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ing, but change to a deep red before night. The plant 

 grows to the height of a small tree. The leaves are large, 

 heartshaped, toothed, and borne on long petioles. The 

 fruit is a round capsule, somewhat flattened and hairy. 



MAL.ABAGO. 



{Hibiscus tiliaceus.) 



Malabago (Capiz, Iloilo, Pangasinan, Sorsogon) ; balibago (Bulacan, 

 Tarlac) ; dangliw (Bulacan) ; malobago (Albay, Sorsogon) ; 

 mapola (Batangas). 



Malabago is a tree widely distributed and well known 

 in the Philippines. It bears large, round, leathery leaves 

 marked generally with seven prominent veins radiating 

 from the apex of the heart-shaped base. The lower surface 

 of the leaves is light grey in color and soft and hairy to 

 the touch. The modified leaves (stipules) are prominent. 

 The large bell-shaped flowers at the end of branches have 

 a crimson center. The tube, bearing stamens, is about 4 

 cm. long. The fibers are tough and make a fairly strong 

 rope. 



BAKEMBAKES. 



(Malachra capitata.) 



Bakembakes (Abra, Ilocos Sur, Union) ; bulbulin (Pampanga) ; bulu- 

 buluhan, buluhan (Cavite) ; labug-labug (Iloilo, Occidental 

 Negros) ; sipit-ulang (Bulacan). 



This coarse, hairy, annual herb grows to a height of 2 m. 

 and bears leaves that are somewhat heart-shaped at the base, 

 from 5 to 15 cm. in diameter, and finely toothed along the 

 margins. Flowers are yellow and crowded together among 

 small modified leaves (bracts) . 



The species is found in waste places throughout the 

 Philippines and is in flower from September to February. 



TACLtNG-BACA. 



{Sida acuta.) 



Tacling-baca (Pangasinan) ; attay-nab-baca (Iban. in Isabela) ; cali- 

 soalisan, tacquinvaca, ualis-ualisan (Tarlac) ; herbaka (Ilocos 

 Sur) ; maratak-kimbaca (II. in Tarlac) ; tak-kimbaca (II. in 

 Abra, Isabela, Ilocos Norte) ; uaualisin (Bulacan) ; walisualisan 

 (Nueva Ecija). 



