LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY 



EDITED BY A. D. E. ELMER, A. M. 

 Vol. V. Manila, P. I., June 9, 1913. Art. 85. 



PHILIPPINE CURCULIGO 



by 



A. D. E. Elmer 



Curcuiis;o recurvata Dry. 



The most common of our Philippine gpeciei?, met in 

 nearly all provinces of the different islands. 



Curculigo glabra Merr. 



The type is from mount Halcon and apparently is not 

 common. At least the fruits are very similar to that of 

 the above. 



Curculigo orchioides Gaerto. 



Quite common and usually found in cogonals. Variable 

 in our islands. 



Curculigo agusanensis Elm. n. sp. 



Nearly acaulescent perennial herbs; roots copious, fibrous, 

 the individual plants are occasionally connected by the 6 

 mm. thick rootstock or stolon. Leaves arranged in three 

 rows, ascending, the central ones erect and slightly longer, 

 few to several in a cluster; blade chartaceous, beautifully 

 recurved toward the sharply acuminate to caudate apex, 

 pale green yet still paler beneath, plaited on both sides 



