12964. Asterine irregularis Syd. nov. spec. On the 
older lesves of tree number 12963; spote more or less circular; 
the beneath usuelly lerger, finer, end somewhat irregaler. 
in shepe; the ebove more numerous, emaller end more cirenlar; 
ell co#l-black and with deeper black minute spore cases. 
Puerto Princesa, April, 1911...  (Hoet:- Vatice obtasifolia - 
Blm.) There sre two fungi on the leaves (1) one only on 
the upper side, smell, equally distriouted over the surface. 
Thie is qnite immature. (2) the other only on the ander 
side, forming large patches of 1/2-1 em. diam. This is 
Asterine irregularis nh. gp. 
12965. Yerris subalternati folie Elm. ne sp. 
Seendent shrub end overtopping lerge trees in s fertile 
deneély wooded flat st 250 feet; stem flexible, 5 inches 
thick, wedded, crooked, branched toward the top only; 
- branchlets numerous, tough, suberect; leaves mostly des- 
eercing, coriagecons, folded upon the upper richly and shin- 
ning green eurfece, much lighter green or even yellowish 
green beneat!.; inflorescence axillary or scattered slong 
the brenchlet<, ereet or sesttering, densely flowered, all 
the atalks yellowiech green; the early falling flowers with 
a G@istinet sour dough odor, horizontally spreading, 
pele sulphor yellow except the greenish ovary and aurantia- 
geous anthers; rather eoft in textare, wood porous, dingy 
yellowish white, o@orless and testeless, the cireuler 
centrsl mase surrounded by severel peripherel] divisions; 
bark grayich brown on the more or Jess roughened surface, 
castencons otherwise, extending in between the divisions 
end about the centrel masse. Puerto Princesa, April, 1911. 
12966. Taxotrophis obtusa Elm. n. Sp. Quite slemder 
trees in compact rather fertile soil of » densely wooded 
flat at 260 feet; stem 10 inches thiek, GO feet high, 
branched from ebove the midile, terete; mein branches 
gltimately numerously brane hed; the twige relatively 
short, suberect, whitish, repestedly branched; leaves sl1so 
escending, rigidly coriaceous, shining on the shallowly 
folded upper surfece, much ligrter green or yellowish 
so beneath, ecopione; infloreseent spikes exillary, erect, 
the rachis yellowish green, the perienth segments nearly 
bading, suthere eremenus; twirs very touch; wood dingy 
qhite, eoncentricelly ringed, odorless and without taste, 
herd, brittle and reavy; bark smoothish, greyish white, 
hypodermis green; otherwise seppy white. Puerto Princess, 
April, 1911. 
12967. Gelonium sub¢lomernletum Elm. n. sp. Smell 
erect tree in bleck fertile soil with ® gravelly subsoil in 
deise woodea slong tre river eat 260 feet; stem terete, nearly 
streight, 10 inches thick, 85 feet high, brenched chiefly 
et the top; wood white, moderately herd, light, odorless, 
sweetish; bark smoothish, greyish mottled, dry and whitish 
except the epidermis; branches numerously end crookedly 
rebranched; the sscending twige quite rigid, the lesef 
besring portion dull deep green; leeves ascending suberect, 
shiny on both sides, peler green beneath, neerly fist; 
flowers deciduous, odoriees, fascicled and upon very short 
stelk srivirg from the exile of the leaves or their -ecers, 
buds green, pedicels md perienth oechralencous, stamens 
eremens. Puerto Prineess, April, 1911. 
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