Vol. 2 EUPHORBIACEAE 439 
ALCHORNEA SICCA (Blanco) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910). Bot. 
192, Fl. Manila (1912) 297, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 224. 
Excoecaria sicca Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 787, ed. 2 (1845) 542, ed. 
3, 3. (1879) 198, ¢. 307. 
Croton drupaceum Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 519, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 155, 
non Roxb. 
Alchornea mollis F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 194, non Muell.-Arg. 
Alchornea philippinensis Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 63 
(1914) 249. 
Luzon (Pangasinan, Pampanga, Rizal, Manila, Laguna), Merrill 4100, 
Sp. Blancoanae 642, Phil. Pl. 988, Loher 4667, Didricksen 3146, Warburg 
13629, 13630. In thickets along small streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 
Local name: Balanti (Tag.). 
EXCLUDED SPECIES 
ALCHORNEA BLUMEANA Muell.-Arg.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 194. 
ALCHORNEA CUNEIFOLIA Muell.-Arg.; F.-Vill. 1. ¢. 
30. CLEIDION Blume 
CLEIDION LANCEOLATUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 
474; Pax & Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 68* (1919) 23. 
Samar, Phil Pl. 1648 Merrill, F. B. 21052 Sherfessee, Cenabre, & Cortes. 
In thickets along streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 
Local name: Dagumai (S. L. Bis.). 
CLEIDION RAMOSI! (Merr.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 400. 
Mallotus ramosii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 401; Pax 
& Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 63 (1914) 195. 
Mallotus samarensis Merr. op. cit. 9 (1914) Bot. 488; Pax & Hoffm. 
op. cit. 68* (1919) 18. 
Mindoro, Samar, Camiguin de Misamis, Siargao, B. S. 14602, 17480, 
35031, 34829, 39395, 39408 Ramos, 35031, 34829 Ramos & Pascasio. In 
forests at low and medium altitudes, ascending to 1,000 m. Endemic. 
CLEIDION SPICIFLORUM (Burm. f.) Merr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 
322 in nota, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 225. 
Acalypha spiciflora Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 208, t. 61, f. 2. 
Cleidion javanicum Blume Bijdr. (1825) 613; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1° 
(1858-59) 409; Baill. Etud. Gén. Euphorb. (1858) 404, t. 9, f. 3-5; 
Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15? (1866) 987; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 
5 (1887) 444; Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 
31; Pax & Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 63 (1914) 290, f. 47. 
Lasiostylis salicifolia Pres] Bot. Bemerk. (1844) 149. 
Northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao. In most or all provinces and 
islands, in forests at low and medium altitudes. India and Ceylon through 
Malaya to New Guinea. 
Local names: Agipos (Tag.); hantatampsi (C. Bis.) ; kayugkog (Tag.) ; 
lapo-lapo (Ilk.); malagasdba (Tag.); malatiba (Bik.); saligao (Tag., 
Ilk.) ; tayokan (Tag.). 
