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6. BULBOSTYLIS Kuntli. 



1. B. barbata Kuntli; Clarke I. c. 661. 



(410 Whitford) June. In open, usually (lamp places below 100 in., widely 

 distributed in the Philippines. All warm regions. 



7. SCLERIA Berg. 



1. S. chinensis Kuntli ; Clarke 1. c 090. 



(3958, 39G4 Merrill) March. On exposed ridges in the mossy forest, 800 to 

 1,000 m. China to Singapore, Malaya, and Australia. 



2. S. lithosperma Sw.; Clarke 1. c. 685. 



(6144 Leiberg) July; (317(5 Merrill) October. In thickets and forests 50 to 

 250 in. Tropics generally except Africa. 



3. S. scrobiculata Nees et Mey. in Wight. Contrib. 117. 



(468 Topping) ; (34 Whitford) April; (6677 Elmer) November; (1929 Borden) 

 October. In thickets along the river below 100 m. China and Malaya. 



8. CAREX Linn. 



1. C. rhynchachaenium C. 15. Clarke, Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 5. 



(6983 Elmer) November. On exposed ridges in the mossy forest at 1,100 m. 

 Endemic. 



2. C. brunnea Thunb. PL dap. 38. 



(1346 Whitford) September; (3196, 3880 Merrill) October, August. On exposed 

 ridges in the mossy forest 100 to 1,250 m. Japan to Malaya. 



3. C. continua C. B. Clarke, 1. c. 717. 



(189, 1121, lUBWhitford) May, March; (3197 Merrill) October; (6985 Elmer) 

 November. With the preceding. Asia. 



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1. CALAMUS Linn. 



1. C. mollis Blanco, var. major Becc. Webbia (1905) 345. 

 (80 Whitford) April. In forests above 100 m. Endemic. 



2. C. ornatus Blume, var. philippinensis Beoc 1. c 346. 



(212 Basics) January; (343, 502 Whitford). In forests above 100 m. En- 

 demic. T., Limoran. 



3. C. spinifolius Becc. 1. c. 348. 



(1454 Ahem's collector) duly. 1904, endemic. T., Yantoc. The Tagalog name 

 "yantoc" is used in generic sense for all or nearly all species of Calamus and 

 Daemonorops. 



4. C. siphonspathus .Mart., var. sublevis Becc. 1. c. 352. 

 (Merrill) January. On exposed ridges above 900 m. Endemic. 



2. DAEMONOROPS Blume. 



1. D. gaudichaudii Mart.; Becc. 1. c. 355. 



(289 Whitford). In forests above 1,000 m. Endemic. 



"(Based on Beccari, Le Palme della Isole Filippine, Webbia (1905) 315-359. 

 The list is incomplete in Calamus, additional material having recently been sent 

 Dr. Beccari for identification.) 



