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XII, C4 Brown, Merrill and Yates: Volcano Island 933 
Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.* Tibig. Rare; a few plants at low altitudes. 
Ficus odorata (Blanco) Merr.* Pagquiling. Rare; a single tree observed. 
Ficus tinctoria Forst. Baléte na baté. On cliffs along the coast; widely 
scattered. ; : 
Ficus stipulosa Mig.* Baléte. A single tree on the bluffs near the 
northern coast of the island. 
Ficus ulmifolia Lam. Jsis. Common and widely distributed. 
Malaisia scandens (Lour.) O, Kuntze.* Malaisis. A few plants in 
thickets near Pirapiraso. 
Streblus asper Lour. Calids. Rare in thickets at low altitudes. 
URTICACEAE 
Boehmeria blumei Wedd.* Scattered in ravines. 
Pipturus arborescens (Link.) ©. B. Rob. Dolénot. Widely scattered in 
thickets at low altitudes. 
Pouzolzia zeylanica (Linn.) Benn.* A few plants in damp open places at 
low altitudes; rare. 
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE 
Aristolochia tagala ‘Cham.* Malaibi. Not uncommon in thickets near 
Pirapiraso. 
POLYGONACEAE 
Polygonum barbatum Linn.* A few specimens observed immediately back 
of the beach on the eastern coast of the island. 
AMARANTHACEAE 
Aerua lanata (Linn.) Juss._ A few small plants observed by Gates near 
the strand; not seen in 1916-17. 
Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) R. Br. Scattered near the beach. 
- Amaranthus spinosus Linn. Colitis. Widely scattered near the beach. 
Deeringia baccata (Retz.) Mog. Not uncommon in thickets near Pira- 
piraso; scattered in other parts of the island. 
_ AIZOACEAE 
Trianthema monogyna Linn.* A single plant near the beach on the 
eastern coast of the island. : 
PORTULACACEAE 
Portulaca oleracea Linn. Golisiman. Along the beach; rare and widely 
scattered. : 
CERATOPHYLLACEAE 
Ceratophyllum demersum Linn. A submerged aquatic cast up on the 
shore. : 
MENISPERMACEAE 
Cissampelos pareira Linn. Scattered in thickets at the northern end of 
the island. : ae 
Pericampylus incanus Miers. In thickets near Pirapiraso. 
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