400 MERRILL. 



PHOENIX Linn. 



P. hanceana Xaud., var. phil ippinensis Becc. supra 339. 



Sahtan, -Hi'i't Fenix. N. v., Vovaroy. 



Tlie first representative of the genus to be found in the Pliilippines, the leaves 

 being used extensively by the inhabitants of 8abtan and neighboring islands for 

 making tlie cliaracteristic rain-coats known as Su6t. Tlie species in southern 

 China. 



ARACE.E. 



AGLAONEMA Schott. 

 A. haenkei Schott. 

 C'A.MKiUix, .'lOH'.) Fenix. 

 Pliilippines and Celebes. 



FLAGELLA1IIA("EJ1 



FLAGELLARIA Linn. 

 F. indica Linn. 



Camiguin, JiOd-'t Fenix. Sabtan, 3758 Fenix. N. v., Auay. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines; India to Formosa, ]\Ialaya, Polynesia, 

 and Australia. 



COMMELINACE.E. 



COMMELINA Linn. 

 C. benghalensis ^An\\. 



Batan, Santo Domingo de Baseo, 3590 Fenix ; 3230 Mearns. 

 Widely distributed in the Philippines; widely distributed in the tropics of the 

 Old World. 



C. nudiflora Linn. 



Camkjiin, 3!>38 Fenix. Sactan, 3728 Fenix. N. v., Cajafii. 

 Widely distributed in the Pliilippines; tropics of the World. 



POLLIA Tluiiib. 



P. sorzogonensis (E. Meyer) Endl. 



BAiiUYAX, 38!)1 Fenix. Batan, Santo Domingo de Basco. 36911 Fenix; 3211 

 Mearns:. Camiguin, Ji0')8 Fenix. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines; India to Formosa and ^lalaya. 



LILIACE^E. 



LILIUM Liim. 



L. longiflorum Tliunb. Trans. Linn. Soc. 2 (17!t4i 333; linker in .lourn. Linn. 

 Soc. Bot. 14 (1875) 22t). 



Y'Ami, Worcesicr .s. /(. Hatan, Sniilo Domingo de Basco. .{77'/ Fenix. 'S. v., 

 ^'onitan. 



Not jireviously fnuiid in tlic I'liilipiiiiics, llie sccoiid species of tlie genus for the 

 .\ic]iii)clago: -liipan to simlheni (liimi ami Kormosii. 



DRACAENA Vaiid. 



D. angustifolia (i:um])h.| Koxli. 



Batan, Smilo Domingo de Basco. .ilKU. 3S',J Fenix. 



Common jiikI widfiy <listrilnitcd in Ihc IMiilii)i(iiics ; imlia lo M;>laya. and 

 Australia. 



