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1922 



Thuarea sarmentosa Pers. Syn. 1 (1805) 110; Nees in Hook. Journ. 

 Bot. Kew Miscel. 2 (1850) 97 (Thouarea) ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1882) 313; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Phil. Yeg. (1905) 133; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 28. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Bataan, Rizal), Mindoro, Palawan, Samar, Mindanao. 

 On sandy beaches and in thickets back of the beach, often common. Cey- 

 lon to Madagascar through Malaya to Australia and Polynesia. 



37. SPINIFEX Linnaeus 



SPINIFEX LITTOREUS (Burm. f.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) 

 Bot. 229, Fl. Manila (1912) 97, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 69. 

 Stipa littorea Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 29. 

 Stipa spinifex Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 84; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 



41; ed. 2 (1845) 29, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 54. 

 Spinifex squarrosus Linn. Mant. 2 (1771) 163; Blanco PI. Filip. 

 (1837) 46; ed. 2 (1845) 31; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 57; F.-VilL Novis. 

 App. (1882) 313; Nees in Hook. Journ. Bot. Kew Miscel. 2 (1850) 

 97; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. 

 (1886) 288; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 369. 

 On sandy seashores from the Batan Islands to Palawan and Mindanao. 

 India to China and Malaya. 



Local names: Baki-baki (Bis.); tartarai (Ilk.); tayung-tayung (C. 

 Bis.). 



38. LEPTASPIS R. Brown 



LEPTASPIS CUMINGII Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 1 (1854) 416; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 3 (1857) 375; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 318; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 288; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 370. 

 Leptaspis cochleata Hack, in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 

 81, non Thwaites. 

 Mindanao (Misamis, Davao), Bongao, Copeland 703; Cuming 1627y B. S. 

 86319 Yates. In forests at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 



LEPTASPIS URCEOLATA (Roxb.) R. Br. in Benn. PI. Jav. Rar. (1838) 

 23, t. 6; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1854) 374; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1882) 318; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157, Rev. PI. 

 Vase. Filip. (1886) 288; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 370; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 194. 

 Pharus urceolatus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3 (1832) 611. 

 Leptaspis tnanillen^is Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 1 (1854) 8; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 3 (1857) 374; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 318. • 

 Luzon (Camarines, Sorsogon), Polillo, Palawan, Samar, Leyte, Negros, 

 Mindanao. In thickets and forests at low and medium altitudes; rep- 

 resented by numerous collections. Ceylon, Malajy Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Java, through the Moluccas to New Guinea. 



Local names: Alaplap (Mbo.) ; baliotus (Bag.); budhak-budhak (Sul.) ; 

 handalokot (Mbo.) ; madioug (S. L. Bis.) ; rokot-dokot (S. L. Bis.) ; sa- 

 lindaget (Mbo.); talingagito (Sub.). 



