Vol.1 . MARANTACEAE 249 



Clinogyne grandis Benth. & Hook. f. ex Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 

 465; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 152, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. 

 (1886) 275. 

 Donax arundastmim K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 11 (1902) 33; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 37, Forestry Bureau 

 Bull. 1 (1903) 16; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 68, L 1 /. G-J, 

 non Lour. 

 Actoplanes cannaeformis K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 11 (1902) 



34 p. p. excl. syn. Miq. 

 Phrynium dichototnum Roxb. in Asiat. Research 11 (1810) 324; 



Schauer in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) Suppl. 1: 427. 

 Maranta dichotoma Wall. Cat. (1832) No. 6615; Naves No vis. App. 

 (1880) 228; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 611; Usteri Beitr. Ken. 

 Philip. Veg. (1905) 128. 

 Maranta grandis Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. (1860-1) 616; Naves Novis. 

 App. (1880) 228. 

 Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao, in all 

 or most islands and provinces. Common in secondary forests, especially 

 along streams at low and medium altitudes. Java and Borneo to New 

 Guinea, the Aru and Admiralty Islands, New Hebrides, and the Marianne 

 Islands. 



Local names: Alaro (Bis.); aratan (Gad.); baban (Chab.) ; bamban 

 (Ilk., Bis., Mbo., Tag., Sul., Buk.) ; banban (Tag., Bik., Bis., Bag., Ibn.) 

 bankolid (Mbo.) ; baras-barasan (Tag.) ; bonbon (Tag.) ; buaban (Bag.) 

 daromaka (Ilk.) ; darumaka (Ilk.) ; garomaka (Ilk.) ; lankuas (Ilk.) 

 mamban (Bik., S. L. Bis.) ; manban (Tag.) ; matalbak (Tag.) ; matapal 

 (Isn.) ; mini (Ig.) ; nini (Ig.) ; ninik (Iv.). 



2. PHRYNIUM Willdenow 



PHRYNIUM PHILIPPINENSE Ridl. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1909) 569, 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 195. 

 Phrynium capitatum Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 109; Naves Novis. 



App. (1880) 228, non Willd. 

 Phrynium densifiorum Naves Novis. App. (1880) 228; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 152, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 275, non 

 Blume. 

 Babuyan Islands, Luzon (Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Laguna, Taya- 

 bas, Albay, Sorsogon), Alabat, Polillo, Mindoro, Palawan, Panay, Leyte, 

 Negros, Mindanao. In forests at low and medium altitudes; scarcely 

 distinguishable from P. capitatum Willd. Endemic. 



Local names: Bogigkik (Mbo.); hagikhik (Bis.); hagithit (Tag.); lu- 

 tataban (P. Bis.); okos (Bag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Phrynium latifolium Blume; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 228. 



Phrynium maximum Blume; Naves 1. c. 



Phrynium pubinerve Blume; Naves 1. c. 



Some species of Calathea have been introduced into the Philippines, and 

 are occasionally found in cultivation for ornamental purposes. 



