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POLYOSMA Blume. 
1. P. philippinensis Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 29 (1905) 16. 
In the mossy forest, altitude about 2,300 m, C. M. Z. 18148. 
Widely distributed on the higher mountains of the Philippines; endemic. 
PITTOSPORACEZE, 
PITTOSPORUM Banks. 
1, P. pentandrum (Blanco) Merr, in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 19. 
In stream depressions below an altitude of 4,500 m, C. M. Z. 18193, 18213, 
locally known as lasuit. 
Abundant and widely distributed in the Philippines at low and medium alti- 
tudes; endemic. ° ’ 
2. P. resiniferum Hemsl. in Kew Bull. (1894) 344. 
In the mossy forest above an altitude of 2,250 m, 0. M. Z. 18090, McGregor 
8868. : 
Widely ‘distributed at higher altitudes in the Philippines, a characteristic 
species of the mossy forests of the higher mountains; endemic. 
ROSACEAE. 
ROSA Linn. 
1. R. multiflora Thunb. Fl. Jap. (1784) 214. 
Stream depressions in the pine region, altitude about 1,500 m, C. M. Z. 18168, 
Merrill 65382. 
Widely distributed and abundant in the Benguet-Lepanto region, but otherwise 
not known from the Philippines; Japan, southern China, and Formosa. 
FRAGARIA Linn. 
1. F. indica Andr. Bot. Rep. ¢. 479. 
In the upper pine region, altitude about 2,100 m, C. M. Z. 16174. 
Known in the Philippines only from the Benguet-Lepanto region; Afghanistan 
to the mountains of India and the Malay Archipelago, China, and Japan. 
RUBUS Linn. 
1. R. copelandi Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 194. 
In the mossy forest, altitude about 2,500 m, O. M. Z. 16328, Merrill 6560. 
Otherwise known only from a similar habitat at Pauai, across the Agno River 
from Mount Pulog. . 
2. R. ellipticus Sm. in Rees Cycl. 30, no. 16. 
In the upper pine region, extending into the lower limits of the mossy forest, 
O. M. Z. 18156, Merrill 6562. 
Known in the Philippines only from high or medium altitudes in the Benguet- 
Lepanto region; mountains of India, Ceylon, Burma, and southern China. 
3. R. elmeri Focke in Bibliotheca Botanica 72 (1909) 112. 
In the upper pine region, C. M. Z. 16171, 16172, Merrill 6542. 
This recently described species is widely distributed in the pine region in 
northern Luzon, and is also represented by the following specimens: District of 
Lepanto, trail to Balbalasan, For. Bur. 5711 Klemme ; Mount Data, Merrill 
4651: Province of Benguet, Pauai, Bur. Sci. 4305 Mearns, Bur. Sei. 8337 Me- 
Gregor; Baguio, Elmer 5792, Topping 127, For. Bur. 949 Barnes; Mount Ton- 
glon, Bur. Sci. 5430 Ramos, For. Bur, 14161 Merritt; without definite locality, 
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