104 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Voi L Arr? 
1. M. scandens (Linn.) Willd. Sp. P1.3; 1743, 1800. 
DC. Prod. 5; 199, 1886. F. Vil. Nov. App. 114, 1880. Vid. 
Cat. Pl. Prov. Manila, 34, 1880. Mart. in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. 
Ital. 15; 288, 1883. Hook. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3; 244, 1881. Vid. Phan. 
Cuming. Filip. 121, 1885: Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. 161, 1886. For- 
bes and Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23; 405, 1888. Hayata in 
Journ. Coll. Sei. Tokyo, 18; Art. 8, 10, 1904. Eupatorium 
scandens Linn. Sp. Pl. 836, 1753. Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2; 28, 
1856. King and Gamb. Mat. Fl. Malay. Penin. 16; 30, 1905.— 
A much branched climbing herb, with opposite, long 
petioled, membranous triangularly ovate leaves, which are 
3 to 5-nerved from the base, obscurely dentate, usually 
glabrous, but sometimes densely covered with short hairs, 
the apex long acuminate; heads small, 4-flowered; bracts 
glabrous, linear, acute; corolla whitish; achenes 5-costate, 
glabrous or tubercled; pappus reddish brown, persistent, 
finely scabrous. 
DISTRIBUTION: 
In ali warm countries of America, Africa, and Asia. 
Luzon: 
Baguio, Province of Benguet, June 1904, Elmer 6588. 
Baguio, Province of Benguet, June 1904, Barnes 969. 
Bosoboso, Province of Rizal, July 1903, Merrill 2780. 
CULION: 
December 1902, Merrill 490. 
IV. INULOIDEAE. 
Leaves usually alternate. Heads with the flowers all 
similar, or the outer ligulate. Disk and ray flowers usually 
both yellow.  Anther cells (except Laggera) tailed. Style 
arms linear, obtuse or styles of the sterile flowers undivided. 
Heads androgynous; involucral bracts dry or herbaceous; 
style arms of perfect flowers filiform. 
Heads corymbose or paniculate. 
Herbs or shrubs with broad involueral bracts. 
Pappus copious. 
