PLANTS COLI^ECTED BY WILKES EXPEDITION. 77 



MENISPEKMACE.E. 



Cissampelos discolor DC'. ? var. cardiophylla A. Gray (p. 38). "Hab. small 

 island in the Sooloo Soa." Apparently only a form of Cissampelos pareira Linn., 

 common throughout the Archiijelago, and the Tropics generally. 



CAPPAKIDACE.I:. 



Polanisia icosandra Wight & Arn. (p. 68). "Hab. Luzon, near Manilla. "=P. 

 viscosa DC. A common weed throughout the Archipelago. 



Capparis aurantioides Presl (p. 70). "Hab. Philippine Islands, at Caldera, 

 Mindanao, and the Sooloo Islands." Fragmentary specimens of a species some- 

 what resembling Cappwris micracantha DC, possibly correctly identified with 

 Presl's species. 



Capparis sepiaria Linn. (p. 70). "Hab. small island of the Sooloo Sea." 

 Tlie common form of tlie species, widely distributed in the Indo-Malayan region. 



Capparis cerasifolia sp. nov. (p. 71). "Small island of the Sooloo Sea, same 

 as Cuming's No. 10G8 from the Philippine Islands." This has been reduced by 

 some authors to Capparis horrida Linn., but is apparently a distinct and valid 

 species. The type is well matched by No. 658 Copeland, and Nos. 2152 and 

 2200 R. S. Williams, from Mindanao. It is quite distinct from No. 1068 Cuming 

 which Gray also refers here. 



Capparis odorata Blanco ? (p. 71). "Hab. vicinity of Manilla, Luzon (with- 

 out flowers or fruit)." The specimen is C. micracantha DC"., a very common 

 species in the Philippines. 



OARYOPHYLLACE.E. 



Dry mar ia cordata Willd. (p. 123). "Hab Luzon, Philippine Islands: 



in mountains near ^lanilla: doubtless introduced." Rather common in the 

 Philippines. 



MALVAOE.dE. 



Malvastrum tricuspidatum Gray (p. 148). "Hab Manilla, Luzon." 



The oldest name for tlie species is M. corotnandelinum (Willd.) Garcke. A com- 

 mon weed. 



■ Sida rhombifolia Linn. (p. 158). "Hab Luzon, the var. with 



pointless or barely mncronate carpels." No specimens found. A widely distrib- 

 uted species. 



Sida acuta Burm. (p. 159). "Hab. . . . shores of Laguna, Banos, Luzon." 

 No specimens found ; common and widely distributed. 



Sida javensis Cav. (p. 160). "Hab. near Manilla, Luzon." Rather common 

 locally in Luzon. = »S'. hiimilis Willd. 



Abutilon indicum Don (p. 167). "Hab. near Manilla and BaSos: common 

 in waste placets. '^ A very common weedy plant. 



Urena lobata Linn. var. scabriuscula (DC.) A.Gray, (p. 169). "Hab 



momitains near Banos, Luzon (Philippine Islands, Cuming No. 469)." Very 

 abundant and widely distributed. 



