296 IMKItKlLL. 



MVKS1NA(ULE. 



ARDISIA Swartz. 



Ardisia elmeri Me/, in riiili|i. .loiini. Sci. 1 ( liidCi) Sii)i|il. -ll'-i. 

 In fiui'sts at l.SOO in. alt. (No. (il.SS) ; also foilcdid l.v Mmill in .lunc, I'.tOli, 

 in fnicsts 2,100 to 2',20n ni. alt. (Nos. 4444. 4407). 

 l'n'\ionsly known only t'l-oni nortlicni l>uzon. 



Ardisia racemoso-panniculata Mcz 1. c 271. 



In foicsls at 4.')() in. alt. (No. 4;'.;i4 Merrill). -Innc llKIC. 



I'rcvionsly known only from Mount Apo. .Mindanao. l/r/r)7/".v spcciincn is 

 not (iiiitf tyi)ifal and is very fraiiincntaiy, Iml 1 consider it icfi'ialiU' to this 

 species. 



Ardisia saligna Me/, in l':n«iler's I'llanzeineieli 9 ( l!M)2l U.S. 

 In forests at ;500 in. alt. (No. r)5li7). 

 rrevioiisly known from Luzon and Polillo. 



Ardisia bolssieri A. DC; Mez 1. e. 12i). 



In forests at 1,450 m. alt. (No. 5()()!)) ; also collected by Mrrrill at ahoiit 1.000 

 in. alt. (Nos. 4371, 4355). 



JMideinic in the Philippines and frcipicntly confnsi'd with .1. hiiinilis. The 

 speeinu'iis cited above are all with fruit and accordiiiiily the identilieation must 

 be considered as somewhat doubtful. 



Ardisia serrata (t'av.) Pers. Syn. 1 (ISO;!) 2:?;?; Mez 1. c. 137. 

 in forests at 1,800 m. alt. (Nos. 5(i75, 5732. 0145) ; also collected by .]f(rritl 

 in .lune, IflOO, at 1,300 m. alt. (No. 4372). 

 Widely distributed in the Philipi)ines. 

 liorneo. 



Ardisia serrata (Cav.) Pers., vai. brevipetiolata .Merrill n. var. 

 I^'oliis hrcvitci' ( ;5 nun.) pot iohitis. hasi anizuste I'olundatn-coi'dalis. 



In forests at 550 in. alt. (No. 434(i Merrill) June, I'.lOli. The tyi)e is No. 404!) 

 Mirrill from the P.aco Kiver, m^ar tlie base of Ihilcon. March. 1005. Moie 

 abundant and Ix'lter material may jirove this form to be worthy of specitic rank. 



Ardisia sp. ? 



An iindershrub less than 1 m. iii.i^h. in forests at 250 in. alt. ( Xo. 5743), 

 specimens in fruit only, and po->>ii)ly not this jienus. 



LABISIA Lindl. 



Labisia pumila lUlume) l. \iil. Nov. .\|iii. i I SS;{ ) I2;i; .Mez in iMi-ler's 

 rilanzenreich 9 (I!t02) 171 ( " lieiit h. ct Hook."') var. genuina Mez 1. e. 



In forests at 450 in. alt. (No. 4;i;{5 Merrill) .lune, I'.KMi. 



.\ iiionotypic ficniis eNleiidiiio- fiom (ochin China ami the Malayan renin>ula 

 to .lava. Sumatra and Umneo. the variety (/i iiiiiiid in .la\a. I'enam;. SiiiL;apiMe and 

 {,'ocliin Cliina. 



lU'ported from Luzon iiy i'.-\ illur. but nut found in the l*hili|>pines by any 

 other botanists oi- coilectoi until discoscied ii\ Mirrill. 



