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THYMELAEACE. 
DAPHNE Tourn. 
1. D. luzonica C. B. Rob. in Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. 35 (1908) 72, 75. 
Rather abundant along the upper borders of the mossy forest, O. M. Z. 18072, 
Merrill 6487, McGregor 8852. 
Known only from high altitudes in the Benguet-Lepanto region, a closely allied 
form in Yunnan. It is represented also by the following specimens: Mount Ugo, 
Bur. Sci. 5788 Ramos; Mount Tonglon, Bur. Sci. 5385 Ramos, For. Bur. 5047 
Curran, and Benguet Province, without locality, Loher 4483. 
WIKSTROEMIA Endl. 
1. W. lanceolata Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 29 (1905) 31. 
In the pine region, altitude about 1,500 m, C. M. Z. 16164. 
Rather widely distributed in Luzon, mostly at medium’ altitudes. 
ELAEAGNACEZ. 
ELAEAGNUS Linn. 
1. E. philippensis Perr. in Mém. Linn. Soc. Paris 3 (1824) 114. 
Pine region, altitude about 1,250 m, OC. M. Z. 18187. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines; endemic. 
MYRTACEZ. 
LEPTOSPERMUM Forst. 
1. L. flavescens Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 3 (1797) 262; C. B. Rob. in Philip. 
Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 335. 
In the mossy forest above an altitude of 2,250 m, C. M. Z. 18051. 
Widely distributed on the higher mountains of the Philippines; Burma, 
through Malaya to tropical Australia and New Zealand. 
PSIDIUM Linn. 
1. P. guajava Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 470; C. B. Rob. 1. e. 336, 
In the pine region, ascending to an altitude of about 1,800 m, C. M. Z. 18161. 
Abundant and widely distributed in the Philippines; introduced from tropical 
America, and now cosmopolitan in the Tropics. | 
DECASPERMUM Forst. 
1. D. paniculatum (Lindl.) Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 46* (1877) 61; 
C. B. Rob. 1. c¢. 337. 
In the mossy forest above an altitude of 2,250 m, O. M. Z. 18101. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines, more especially at low and medium 
altitudes; Bengal to Formosa southward through Malaya to Australia. 
EUGENIA Linn. 
1. E. acrophila C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 389. 
In the mossy forest above an altitude of 2,250 m, C0. M. Z. 18036, 18068. 
Otherwise known only from Mount Tapulao, Province of Zambales, Luzon. 
