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Luzon (Tayabas, Isabela), B. S. 8051 Ramos, det. Focke. The type is 
Cuming 750 from Mt. Banahao, Luzon. It is very close to Rubus molucca- 
nus Linn. Endemic. 
RUBUS ZAMBALENSIS Elm. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) Bot. 451; Focke 
in Bibl.’ Bot: 17.1910) 62; 
Luzon (Zambales), F. B. 8085 Curran & Merritt. In the mossy forest 
on Mt. Tapulao, altitude about 2,000 m. Endemic. 
EXCLUDED SPECIES 
RUBUS ALPESTRIS Blume; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 77. 
RUBUS LINEATUS Reinw.; F.-Vill. 1. ¢. 
RUBUS PARVIFOLIUS Linn.; F.-Vill. 1. ¢. 
RUBUS CUMINGII Gandog. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65 (1918) 24 (non O. 
Kuntze, 1879). 
The type, Cuming 2455, was from St. Helena, not from the Philippines. 
It is R. pinnatus Willd., introduced in 1775. 
4. FRAGARIA Tournefort 
FRAGARIA INDICA Andr. in Bot. Rep. t. 479; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 
(1878) 343; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 77; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 
Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 352. 
Duchesnia indica Focke in Engl. & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3° 
(1888) 33. 
Luzon (Benguet), B. S. 31658 Santos, Elmer 5770, Merrill 4373, Phil. 
Pl. 852, Williams 1442. On open grassy slopes, altitude 1,300 to 2,400 m. 
India to Japan southward on the mountains to Java. 
Local names: Atabkang (Ig.); dotdating (Ig.); kubkubut (Ig.). 
EXCLUDED SPECIES 
FRAGARIA NILGERRENSIS Schlecht.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 77. 
FRAGARIA VESCA Linn.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 
The form of the strawberry now commonly cultivated in the vicinity 
of Baguio is probably one of the races of this species. It may become 
established at higher altitudes in the Mountain Province. 
5. ROSA Tournefort 
ROSA LUZONIENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 259. 
Luzon (Benguet), B. S. 31876 Santos, 4300 Mearns, 8386 McGregor. 
In thickets at Pauai, altitude about 2,300 m; allied to the Formosan Rosa 
transmorrisonensis Hayata. Endemic. 
Local name: Pauikan (Ig.). 
ROSA PHILIPPINENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 260. 
Rosa multiflora Vidal Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 123; Merr. in 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 352, non Thunb. 
Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet), Elmer 5794, B. S. 37920 Ramos & Edano, 
Merrill Phil. Pl. 882. In thickets, altitude 1,200 to 1,700 m. Endemic. 
