12992, Cinnamomum mereadoi Vid. Slender erect tree 
in fertile humus covered dense woods of creek plats at 250 
feet; etem terete, S inches thick, 20 feet high, numerously 
branched from above the middle; wood very soft, the thin 
outside portion whitish, otherwise ochraleucus, without 
odor or taste, very light; bark smootnish, yellowish to 
grayish white, isabellius exeept the epidermis; twigs sub- 
areet, and forming 2 flattien crown, @reen, quite lax; 
leaves coriaceous, mainly horizontal, flat or shallowly 
folded on the upper very dark green surface, subglaucescently 
green beneath, tips recurved, very emooth on both sides; 
panicle erect, lax, the #telks pale green, snd oecasionally 
reddieh tinged and mor4 or lese angular; perianth sulvhureous, 
stamene citrinous, pietil etramineous; stamens sbout 9, 
introrse, 2-celled but the best developed have an extre 
aterile pair of pockets or sells; Puerte Princess, April, 
1912. - 
12994, Semecarpus taftiana Perk. Brect or ae¢ ending 
ehrubelike tree in damp humue covered earth with a stony 
subseil on wooded creek benke at 250 feet; stem 4 inches 
thick, 15 feet high or higher, terete, crooked, branched 
from near the base; wood dry and moderately hard, the thin 
outer portion white, the balance reddish tinged, odorless 
and taeteless; bark Latericius benesth the crayish white 
smooth or minutely checked surface, eaetaneous brown and 
juicy on the inner side; branches crooked and rather widely 
epreading, not numerousiy rebranched; Leaves charteceour 
horizontal, nearly fiat or folded upon the upper side, the 
margins irregularly wavy toward the recurved apex, peler or 
gubgleucest green beneath; stalke of infrutescence ase ending, 
dark green, rufous hairy; fruite divearicately epreading, | 
the thickened calyx yellowish gereen or yellow; the seed 
turning dull inearnatus when fully meture; Fuerto Princesa, 
April, 1911. 
12996. wWetophors fruticoes Bla. Slender shrub-like 
tree, in damp humus covered earth with « sand gravelly 
subsoil alonz densely wooded creek benke at 250 feet; 
atem terete, 1 inch thiek, 10 feet high, eperingly branch ed 
from below the middle; wood moderetely soft, white, except 
the apeékmgs dingy — yellowish central portion, odorless and 
tastelLess, bark minutely checked or smooth, ater, testaceas 
beneath the epidermis; branches ascending, only sparingly 
rebranched; the branchlets crooked and quite rigid, break-« 
ing with = anep; leaf stalks ascending, the subchartac eous 
blades horizontal and recurved, shallowly folded upon the 
Seaps deeper green upper side; inflorescence ascending 
and curved, all the stalks green, sparingly branched, bude. 
deep purpureous; flowers deciduous of the some color as 
are aleo the pedicels the perianth stamens flavus; the 
Arey fruits compressed, green; Puerte Princess, April, 
OLL« 
12996 a, Getophora fruticoss Bim, Puerto Princesa, 
April, 1911. . 
(No deseription) 

