PLANTS FROM 13ATANES AND BABUYANES ISLANDS. 401 



Dl AN ELLA Lam. 



D. ensifolia (Linn.) Red. 



Batan, Santo Domingo de Basco, -ii '/i Mearns. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines at higher altitudes; Mascarene Islands, 

 tropical Asia to Formosa and the Riu Kiu Islands, Malaya, Australia, to Polynesia 

 and the Hawaiian Islands. 



AMARYLLIDACE.E. 



CURCULIGO Gaertn. 



C. recurvata Dryand. 



Batajs', Santo Domingo de Basco, 3826 Fenix. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines; India to Formosa, Malaya, and Aus- 

 tralia.* 



DIOSCOREACE.E. 



DIOSCOREA Linn. 



D. pentaphylla Linn. 



Batax, Santo Domingo de Basco, 3659 Fenix. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines; tropical Africa to Asia, and Malaya. 



CASUARINACE.E. 



CASUARINA ForsL 

 C. equisetifolia Forst. 

 Camiguin, Jfl21 Fenix. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines; southern Asia to ISIalaya, Australia and 

 Poljniesia, but not reported from southern China or Formosa. 



PIPERACE.^. 



PIPER Linn. 

 P. spp. 



Two species arc represented in the collection, Batax. 3652 Fenix; Camiguix, 

 Jt092 Fenix. I have not been able to specifically identify either with satisfaction. 



ULMACE.E. 



TREMA Lour. 

 T. amboinensis Blume. 



Batax, Santo Domingo de Basco, 3813 Fenix. N. v., Anarionf/. 

 Abundant and widely distributed in the Philippines; British India to Formosa. 

 Malaya, and Polynesia. 



MORACE.E. ' 



ARTOCARPUS Forst. 

 A. rubrovenia Warb. 



Batax, Santo Domingo de Basco, 3581, 381Jf Fenix. N. v., Mulni. 

 Not uncommon in the Philippines; endemic. 



A. communis Forst. 



Camiguix, Ji069 Fenix. Batax, Santo Domingo de Basco, 3613 Fenix. N. v., 

 Tipujo. 



Forms of the widely distributed bread-fruit, with entire or nearly entire leaves, 

 the fruit edible. Malaya and Polynesia, cultivated and wild, exceedingly variable. 



