THE PHILIPPINE 



Journal of Science 



Vol. I APRIL 15, 1906 Supplement I 



THE FLORA OF THE LAMAO FOREST RESERVE. 



By Elmer D. Merrill. 

 {From the Botanical Section of the Biological Laboratory, Bureau, of Science.) 



INTRODUCTION, 



The Lamao Forest Reserve was established in October, 1903, as a 

 permanent station for the working out of various problems presented by 

 the Philippine forests, and, as a preliminary to other investigations, an 

 attempt has been made to enumerate the constituent species of the 

 flora of the reserve. Although, at this time, it has been impossible to 

 determine all the material collected within its limits, the present paper 

 has been prepared to supplement a forthcoming article, entitled "The 

 Vegetation of the Lamao Forest Reserve," by Dr. JL X. Whitford, 

 formerly of this Bureau. The reader is referred to I)]'. Whitford's 

 paper, which is to appear in this Journal in the near future, for 

 a map of the region, illustrations of vegetative types, geology and 

 physiography, climate, humidity, temperature, soil, and an extensive 

 ecological discussion of the various types of vegetation and the plant 

 formations. To make the present article as nearly as possible complete 

 in itself and for the benefit of those who may not have access to Dr. 

 Whitford's work, the following passages are quoted from the introduction 

 of his paper : 



"The portion of Mount Mariveles with which this paper deals (the 

 Lamao River Reserve) lies on its eastern slope and comprises an area of 

 approximately 4,426 hectares. It is known as the Lamao River Reserve 

 and has a water frontage on Manila Bay of nearly 5 kilometers, extending 

 from Cape Magarhas on the south, in a northerly direction, to Cape 

 Quitang. These two points mark the lower ends of the main ridges 

 which, respectively, are the northern and southern boundaries of the 



reserve. 



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