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THE FLORA OF MOUNT PULOG. AOL 
AINSLIAEA DC. 
1. A. reflexa Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 242. 
Common in the mossy forest, but not extending below or above its limits, 
C. M. Z. 16195, Merrill 6498. 
Widely distributed on the higher mountains of the Benguet-Lepanto region, 
also on Mount Banajao, Province of Laguna, Luzon, and on Mount Halcon, Min- 
doro; Formosa. 
SONCHUS Linn. 
1. S. arvensis Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 793. 
In the pine region, generally a weed in camote fields, C. M. Z. 16107, Merrill 
6545. 2 
Known in the Philippines only from medium and high altitudes in northern 
Luzon; widely distributed in temperate and subtropical regions of the world, its 
original home uncertain. 
LACTUCA Linn. 
1. L. dentata (Thunb.) C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 218. 
Common in the pine region, extending into the lower part of the mossy forest, 
CO. M. Z. 16112, Merrill 6546. 
Abundant in the Benguet-Lepanto region, and on higher mountains southward 
to Mount Apo, Mindanao; Japan to southern China and Formosa. 
CREPIS Linn. 
1. C. japonica (Linn.) Benth. Fl. Hongk. (1861) 194. 
In the lower parts of the mossy forest, Merrill 6571. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines at medium and higher altitudes; India to 
Japan, southward to Malaya and Australia, also in Mauritius and southern Africa. 
