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evidence is not confined to the higher altitudes of Mindoro, for the cliar- 
nctoristic Malayan or Indo-Mahxyan genera represented by Clirysophyllum 
roxhurgJdi and OcJitorharis javanica, both species of low elovations, are at 
present known in the Pliilippines only from this island. However, as 
other Bornean and Austral i^ni types are known in the Philippines only 
in Lnzon^ the botanical evidence alono is not conchisivo. 
In the present paper and in those by Copcland, Brothrrns and Amrs 
on the Ilalcon flora, considerably over GOO species are considered, for 
the greater part collected on two short expeditions, both made under 
very unfavorable conditions for collecting and preserving botanical mn- 
terial because of the prevailing rains, Mr. Merritt's expedition Iiaving 
been made in June, and vaj own in N"ovember. Considering tliat in 
this region plants flower throughout the year, different species at difl^erent 
seasons, it seems very probable that we at present know considerably less 
than one-half the species actually growing on TTalcon, and that future 
exploration will yield nuich material and many data ol value. Halcon 
then, like Kinabalu, must still be considered to be very imperfectly known 
botanically, the former rather better than the latter, for in Stapfs paper 
on the flora of the latter only about 450 species are enumerated. 
PINACE^. 
AGATHIS Salisb. 
Agathis philippinensis Warb. Monsunia 1 (1900) 185, (. 8. f. K. 
In forests 700 to 2,500 m. alt., abundant, mature cone only collected. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines, from northern Luzon to southern Minda- 
nao. Endemic. 
TAXACE^.« 
DACRYDIUM Soland. 
Dacrydium falciforme (Pari.) Pilger in Engl. Pflanzenreich 18 (1903) 45. 
Podocarpus faloiformis Pari, in DC. Prodr. 16" (1808) (iS5. 
In forests at 1,800 ni. alt. (No. 5744) ; also collcoted by ,l/rrn7f in Juno, 190fi. 
at 100 m. alt. (No. 4425). 
Borneo. 
Tliis species was previously collected on Halcon (Dulangan) by Whitehead, 
and reported by Rcndle.'' The above specimens exactly match fragmentB of No. 
1007 Beccari, from Mount Mattang, Sura\\ak, Borneo, kindly sujjplied mo by 
Dr. Beccari, except tliat the leaves of the Halcon specimens are slightly Rmalh-r 
tlian in the Borneo plant. An interesting Bornean type in the Philijjpine flora. 
Dacrydium efatum (Roxh.) Wall, ex Hook, Lond. Journ. Bot. 2 (1843) 144, 
t. 2; Pilger 1. e. 51. Junipvnts cUila Koxb., Fl. Ind. 3 {ls;t2) 838. 
In forests on exposed ridges at 1,300 m. alt. (No. 5780); also collected by 
Merritt at 1,000 m. alt. (No. 4419). 
"By F. \V. Foxworthy, Bureau of Science, Manila. 
'Journ. Bot. (1S9C), 34, 355. 
