•272 MERRILL. 



tion of the anthers liiicai'. 1 1 iiiiii. I<>iii^. I-'ilainciils .'> mni. limo-: authors 



hasifixcd. I iiiin. ]<)U'j:. 



l*;irasit ic on \;nii)us i ri'cs in forests at l.SOO m. alt. (No. ")7.S8). 



Loranthus sp. 



On tiers in forests at 1.700 m. alt. ( 44:U Merrill] June. lOOli. Apparently an 

 undeseribed s|)eeies, but with immature fruits only. 



i;AI.AX()riI()KA(MO.K. 



BALANOPHORA Korst. 

 Balanophora sp. 



On roots of trees in forests at 1,S(I() m. alt. i Xo. (ll.")(i). Mateiial too scanty 

 anil imperfect for s])e(ific identification. 



i»()i.v(J()xa(i^:j:. 



POLYGONUM Linn. 



Polygonum chinense Linn. S|). I'l. il7')."i) 'MV.\. 

 Abundant on recent ••slides'" at l.'.KM) m. alt. I Xo. .■')7S0). 

 'l'lii()U,i,fli()ut the Pluli])i)ines at lii^hei- altitudes. 

 India to .lai);in and .Malaya. 



MENISPERMAC^E.I^l 



STEPHANIA l.our. 



Stephania hernandifolia (Willd.l W'alp. l!e|)ert. 1 (1S4-2) '.Hi. 



In forests at l.SOO m. alt. ( Xo. .■')701 ). 



Widely distributed in tlie I'bilippiues. 



Tropical .Africa, Asia, tbioujili .Malaya to .\ustralia. 



MA(iN()LIA('KJ:. 



DRIMYS Forst. 



Drimys piperita llook. f. Icon. 1*1. /. s'ja. 



On forested ridj^es at 1,800 m. all. ( Xo. (il:i4 i. and in thickets on ex])osed rid<,fes 

 at •i.tiUO ni. alt. (Xo. (i-20G) : also collected by Mirrill at l.:!00 and I. COO m. alt. 

 (Xos. 4888, 4407). 



On most of the hijiher mountains of the Philippines. 



Horneo, New (iuinea and Xcw Caledonia. 



ILLICIUM Linn. 



Illicium sp. 



Inforestsat I .f.OO m. a It . (Xo. 4411 \l<rriH\ dune. lOOC. 



Matci-ial \'ery meanly and with fruit only. I'crliapN nio>l cloxdy related to 

 niiciiiiii irriiiiiiii Kin;: from I'erak. allhoULih clearly di^liiict from that -species. 

 r.r ih-Kiriitl iniir. The /^ciuis is new to the riiilippiiie llora and it-- occurrcni'c in 

 the I'liilippines must be coii>idered as e\idence of |irc\i(iu> connection with the 

 .\siatic continent, the ;fenu-. bcin;: represented in Xorlh Amcric.i. India, (hina 

 and Japan, anil with three >iiecies e\tendin"r soulhwaid lo the Mala\an l'cnin-.ula. 



