190 



long, f;l(Mi(l('r. Finiit vcllowisli or hfiolit red. ,<ilal)ro\is, flesliv, ovoid^ G 

 to 7 nun. long'. 



Luzon, I'rovince of Bataaii, Lamao River, Mount Marivele.s (1081, 134 Whit- 

 ford) February, 1905, ilay, 1904; (1813 Borden) September, 1904. Parasitic 

 on Euyenia and other trees in forests at about 000 ni. about the sea. 



Tlie first species of the genus to be found in the Piiilippines. the other known 

 species Ikmiil; mostly confined to tropical America and Australiii. In gross char- 

 acters and lialiit strongly resembling Loranthus xodoHiifi (Nun Tiegh.) Engl. 

 Lortinlhiis s]). Alcrr. Pliil. .lourn. Sci. Siij)])!. 1 (190(i) .lO. 



OLACACEZ^l 



XIMENIA Linn. 



Ximenia americana l.inn. Sp. PI. (17r)3) 119:^: M'm. V\. liul. r>at. 1 (1^">''I 

 780; Masters in Hook. f. Fi. I'.rit. Ind. 1 (iHToi .")74; F.-\ill. Nov. App. 

 (1883) 45. 



Basilar (34()7 Hiitcltiiison) December, 1905. Along the seashore, common. 

 Moro, Pangungan. Palawax, ilalinao River (3799 Ciirran) February, 1900. 



This widely distribiited s])ecies has previoush' been reported from the Pliilip- 

 ])ines only by FernandezA'illar, who states tliat he saw living specimens in many 

 localities in the Province of lloilo, Panay. So far as is known, tlic specimens 

 cited above arc the onlj' Philippine ones cvtant. Tropical shores of America, 

 .Vfrica. Asia, and Malaya. 



BERBERIDACE.E. 



MAHONIA Linn. 



Mahonia nepalensis DC. 8yst. 22 (1821) 21; Prodr. 1 (1824) 109; Fedde in 



Engl. Hot. Jahrb. 31 (1901) 120. Borhcris iirpnlensis Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2 



(1825) 120; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 1 (1872) 109; Forbes & Henisl. Journ. 



Linn. Soc. Bot. 23 (1880) 31. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet. Baguio (5929 FJmcr) Marcli. l!t()4: (18 Tupi>ing) 



February, 1903. An interesting addition to our knowledge of the Asiatic element 



in the Pliili])])ine flora, the species having previously been known from the 



moiuitains of British India. Java, China, and Japan. No. 5929 Elmer has been 



examined by Schneider, who has recently monographed the genus Berberis,^" and 



wlio verifies the above identification, although stating that in the absence of 



llowers the determination can not be absolutely certain. To])ping"s s])ecimen is 



with flowers, ami oilers no cliaracters by wliicli I am ;il>lf to dist ingiiish Ihc 



I'hilippiiie form fiom the iiliove s|)ecies. 



ANONAC^E.i:. 



UNONA lann. 



Unona merrittii Merrill s]i. no\. ^ Slcnopclaloii. 



.\ tree "iO to 2') ill. Iii^li, glal)rou,< tliroiiulioiit rxccpl the slii^lilly 

 |)iil)cnilciit llowers, tlic flowers greenish yellow. \cry I'l-a^rant. in fascicles 

 froni small hiliei'eles on llie lii'anelies lielow tile leaves. I>ranclies gray 

 or L:ra\i>li lii'duii. (piile glalirous I lii'ongliont. sli-iale when dry. Leaves 



'■' Hull. II r,},. Hniss I l!MI.-. I II ; 5. 



