94 MERRILI.. 



2. Lourea reniformis (Lour.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 324. 



Eedysarum renifonnc Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 447, excl. syn. fide DC. 



Hedysarum obcordatum Poir. in Lam. Encycl. 6 (1804) 425. 



Lourea ohcordaia DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 324; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 

 2 (1876) 154; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 60; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 108, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1880) 108; Forbes & Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. Bot. 23 (1887) 178; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 20. ' 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Loher 5119, For. Bur. 16221 Curran, Merritt, d 

 ZschoJckc: Province of Cagayan, Bttr. Sci. 78!)0 Ramos: Province of Abra, Bur. 

 .S'ci. 72JfO Ramos. 



Burma to southern China, Formosa, the Malay ArchipelajiO to New Cuinca 

 and northern Australia; not reported from the Malay Peninsula. 



54. PHYLACIUM JUnn. 



1. Phylacium bracteosum Benn. PI. Jav. Kar. (1840) 159, /. .iS ; Benth. PI. 

 Jungh. (1852) 231; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1^ (1855) 228; A. Gray Bot. Wilkes 

 U. S. Explor. Expod. (1854) 423; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 108; Prain 

 ex King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 66= (1897) 129, 387; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci, 1 (1906) Suppl. 05. 



Luzon, Province of Ilocos Sur, For. Bur. l.'iO.'fl Merrilt iC- Darling: Province of 

 Benguet, For. Bur. 16222 Curra/n, Merritt, & Zsclwhke, Bur. Sci. S513 Mearm, 

 Elmer 6051: Province of Tarlac, Merrill 3631: Province of Bulacan, Yoder 15S: 

 Province of Rizal, Merrill 1331: Province of Bataan, Merrill 1563, 3777, Bur. Sd. 

 1803 Foxworthy, For. Bur. 2734 Borden, Elmer 6701, Gopeland 205: Province of 

 Tayabas, For. Bur. 0655 Curran. Mindoro, For. Bur. 11373, 11422 Merritt, 

 Medregor 136. Xegkos, For. Bur. 11225 Enereit. Mind.\n.\o, District of Davao, 

 WiUiams 2080, Gopeland 644. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines, in the thickets at low and medium alti- 

 tudes; Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Amboina, the Bismarck Archipelago and 

 New Guinea. 



Native names; MalaMincamas (Bataan); pajtnnKitit (Iti/.al); tai/uilis (Xe- 

 gros). 



55. LESPEDEZA Michx. 



1. Lespedeza juhcea Pers. var. sericea (Thunb.) Forbes & Hemsl. in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. Bot. 23 (1887) 181; Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) 104. 



Hedysarum sericrum Thunb. Fl. Jap. (1784) 287. 



LcHpedcza sericea Miq. Ann. Mus.'Ludg.-Bat. 3 (1867) 49. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Loher 2336, WilU<nns 1 ',20 : District of liontoo, 

 Bur. Sci. 5001 Ramos. 



In the Philippines apparently confined to the high tableland of north central 

 Luzon; northern India to China, Formosa, and Japan, also in Australia. 



I To he continued.] 



