LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY 
EDITED BY A. D. E. ELMER, A. M. 
Vol. III. Maia; P. L, November 29, 1910. POO 7 
NOTES ON FAGRAEA 
BY 
A. D. E. Elmer 
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Fagraea plumeriaefolia DC. 
Field-note:—Scandent upon small trees in a very humid 
forested flat at 3000 feet; branches widely spreading, crook- 
edly rebranched; leaves mostly descending and flat, coria- 
ceous, dull green above, much lighter beneath; inflorescence 
ascending, green, the stalks more or less brown lenticelled; 
corolla 2.5 inches long, succulent, creamy white, turning 
creamy yellow with age; stigma greenish; anthers ashy brown, 
deciduous; flower slightly fragrant and much visited by but- 
terflies on sunny days. ''Butoon-tausa"' is the Bagobo name. 
Represented by number 11915, Elmer, Todaya (Mt. Apo), 
Mindanao, October, 1909. 
This is nearly typical de Candolle’s species, which was 
based upon Cuming 838 from the province of Albay, Luzon. 
There is a strong tendency of plants from the south-east- 
ern portion of Luzon to extend through Leyte into central 
and eastern Mindanao. 
Fagraea obovata Wall. 
Field-note:—Shrub 8 feet high, in shrubberies on cliffs 
