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from the former by its 3-celled ovary, and from the latter by the more horny 
texture of the walls of the capsules. It is not likely to be mistaken for either 
on casual inspection, as its leaves are thinner and of different shape from those 
of G. longistylum, smaller, narrower, and more falcate than those of G. tricho- 
gynum. It resembles G. brunneum Hook. f. in its leaves and general appearance 
of the styles, but the latter has 5 or 6 anthers, a different inflorescence, and the 
ovary is 4- to 6-celled. 
Glochidion curran ii C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 102. 
This has great general resemblance to a New Guinea species, Glochidion gla- 
brum J. J. Smith, 11 but the pistillate flowers are different. The inner lobes of 
the perianth are very strikingly shorter than the outer, whereas in the Philip- 
pine plants, this difference, although noted in the original description, is quite 
slight. There are other less important differences, but the two species should 
be considered closely allied, unless more emphasis is laid on this character than 
has ordinarily been done. 
Glochidion ligulatum sp. nov. § Hemiglochidion. 
Frutex: floribus pistilliferis axillaribus, fasciculatis, vel in ramis axil- 
laribus brevissimis suffultis ; perianthio alte 6-partito, segmentis lanceo- 
latis, acutis; ovario triloculare; stylo basi parum ovarie altius latiore, 
multo longiore, apice trilobato, lobis saepe bifidis: foliis chartaceis, an- 
guste ellipticis vel anguste oblanceolatis, utrinque acutis, glabris. 
Staminate flowers unknown : pistillate flowers in threes or fours, in 
axillary fascicles or upon axillary branches about 2 mm long; the bracts 
sometimes ciliate, the plant otherwise glabrous; pedicels about 0.5 mm 
long; perianth about 1.8 mm long, divided nearly to the base into 6 lan- 
ceolate, barely imbricate, nearly acute segments; petals and disk none; 
ovary globose, 0.5 mm in diameter, 6-grooved, 3-celled, each cell 2-ovuled, 
passing with very slight narrowing into a fleshy ligulate or oblanceolate 
style 2.5 to 3 mm long, 0.8 mm in diameter above the middle, somewhat 
3-angled, divided for about 0.5 mm at the apex into 3 lobes, which are 
nearly always shortly 2-cleft at their apices: capsule not seen beyond 2.5 
mm in diameter, still 6-grooved, 3-celled, the cells 2-seeded. 
A glabrous shrub, 1 m high, the bark of the branches and branchlets 
gray, more or less mingled with dark-brown : petioles about 2 mm long ; 
lamina chartaeeous, but firm, narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblanceolate, 
6.5 to 11 cm long, 1 to 1.7 cm wide, the inequilateral base acute and 
decurrent, the margins revolute, the apex straight or slightly falcate, 
barely or not acuminate, acute, mucronate ; pairs of veins 8 to 10, slender, 
their ends forming a widely arching submarginal vein ; other venation 
rather lax, evident; stipules about 1.5 mm long, the base ovate, short, the 
apex acicular. 
Ltjzon, Province of Ilocos Norte, Mount Dagat, Bur. Sci. 77 46 Ramos. The 
section is inferred from its apparent alliances, especially among Philippine species, 
with G. longistylum , which has a longer and narrower style, 4-celled ovary, and 
R4s. Expgd. Nterl. Nouv. Guin. 8 (1910) 224, pi. 53. 
