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Prain, D. Report on the Indian Species of Pterocuipus. {Htray Leaves from 
Indian Forests; issued with Indian Forester 26 (1000) No. 10, pp. 1-16.) 
Five species are considered, especially witiv a view to live identity of the 
species yielding the padovik timber of commerce. But one species considered 
extends to the Philippines^ P. indims Willd., but in a footnote on page 10, 
the Philippine P. vidaUamts Polfe is reduced to P. echinaius Pers., a species 
previously known only from soutli Celebes. _ 
Rendle, A. B. Najadaceao. {Das Pfanzenrcich 7 (1901) pp. 1-21.) 
A single genua, 'Najas Linn., is recognized, containing 32 species and many 
varieties, of whicli the following are found in the Philippines: Najas 
foveolata A. Br., N. falciculata A. Br., and N. graminea Del. 
Robinson, C. B. The History of Botany in the Philip|jine Islands. {Journ. N. Y. 
Bot. Oard. 7 (1900) pp. 104-112.) 
A sketch of the history of Pliilippine botany from the year 1587 to the 
year lOOfJ, including some data not included by Merrill in his "Botanical 
Work in the Philippines.' 
Robinson, C. B. Snnie AnTmitics of the Philippine Flora. [Torreya, 7 (1907) 
pp. 1-4.) 
A review of the introduction to MerrllVs "New or Noteworthy Pliilippine 
Plants, V* Philip. Journ. Set. 1 (llKKi) Suppl. pp. l(m-24(i. 
Ruhland, W. Eriocaulonuceae. {Das Pflanzenreich, 13 (1003) pp. 1-204.) 
Nine genera are recognized of which but one, Friocaulon Linn,, with 193 
species, is represented in the Philippines, The species credited to the Phil- 
ip2>ines are E. truncatum Ham., which should be excluded as the specimen 
cited from the Philippines, No. 232G Cuming, was not collected in the Archi- 
pelago but in Malacca; E. sexangulare Linn., British India to China and the 
Philippines, and E. sieholdianum Sieb. et. Zucc, British India to China, Japan, 
the Philippines and Java. One species has been described frtmi Philippine 
material since the publication of the above monograph, E. 'inerrillii Ruhl. 
Schindler, Anton K. Halorrhagaceao. {Das Pflanzenrcich 23 (1905) pp. 1-133.) 
Of this family but a single species, Gunnera macrophyUa Blume, Java, 
Sumatra, Luzon and New Guinea, is credited to the Philipjunes. Since the | 
publication of the monograph however the following species have been added 
to the Philippine flora: M yriophylhim spicatum L., widely distributed; 
Halorrhagis micrantha (Thunb.) E. Br., E. philippinensxs Merr., H, scahra 
var. elongata Schindl., and H. halconensis Merr. 
Schumann, K. Musaceae. {Das Pflanzenreich, 1 (1900) pp. 1-45.) 
Five genera are recognized, two being represented in the Philippines, one 
Musa by many forms, the other Ravenala by occasional cultivated specimens. 
The only species of Musa credited to the Philippines by Schumann are M. 
textilis N6e, the source of abacS, Manila hemp, and forms of U. paradisiaca 
L., the common banana and plantain. No attempt is made to reduce the 
numerous forms described by Blanco in his "Flora de Filipinas.'* Uavenala 
madagascarensis Sonn., the "traveller's palm" has been introduced into the 
. Archipelago and is occasionally cultivated for ornamental purposes. 
Schumann, K. Zingiberaceae. {Das Pflanzenreich, 20 (1904) pp. 1-458.) 
The following species are credited to the Philippines: Hcdychiuni philip- 
pincnsi' K. Schum., endemic; {Brachychilus a genus of two species apparently 
erroneously credited to the Philippines in note on generic distribution and 
in conspectus of species, but under the species the Philippines are not 
mentioned); Glohha hrevifoUa Iv. Schum., G. gracilis K. Schum., G. camp- 
aophylla K. Schum., G. parvifiora PresI, G. pyramidata Gagnepaln, G, 
