merrill n. sp. (§ Pattaraf) 
Frutex vel arbor erecta, glabra; foliis oblongo-ovatis, integris, 5 ad 
7 cm. longis; racemis axillaribus, solitariis, 3 ad 4 cm. longis, basi 
squamis imbricatis destitutis; flores 5 et 6-meri, petalis basi breviter 
connatis; filamentis quam petalis brevioribus. . 
A shrub or tree glabrous throughout, reaching a height of 10 m. 
Branches dark gray, slender, lenticellate. Leaves oblong-ovate, entire, 
