208 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 



1922 



Luzon (Benguet, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, Taya- 

 bas), Merrill 2548, Sp. Blancoanae 572, Phil. PL SIS, B. S. 17777 Otanes. 

 Common in thickets and secondary forests at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local names: Banag (Ilk., Tag., Ig.) ; banal (Ig.) ; barag (Pamp.) ; 

 kamagsa-obat (Tag.) ; hampas-tigbalang (Tag.) ; kolot-babui (Tag.) ; 

 ronas (Pamp.). 



SMI LAX CHINA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 1029; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 

 261; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 267, 5 (1910) 

 Bot. 339. 

 Luzon (Bon'toc, Lepanto, Benguet, Zambales), Mindoro, Negros, B. S. 

 S1754 Santos, 5US, 57 SS Ramos, 8^11 McGregor, F. B. 17S82 Curran, 

 Merrill U7Jf9, U9.7, 6126, 6211, 6U0, 6552, 6J^H, 70US, Williams IS^O, 2008. 

 In the mossy forest, altitude 1,600 to 2,400 m. Japan, China. 

 Local names: Buanal (Ig.) ; palitpit (Bon.). 



SMI LAX ELMERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 (1918) Bot. 6. 



Smilax reticulata Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2740, non Desv., 

 nee Heer. 

 Luzon (Sorsogon), Bucas Grande, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Agusan), El- 

 mer 1S68U, 161S2, B. S. 35065 Ramos & Pascasio, S8761 Ramos & Edano. 

 On forested ridges up to 1,000 m altitude. Endmic. 

 Local name: Simbanag (Mbo.). 



SMILAX E RECTA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 "(1918) Bot. 5. 



Luzon (Tayabas, east coast), B. S. 28560, 28^72 Ramos & Edano. On 

 forested slopes at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 



SMILAX LEUCOPHYLLA Blume Enum. PI. Jav. 1 (1827) 18; Naves 



Novis. App. (1880) 263; Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 4 (1894) 



242; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 172; Merr. in Philip. 



Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 96, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 97. 



Smilax latifolia Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) ^48, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 



204, non R. Br. 

 Smilax vicaria Kunth Enum. 5 (1850) 262; A. DC. Monog. Phan. 1 

 (1878) 212; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 35, 2 

 (1907) Bot. 267, 436. 

 Smilax macrophylla Naves Novis. App. (1880) 262, non Roxb. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna), Min- 

 doro, Culion, Palawan, Mindanao, Merrill 3771, 171S, 659, 5579, Sp. Blam- 

 coanae 951, 690, Elmer 12613, Williams 1555, B. S. 2055 J^, 10888 Ramos, 

 22776 McGregor, 1266^, 15865 Fenix, 1992 Foxworthy, F. B. 1877 Ahem's 

 collector. Chiefly in primary forests at medium altitudes. Malay Penin- 

 sula, Java, Borneo, Moluccas. 



Local names: Banag (Tagb.) ; banal (Ig.) ; kaguno (Neg.) ; kamot- 

 kabag (Tag.); sarsaparillang-puti (Tag.); sipit-ulang (Tag.). 



SMILAX LOHERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 294. 



Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Rizal), Loher 6968, B. S. 26506 Ramos & Edano, 

 40708 Ramos. In the mossy forest at or above 900 m altitude. 



Local name: Kiting-kiting (Neg.). 



