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MERRILL. 
the apex broadly rather obscurely acuminate, the base acute, 5 to 7 cm. 
long, 1.5 to 3 cm. wide, coriaceous, somewhat shining, glandular-punctate 
beneath; nerves 5 to 6 on each side of the midrib, obscure; petioles 6 
to 8 mm. long. Racemes axillary, solitary, the basal bracts wanting, 
3 to 4 cm. long, few flowered, the pedicels 4 to 5 mm. long, each 
subtended by small basal bract, the flowers white. Sepals 6, rarely 5, 
ovate, acute, about 1 mm. long. Petals 6, rarely 5, symmetrical oblong- 
ovate, obtuse, 2 to 2.5 mm. long, epunctate, united for the lower 0.5 mm. 
Filaments 1 mm. long; anthers broadly ovoid, 0.5 mm. long. Ovary 
rudimentary in staminate flowers, ovoid, glabrous. 
In ridge-forests at 1,800 m. alt. (No. 5771). 
Rather an anomalous species for this genus because of its usually 6-merous 
flowers and with its petals manifestly united below. Careful dissection of many 
flowers shows them to be mostly 6-merous, but sometimes 5-merous on the same 
branches and even in the same racemes. 
PRIMULACEiE. 
LYSIMACHIA (Tourn.) Linn. 
Lysimachia ramosa Wall. Cat. (1828) n. 1490; Knuth in Engler’s Pfianz- 
enreich. 22 (1905) 271. 
In forests at 2,000 m. alt. (No. 4443 Merritt) June, 1906. 
Previously known in the Philippines only from the mountains of northern 
Luzon. 
Himalayan region to Java and the northern Philippines. 
SAPOTACE2E. 
PALAQUIUM Blanco. 
Palaquium sp. aff. P. luzoniensi Vid. 
In forests along the Alag River at 100 m. alt. (No. 5767). 
Previously known only from Luzon and Mindoro. 
Palaquium sp. aff. P. luzoniensi Vid. 
In forests at 1,100 m. alt., fragmentary imperfect material from fallen branches 
of a large tree. 
SYMPLOCACE2E. 
SYMPLOCOS Linn. 
Symplocos adenophylla Wall. Cat. (1828) No. 4427; Brand in Engl. Pflanz- 
enreich 6 (1901) 48. 
In exposed ridge- thickets at 2,450 m. alt. (No. 5752) ; also collected by Merritt 
in June, 1906, at from 1,500 to 2,200 m. alt. (Nos. 4406, 4428, 4440, 4447). 
Specimens of the above were sent to Dr. A. Brand, who has identified them as 
above. No specimens with mature flow'ers were collected, only with immature 
buds and mature fruits, the fruit being slightly longer than in the type specimens. 
The species is new to the Philippines. 
Penang, Singapore, Banca and North Borneo. 
