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2. VACCINIUM Linn. 



1. V. cumingianum N'idal, llov. PI. N'asc. Filip. (ISSli) 1(J7. 



(281 Merrill) Decades Philip. Forest Fl., March; (245, 45!) Whllfard) May, 

 July; (1330, 1585 Border) July, August; (2(54!) .1/n/rr) February. Mossy forests 

 on exposed ridges above 1,000 ni. Endemic. 



2. V. jagori Warb. in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1!)05) 174. 



(282 Merrill) Decades Piiilippine Forest Fl., March, distributed as 1'. siih- 

 sessile Merr. ; (2623 Meyer) February; (145. 1101 Whit ford] May. F(>l)niary: 

 (7026 Elmer) November. Witli the preceding. Endemic. 



PRIMULALES. 



MVKSINA(^E.E. 



1. MAESA For.sk. 



1. M. cumingii Mez. in Engler's Pilanzenreich 9 (1!)02) 49. 



(2518, 3711 Merrill) June, January; (488 Whit ford) July; ((i084 L(iber<i) 

 July; (2257 Mc/fcr) December. In forests and thickets 50 to !)00 in. Endemic. 



2. M. denticulata Mez. 1. c. 48. 



(2761 Meyer) February; ( 112S Whitfurd) .March. In forests SOO to l.lOO m. 

 Endemic. 



3. M. haenkeana Mez. 1. c. 32. 



(205 Barnes) January; (1258, 1!>3]. 23!)0 Borden) June, January; (11. 100, 

 l()5!t Whit ford) April, January; (2508 Meyer) January; (703(1 Elmer) No- 

 vember; (2528 Merrill) June. In forests and tliickets 20 to 350 m. Endemic. 



2. AEGICERAS (Jaertn. 



1. A. corniculatum (Linn.) IJlanco; Mez. 1. c. 55. 



(2314 Meyer) December; (2355, 2717 Bonlcii ) .laniiary. February; (136 

 ^ferrill) Decades Philip. Forest FL, coll. Ahern'N volUdor. .luly. Strand forests, 

 widely distributed in the l'hilipi)ines. Seashores of tropical .\sia. .Malaya, and 

 Australia. 



3. ARDISIA Swartz. 



1. A. boissieri A. DC; Mez. 1. c. 12!). 



(2504. 277(5 Meyer) February; (1228, 1252, 1 !)()() Borden) June, September; 

 il-iH Bnrnes) January; {2HA Copeland ) .lanuary; (102 Whitford) April; ( (i(i3(t 

 Elmer) November. In forests 500 to !I0() in., a tree icaching a height of 12 in. 

 Endemic. 



Strongly i-escnii)ling the widely distributed Ardi.siit Innnilis \'alii, l)ul the latter 

 as it is found in the i'liilippines usually grows near the seashore anil is a shrub 

 1 to 4 or 5 m. high. 



2. A. marginata Ulume; Mez. 1. c. 108. 



(135 /^;/-/K'.s) .(aiHiary; (3237 Mii/er) .luiie: ( lOSO. l:il() Wliilfoid\ l'"eliniary. 

 .Line, hi foiots 7()(» to 800 m. .lava. 



3. A. philippinensis A. DC; Mez. 1. c. 100. 



(2853 Meyer) March. In forests at (iOO in. Kndemic. 



4. A. saligna Mez. 1. c 143. 



(3867 Merrill) August; (6048 Ijeiliery) .Inly. On exposed ridges in tlie mossy 

 forest at 1,000 m. Kndemic. 



5. A. sp. 



(3726 Merrill) .January. E.\i)osed lidges at 1.100 in., fruiting specimen only. 



