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daceae; by Blechum hrownei, the Acanthaceae; and by Aristolo- 

 chia tagala, the Aristolochiaceae. The Apocynaceae were fur- 

 ther represented by Voacanga globosa; the Moraceae by Ficiis 

 (probably) concinna; the Rutaceae by Melicope triphylla; and 

 the Poaceae by Saccharum officinarum, the sugar cane. The fol- 

 lowdng table brings the summary of higher plants found on the 

 island since the eruption up to March, 1915. 



Pteridophyta (Ferns) 



Spermatophyta: (Seed plants) 



Monocotyledoneae 



Dicotyledoneae-Axiflorae . . . 



Dicotyledoneae-Calyciflorae 



Totals 



SPECIES 

 9 



33 

 89 

 56 



187 



List of species mentioned, with authorities 



Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. 



Albizzia procera (Roxb.) Benth. 



Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. 



Antidesma ghesaembilla Gaertn. 



Aristolochia tagala Cham. 



Bambusa blumeana Schultes f. 



Blechum brownei Juss. 



Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume. 



Callicarpa blancoi Rolfe. 



Canavalia lineata (Thunb.) DC. 



Casearia cinerea Turcz. 



CeratophylluTn demersum, L. 



Cordia myxa L. 



Cratoxylon blancoi Blume. 



Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. 



Erythrina indica Lam. 



Eugenia jambolana Lam. 



Ficiis concinna Miq. 



Ficus hauili Blanco. 



Ficus indica L. 



Ficus tdmifolia Lam. 



Imperata cylindrica koenigii (Retz.) 



Benth. 

 Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) Roth. 

 Lemna irisulca Hegelm. 

 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Rob. 

 Macaranga tanarius (L.) Muell.-Arg. 



Mallotus moluccanus (L.) Muell.-Arg. 



Melicope triphylla (Lam.) Merr. 



Miscanthus sinensis Andr. 



Morinda hracteata Roxb. 



Muntingia calabiira L. 



Otophora fruticosa Blume. 



Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent. 



Panicuni repens L. 



Phragmites vulgaris (Lam.) Trin. 



Pistia stratiotes L. 



Pithecolobium didce (Roxb.) Benth. 



Polygonum tomentosum Willd. 



Premna nauseosa Blanco. 



Psidium guajava L. 



Saccharum officinarum L. 



Saccharum spontaneum indicum Hack. 



Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pars. 



Sterculia foetida L. 



Tabernaemontana subglobosa Merr. 



Themeda gigantea (Cav.) Hack. 



Trema amboinensis Blume. 



Vallisneria gigantea Graebn. 



Vitex parvi flora Juss. 



Voacanga globosa Merr. 



Wendlandia luzoniensis DC. 



Wrightia laniti (Blanco) Merr. 



