270 The Philippine Journal of Science wis 



This species was originally described from specimens collected on Ceram 

 Island, and Bargagli-Petmcci reports it also from New Guinea. It is also 

 cultivated in the botanic garden at Buitenzorg, Java. 



PHYTOLOCCACEAE 

 RIVINIA Linnaeus 

 RIVINIA HUMILIS Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 121 var. ORIENTALIS (Moq.) 

 H. Walt, in Engl. Pflanzenreich 39 (1909) 105. 

 Amboina, Rel. Robins. 1662, September 25, 1913, in waste places near 

 the town of Amboina. 



The variety is widely distributed in the Malayan region; the species, in 

 various forms, in all tropical countries. Undoubtedly an introduced plant 

 in Amboina, as Doctor Robinson queries "cultivated? weed?" 



MAGNOLIACEAE 



MAGNOLIA Linnaeus 

 MAGNOLIA COCO (Lour.) DC. Syst. 1 (1818) 459. 

 Liriodendron coco Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 347. 

 Magnolia pumilia Andr. Bot. Repos. t. 226. 



Talauma pumila Blume Fl. Jav. 3 Schizandr. (1828-36) 38, t. 12 C 

 Amboina, from cultivated specimens in the town of Amboina, Rel. Robins. 

 501, November 23, 1913, locally known as sampaka salak. 



Probably a native of southern China, but occasional in cultivation in the 

 Philippines and in the Malay Archipelago. Liriodendron liliifera Linn, 

 has been cited by many authors as a synonym of this species, but it was 

 based wholly on Sampacca montana Rumph., Herb. Amb. 2: 204, t. 69, which 

 is Talauma rumphii Blume. 



SCHI2ANDRA Michaux 



SCHIZANDRA AXILLARIS (Blume) Hook. f. & Thorns, in Hook. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. 1 (1872) 45. 

 Sphaerostema axillare Blume Fl. Jav. 3 Schizandr. (1828-36) 14, t. 3. 

 Amboina, Hatalia, Rel. Robins. 2005, October 24, 1913, climbing on trees, 

 altitude about 350 meters. 



India, Java, and probably in other islands in the Malay Archipelago. 



ANNONACEAE 



AN NONA Linnaeus 

 AN NONA MURICATA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 536. 



Amboina, Binting, Rel. Robins. 1782, September 16, 1913, locally known as 

 nanka blanda. 



A native of tropical America; now widely distributed in all tropical 

 countries in cultivation. 



MYRISTACACEAE 



MYRISTICA Linnaeus 

 MYRISTICA sp. 



Amboina, Lateri, Way uri, and Hitoe messen, Rel. Robins. 1877, 20SS, 

 201>2, August to September, 1913, along river banks and in forests, altitude 

 50 to 300 meters, locally known as palantan. 



