xv, 5 Burkill : Gordonia in the Philippines 477 
Gordonia luzonica has been too little collected in fruit; and, 
though there is a slightly different facies about G. subclavata, 
the line between them needs defining upon more ample material 
than is now available. 
Gordonia subclavata was collected at Bauco, Bontoc Sub- 
province, by Vanoverbergh (No. 1465), with fruit, in September 
or October; and by Ramos (Bur. Sci. 23391 ) on Mount Lalao, 
Sorsogon Province, with fruit, in August. The two localities 
are far apart; but the specimens are an exact match. The 
altitude at which the first was collected is 1,700 meters and that 
of the second about 300 meters. The height of the tree in the 
first is recorded as 3 or 4 meters; in the second, as about 20 
meters. 
As stated above, Gordonia benguetica has been collected but 
once. This was at Baguio along a stream depression at an 
altitude of about 1,200 meters. The tree was 4 meters high, 
and had flower buds as well as ripe capsules. The leaves are 
large, exactly rounded above under the mucro, and conspicuously 
toothed along the margins; the veins are fairly evident to the 
eye, while the midrib at the back, especially toward the base, 
is clothed with silky hairs. It is very desirable that more ma- 
terial of this species be collected; for, although the shape of 
the leaf is so distinct from that of G. luzonica as to render it 
impossible to look upon it — a small tree — as immature G. lu- 
zonica, one gathering is less than is desirable for the defining 
of the species. 
Gordonia polisana is a quite distinct species. It has been 
collected twice upon Mount Polis in Bontoc Subprovince, For. 
Bur. 1S384 Alvarez, and Sandkuhl 316, both times in the month 
of January, and both times with flowers. These flowers are 
very large — Mr. Sandkuhl says 11 to 14 cm across — and dried 
they measure 3 cm. The flowers are white. The tree is re- 
corded as from 10 to 15 meters high, and as growing in the 
mossy forest or just below it from 1,500 to 1,600 meters’ 
altitude. A broken-up capsule was secured by Sandkuhl, and it 
is obvious that it tapers gradually after the manner of G. 
penangensis. 
The remaining species, that represented by For Bur. 9757 
Merritt, has rather small entire leaves and the appearance of 
having been wind swept. Doubtless it occurs on the margin of 
stunted vegetation, although the altitude is given as 1,000 me- 
