121 



This shrub may be 2 m. high or higher. Its leaves are 

 5 to 8 cm. long, narrow, toothed, and supported on short 

 petioles. Along the stems are also found many small modi- 

 fied leaves (stipules), which are 2 or 3 times larger than 

 the petiole. The flowers are yellow ; the fruit is very small. 

 The fiber, obtained in the usual way by retting, is light, 

 yellowish-white in color, soft, and glistening. 



MARAKAPAS. 



(Thespesia lampas.) 



Marakapas (Amburayan) ; amagong (Nueva Ecija) ; macacapas 

 (Zambales) ; maratarong (Abra). 



This shrub, from 2 to 3 m. high, has fine, large, yellow, 

 bell-shaped flowers with a deep purple center. These 

 flowers occur in groups of three on flower stalks (pedun- 

 cles). The leaves are broad at the base, from 10 to 20 cm. 

 long, and may be three-lobed or entire. The plant may 

 be found in flower from October to January in dry, open 

 places. 



KOLIiOKOLIiOT. 



(Urena spp., U. lobata, U. lobata var. sinuata.) 



Kollokollot (Amburayan, Ilocos Sui", II. in Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya) ; 

 afulut (Gad. in Nueva Vizcaya) ; kollolot (Abra) ; kuluk (Iban. 

 in Isabela) ; kullu-kulluk (II. in Isabela) ; puot sinuang (Isi. 

 in Nueva Vizcaya). 



The shape of the leaves is the main difference existing 

 between the species and its variety. In the species the 

 leaves are variously angled or lobed, the lobes not extending 

 beyond the middle of the leaf; in its variety the leaf is 

 more deeply lobed. The flowers are pink and usually 

 solitary. The small, round fruit is covered with barbed 

 spines. 



The plant is very common throughout the Philippines 

 and may be found in flower all the year. It may be con- 

 sidered a substitute for jute. 



THE CACAO FAMILY (Sterculiaceae) . 



The species included in this family have few character- 

 istics in common. They may be shrubs, herbs, or trees. 

 The leaves may be simple or digitately compound, lobed or 



