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3. ORANIA Zijip. 



T. O. palindan (liliiiicoi Mcrr. r,i>\{. Lai). I'lihl. 27 (UtO.")) SS. Onmln philij,- 

 piiiensis Sc-lifH'. 



(1010 Borden) August: (218:i Mci/i-r) Dcci'inlicr. In fuif^sts 7") to 4U() in. 

 Hndeniic. T.. Palindav, Tinranfioi. 



4. PINANGA Jilunu'. 



1. P. barnesii I'.ecc'. 1. e. :{20. 



(122 Barnes) Jiuiuary; (27(i2 Mci/er) Fchniaiy. In foifsts on exposed ridges 

 above 800 in. Endemic. T., Bunga nuicsin. 



2. P. elmerii l?ecc. 1. c. 322. 



(384() .1/ ('(•/■///) August: {\'ilS Borden ) ; ( I'M) Wliitford ) . With tlie preceding 

 species. Endemic. 



3. P. philippinensis Becc. 1. c. 324. 



(331() .]/errilh : (333 Whitford) . With the preceding species. Kndeniie. 



5. ARECA Linn. 



\. A. catechu Linn.; Becc. L c. 358. 



{ Merrill f. In deserted clearings below 100 m., generally cultivated throughout 

 the Philippines, tropical Asia, and Malaya. T., Bunga. The betelnut palm. 



6. NIPA Tliunb. 



1. Nipa fruticans Wurnib.; Beccari & Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6 (1892) 424. 



{Merrill). Brackish tidal swamp about the mouth of the Lamao River, gen- 

 erally distributed along the mouths of tidal streams throughout the Philippines, 

 and in some localities, notably about the head of Manila Bay, extensively culti- 

 vated for the sap secured from the flower stalks, which is ntilized in the manufac- 

 ture of alcohol. Tit)pical Asia and Malaya. Sp.-Fil., A'iprt ; T., .S'rt,s«. 



SPATHIFLOR^. 



ARACE.^^. 



1. POTHOS Linn. 



1. P. philippinensis Kngl. I'llanzenreicli 21 ll!»0.")| ;!ir). 



(3ti!» Barnes) March. Mower; (300, 1()4() bis Whitford) .May. and .laniiaiy. fruit 

 and flower. Scandent on tree trunks, altitude 100 to 700 m. Endemic 



2. POTHOIDIUM Sehott. 



1. P. lobbianum Sehott.; Engler, I. c. 4(i. 



(o03 Wliilford) -luly; ( 30o3 Borden) May. Cnnimnn in forests above an 

 altitude of KlO m. Celebes, Moluccas, 'rcrnate. 



3. RHAPHIDOPHORA llas>k. 



1. R. perkinsae Kngl. I'.ot. .lahrb. 37 ( 1! •().-> i ll.->. 



( 1 l(i!» H7/i//oyv/) .\laieli. Scandent, at an altitude nt 1.100 ni. I'juleniic. 



2. R. merrillii Engl. 1. c. 



(2.")(i8 liord(ii \ l'"ebiuary. Stei-ile specimens. Kndemic. 



3. R. sp. 



( W hitfurd) .\\n\\. 



