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3. ORANIA Zipp. 



1. O. palindan (Blanco) Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 27 ( 1905) B8. Orania philip- 



sinensis Scheff. 



(1010 Borden) August; (2183 Meyer) December. In forests 75 to 400 m. 

 Endemic. T.. Palindan, Barangoi. 



4. PINANGA Blume. 



1. P. barnesii Becc 1. c. 320. 



(122 Borne*) January: (2762 Meyer) February. In forests on exposed ridges 

 above 800 m. Endemic. T.. Bunga macsin. 



2. P. elmerii Becc. 1. c. 322. 



(3846 Merrill) August; (1578 Borden) ; (130 Whitford). With the preceding 

 species. Endemic. 



3. P. philippinensis Becc. 1. c. 324. 



(3316 Merrill); (333 Whitford). With Hie preceding species. Endemic. 



5. ARECA Linn. 



1. A. catechu Linn.; Becc. 1. c. 358. 



(AferriH). In deserted clearings below 100 m., generally cultivated throughout 

 the Philippines, tropical Asia, and Malaya. T., Bnnga. The betelnut palm. 



6. NIPA Thunb. 



1. Nipa fruticans Wurmb.; Beccari & Hook. f. El. Brit. Ind. 6 (1892) 424. 



(Merrill). Brackish tidal swamp about the mouth of the Lamao River, gen- 

 erally distributed along the mouths of tidal streams throughout the Philippines, 

 and in some localities, notably about the head of Manila Bay. extensively culti- 

 vated for the sap secured from the (lower stalks, which is utilized in the manufac- 

 ture of alcohol. Tropical Asia and Malaya. Sp.-Fil.. Nipa; T., Sasd. 



SPATHIFLOILffi. 

 ARAOE^. 



1. POTHOS Linn. 



1. P. philippinensis Engl. I'llan/.enreich 21 (1905) 315. 



(369 Barnes) March, flower; (369, 1040 bis Whitford) May, and January, fruit 



and flower. Scandent on tree trunks, altitude 100 to 700 m. Endemic. 



2. POTHOIDIUM Schott. 



1. P. lobbianum Schott.; Engler. 1. c. 40. 



(503 Whitford) duly; (3053 Borden) May. Common in forests above an 

 altitude of 100 m. Celebes, Moluccas. Termite. 



3. RHAPHIDOPHORA llassk. 



1. R. perkinsae Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 37 (1905) 115. 



(1169 Whitford) March. Scandent, at an altitude of 1,100 m. Endemic. 



2. R. merrillii Engl. 1. c. 



(2508 Borden) February. Sterile specimens. Endemic. 



3. R- sp. 



(Whitford) April. 



