28 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS ^^^2 



Damasonium lancifolium Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 89. 



Ottelia ensiformis Blanco FL Filip. (1837) 460, ed. 2 (1845) 320, ed. 



3, 2 (1878) 229; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 214. 

 Ottelia philippinensis Ostenfeld in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 

 259. 

 Northern Luzon to Mindanao, in most islands and provinces. In shallow 

 fresh water of lakes, pools, and slow streams. India through Malaya to 

 tropical Australia. 



A species presenting great variation in its vegetative characters, which 

 largely depends on the depth of the water in which it grows, whether 

 stagnant or not, and whether the plants are crowded or scattered. Two 

 additional synonyms are Ottelia javanica Miq. and 0. ovalifolia L. C. Rich., 

 credited to the Philippines by Naves, Novis. App. (1880) 214, as distinct 

 species. 



Local names: Damong-ilalim (Tag.); espada (Sp.) ; kalabua (Tag.); 

 lanting (Bik.) ; lanten-sapa (Tag.) ; maraduyiik (lb.) ; maraduyug (It.) ; 

 tarabang (Ilk.). i 



EXCLUDED GENERA 



Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Linn.; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 213. 



Nechamandra roxburhii Planch.; Naves Novis. App. '(1880) 215 = Laga- 

 rosiphon roxburghii Planch. 



TRIURIDACEAE 

 1. SCIAPHILA Blume 

 SCIAPHILA CLEMENSAE Hemsl. in Hook. Ic. IV 9 (1907) t. 2850, f. 7-U; 

 Fedde Repert. 5 (1908) 265. 

 Mindanao (Lanao), Clemens 775. In damp primary forests at low alti- 

 tudes. Borneo. 



This species seems to be closely allied to S. tenella Blume. Dr. J. J. 

 Smith states that B. S, 63Jf7 Robinson, F. B. 9350, 9U9 Whitford & Hut-' 

 chinson^ and Clemens 775 p. p. are very similar to Blume's species. 

 SCIAPHILA MACULATA Miers in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 21 (1852) 48, 

 t. 6, f. 19^6; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 154, Rev. PL 

 Vase. Filip. (1886) 282. 

 Luzon (Bataan), Mindanao (Butuan, Zamboanga), F. B. 5537 Curran, 

 9126 Whitford & Hutchinson, Weber lJt62. In damp primary forests at 

 low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



In addition to these two species what may be Sciaphila tenella Blume 

 occurs in our collections, as noted above, as well as fragmentary material 

 representing two other distinct species. 



GRAMINEAE 

 1. ZEA Linnaeus 



ZEA MAYS Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 971; Blanco FL Filip. (1837) 686, ed. 2 

 (1845) 476, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 90, t. 279; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 

 314; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 133; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 320, Fl. Manila (1912) 74, Sp. Blan- 

 coanae (1918) 59. 

 Extensively cultivated in most parts of the Philippines, in some islands 



and provinces a staple article of food. Introduced from America. 



