PHILIPPINE PHYLLANTHIN/E. 



By C. B. Robinson. 



(From the Botanical Section of the Biological Laboratory, Bureau of Science, 



Manila, P. I.) 



There are herein enumerated as Philippine some 55 species, belonging 

 to 7 genera, as compared with 35 species in 4 genera credited to the 

 Archipelago by Fernandez-Villar. The increase in genera is due to the 

 separation from Phyllanthus of Glochidion and Cicca; the former now so 

 generally recognized as distinct that it is not here discussed, the reasons 

 for segregating the latter are explained at length under that genus; 

 Securinega, with the limits now accepted, is a real addition. The dis- 

 position of the species is quite different from that of Villar. 



It has been possible to identify nearly all of the material in this her- 

 barium, leaving probably three species of Glochidion and two of 

 Phyllanthus represented by insufficiently complete specimens to justify 

 description. Cuming's collections are represented here, at least by frag- 

 ments, but those of Yidal and Loher are wanting, except in a few un- 

 important instances. 



The recorded distribution in related regions of the species of this sec- 

 tion of the Euphorbiacece is as follows. 



Agyncia 



Breynia 



Fluggeu 



Glochidion 



Phyllanthus including Cicca. 



Sauropue 



Securinega 



Total 



India, Cey- 

 lon, and 

 Malay 

 Peninsula. 1 



Malay 

 Peninsula, 

 Archipel- 

 ago and 



New 

 Guinea. '■ 



China, 



with 



Formosa. 



115 



Japan, 



with 

 Formosa. 



Philippine 

 Islands. 



20 



55 



"Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. 5 (Ins?) 285-886. 



* Boeri. Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 3 (1900) 271-111. 



• Forbes & Hemaley in Jour. Linn. Soc. Hot. 26 (1894) 420-428 ct Buppl. 

 'i Hayata in Jour. Coll. Sci. Tokyo 20' (1904) 3-24. 



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