92 

 4. MALACHRA Linn. 



]. M. fasciata Jacq. var. lineariloba (Turcz.) Giirke in Kngler's Bot. Jahrb. 

 16 (1893) 355. 



(6722 Elmer) November; (2067 Borden) October; (3169 Merrill) October. In 

 waste places and thickets about houses and along trails, common and widely 

 distributed in the Philippines, certainly introduced from tropical America, and 

 possibly not distinct from the species. 



5. URENA Linn. 



1. U. lobata Linn., var. scabriuscula Mast.-, Hook. f. Fl. Brit, hid. 1 (1874) 

 329. 



(6774 Elmer) November; (3261 Mcrri(I) October; (WhitfotV) April. In open 

 grassy places below 100 m. British India. 



2. U. sinuata Linn.; Mast, 1. c. 



(3271 Merrill) October; (6775 Elmer) November. In open grassy places, 

 widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics generally. T.. (Utlutealutan. 



6. HIBISCUS Linn. 



1. H. schizopetalus Hook. f. Bot. Mag. /. 6524. 



(226 Merrill) Decades Phil. Forest. Fl., coll. Borden, October. Generally cul- 

 tivated throughout the Philippines, not spontaneous. T., Gomamcla. 



2. H. surattensis Linn.; Mast, 1. c. 334. 



(1963 Borden) October; (673S Elmer) November. In thickets below 100 m.. 

 widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia, Africa. Malaya, and Aus- 

 tralia. T., 8agnit, 



3. H. tiliaceus Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 343. 



(134 Merrill) Decades Phil, forest Fl., coll. Ahcm's collector, July. Seashore, 

 widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics generally. T., Malibago, Balibago. 



7. ABELMOSCHUS Medik. 



1. A. moschatus Medik.; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 (151) 2: 1859. Hibiscus abvl- 

 moschus Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 342. 



(1820, 1902 Borden) September; (6739 Elmer) November. In thickets and 

 open places below 100 m.. widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics gen- 

 erally, cultivated or wild. T.. Oastuli. 



8. THESPESIA Corr. 



1. T. lampas (Cav.) Dalz. el Gibs.; Mast, 1. c. 345. 



(2005, 2332 Borden) October, December; (2283 Meyer) December. In dry 

 thickets below 100 m., widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia. 

 Africa, and Malaya. T., Bulnebiilac. 



2. T. populnea (Linn.) Corr.; Mast. 1. c. 345. 



(2039 Borden) October; (2297 Meyer) January. In thickets along the sea 

 shore, widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia. Africa. Malaya, and 

 Polynesia. T., Bnnalo. 



bombacace.t:. 



1. BOMBAX Linn. 



1. B. ceiba Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 511. B. malabaricum DC.; Mast, in Hook. f. 

 Fl. Brit, Ind. 1 (1874) 349. 



(1543, 1546. 1561, 2725 Borden) August, March, 1905; (332 Barnes) February. 

 In forests and thickets below 130 m. British India and Malaya. T.. Malhbulac. 



