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 COMMELINACE.5^:. 



1. POLLIA Tliunb. 



1. P. sorzogonensis (.Mcy.) lOiidl.: Clarke in DC. Monog. Pliaii. 3 (ISSl) 

 126; Hook. f. Kl. Brit. Iiul. 6 ( 1S!I2) :]{\: . 



(385 Whitford) ]May. Cominon on siiadcd banks, canon of the Laniao River, 

 altitude 800 ni. Widely distributed in the Philippines. Himalayan region to 

 .southern Cliiiia. .Malaya, and Xew Caledonia. 



2. COM M ELI N A Linn. 



1. C. nudiflora Linn.; Clarke 1. c. 144; Hook. f. 1. e. 369. 



(408 Whilford) June; (2270 Meyer) December. Common in grass lands, 

 widely distributed in tlie Philiiipines. Tropical and subtropical regions of the 

 world. 



3. ANEILEMA R. Br. 



1. A. nudiflorum (Linn.) R. P,r.; Clarke 1. c. 210; Hook. f. 1. c. 378. 

 (3088 Merrill) October. Counnon in open grass lands, widely distributed in 

 tlic l'liilipi)ines. P>ritish India to China and ^lalaya. 



4. CYANOTIS Don. 



1. C. cristata (Linn.) R. et S. ; Clarke 1. c. 247; Hook. f. 1. c. 385 



(3103 Merrill) October; (1819 Borden) September. Common in open grass 

 lands, widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia and Africa, Malaya. 



2. C. axillaris (Linn.) R. et 8.; Clarke 1. c. 244; Hook. f. 1. c. 388. 



(3102 Merrill) October; (2209 Meyer) December. In open grass lands, rather 

 common. Widely distributed in the Philippines. British India to Australia. 



3. C. uniflora Hassk.; Clarke 1. c. 242. 



(1903 Borden) October. In open thickets at 130 m. Malaya. 



5. FLOSCOPA Lour. 



1. F. scandens Lour.; Chirkc 1. c. 265; Hook. f. 1. c. 3!)0. 

 (1961 Borden) September; (296 Copeland) February. 



In open damp places near streams. Widely distributed in the Philippines. 

 Tropical Asia to Australia. 



PONTEDERIACE.E. 



MONOCHORIA Presl. 



1. M. vaginalis (Linn.) Presl; Hook. f. LI. Brit. hid. 6 (1892) 363; Solms 

 Laiib. in DC. Monog. Phan. 4 (1883) 524. 



(2271 Meyer) December. In shallow stagnant water and muddy places. Widely 

 distrilmted in tlie Phili])pin('s. 'ri(>|)icai Asia and Africa. T., Hiyd-hiydii. 



LILIIFLOR^. 

 LILIACE.E. 



1. DIANELLA Lam. 

 1. D. sp. 



(226 M'hilford) Pseiuloepiphyt ic at l.ildO m. Material very imperfect but 

 fjnite rjistinct from Ihiiiitlla oinifolia Red. 



