Psydrax puberula, a new species from the Philippines is here described and illustrated. It can easily be distinguished from the currently recognized Malesian Psydrax with its puberulent compound umbellate inflorescences with 14–25 flowers as well as a puberulent fruit stalk and fruit. P. puberula is the second species of Psydrax in the Philippines.
Pyrostria triflora, a new species of the tribe Vanguerieae of Rubiaceae from the Philippines is described and illustrated. The new species is unique from other representatives of the genus by its strictly 3-flowered inflorescences and geographic distribution.
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