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3. Breynia cernua Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15' (1806) 439. 



f Phyllanthus cernuus Poir. Encycl. 5 (1804) 298. 



Melanthesa cernua Decne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. 3 (1834) 483. 



B. cernua acutifolia Muell.-Arg. loc. cit. 



Melanthesa cernua acutifolia Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 32 (1863) 74. 



Phyllanthus reticulatus Merr. in For. Bur. Bull. (Philip.) 1 (1903) 29, non 

 Poir. Encycl. 5 (1804) 298. 



Babuyanes Islands, Caniiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 3997 Fe'nix. Batanes Is- 

 lands, Batan Island, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. Sci. 3718 Fe'nix. Luzon, 

 Province of Union, Bauang, Elmer 5587: Province of Benguet, Pauai, Bur. Sci. 

 4421 Mearns; Baguio, Elmer 5957, Williams 1058; Cayapa, For. Bur. 10886 

 Curran; Loakan, For. Bur. 932 Barnes; Itogon, Bur. Sci. 5756 Ramos: Province 

 of Zambales, Botolan, Merrill 2918; Subig, H oilier s. n.: Province of Bataan, 

 Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, Whitford 391, For. Bur. 1357 Borden, Topping 

 53k; Olangapo trail, For. Bur. 5809 Curran: Province of Isabela, Merrill 1114 ■' 

 Province of Laguna, Calauan, Cuming 5J}0; Los Bafios, Elmer s. n.: Province of 

 Tayabas, Sariaya, Whitford 565; Lucena, Merrill 2886, Bur. Sci. 2365 Mearns; 

 Atimonan, Gregory 124; San Isidro, For. Bur. 6595 Robot; Malicboi, Ritchie 

 36n: Province of Camarines, Pasacao, Ahem 197, 803 bis: Province of Sorsogon, 

 Sorsogon, For. Bur. 10529 Curran: without definite locality, Cuming 1103. 

 Mindoro, Baco River, McGregor 262, Merrill 1198; Balete, For. Bur. 5398 Merritt; 

 Bongabong River, For. Bur. 3633 Merritt. Pa nay, Iloilo, Copeland 126. Negbos, 

 Province of Occidental Negros, Oimagaan River, Whitford 1631. Culion, Halaey 

 Harbor, Merrill 511. Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Bur. Sci. 237 Bermejos; Iwahig, 

 Bur. Sci. 811 Foxworthy. Mindanao, District of Davao, Santa Cruz, Williams 

 2688: Lake Lanao. Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 181, 416 bis, s. n.: District of 

 Zamboanga, Sax River, Williams 2149; Tetuan, Ahem 560. Basilan, Hallier s. n. 



This species is with difficulty distinguished from B. rhamnoides except by the 

 calyx, and specimens without mature fruit are best told by the leaves, which are 

 nearly always ovate in the present species, but elliptic, oblong, or oval in B. 

 rhamnoides. 



Timor to northern Australia. 

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