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ROBINSON. 
late one-flowered, at the base of the staminate ; axes of the inflorescence 
densely covered with reddish-brown pubescence; bracts at the nodes of 
the cyme lanceolate, acuminate, about 3.5 mm long, bracteoles upon 
the pedicels similar hut more slenderly acuminate, about 1 mm long: 
sepals of staminate flowers 2, red at the central part of the base, else- 
where white, suborbicular to ovate, 3.5 to 5 mm long, 4.5 to 6 mm 
wide, rounded, truncate, or slightly cordate at the base, rounded at the 
apex, . often with pubescence similar to that of the pedicels on the part 
of the outer surface overlying the anthers ; petals none ; stamens about 
40, the filaments for the whole or nearly the whole of their length 
united into a column, the anthers oblong-oblanceolate, 1 to 1.3 mm 
long, notched at the apex : capsule upon a pedicel 3 to 4 mm long, 
obovate, the apex truncate, 1.6 cm long and wide, sharply 3-winged, 
3-celled. 
Plants terrestrial, erect, with , a somewhat woody base, 30 to 50 cm 
high, often branched at the base, the stems with pubescence similar to 
that of the inflorescence but darker-colored : leaves alternate but often 
opposed by short lateral branches ; petioles 3 to 10 mm long, the lamina 
obliquely obovate, strongly- inequilateral, the longer and wider side not 
produced at the base more than 2 mm beyond the other, slightly auricled 
or rounded, the shorter side usually acute, the apex forming an obtuse 
or acute acumen not exceeding 1 cm in length, the margins sometimes 
merely obscurely sinuate but much more often toward the apex with 
shallow but broad teeth, the teeth very obtuse to acute; 5- to 7-plinerved 
at the base, with 2 to 4 additional veins on each side of the midrib ; 
pubescence like that of the stem present upon the petioles, the veins 
and to a much less extent the Intervening tissue of the under surface, the 
last also lepidote. 
Polillo, Bur. Sci. 6857 (type), 69 44 Robinson, Bur. Sci. 10322 McGregor. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Mahabangsugsugan River ( Siniloan trail ) , Bur. 
Sci. 9474 Robinson. Closely allied to B. jagori Warb., but distinguished by the 
smaller flowers, narrower anthers, and less toothed leaves. It has even greater 
superficial resemblance to an undescribed species from Mindanao, but a very 
different inflorescence. 
Other species/ Begonia pseudolateralis Warb., 6903. 
THYMELAEACEAE. 
Phaleria perrottetiana (Meissn. ) -F .-Vi-11., 10329 ; 
SONNERATIACEAE. 
Sonneratia pagatpat Blanco, 6964, 9485, 10382, local name pagatpat. 
PUNICACEAE. 
Punica granatum Linn., probably cultivated only, 9163, local name granada. 
