DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 67 



Family MENISPERMACEAE 



Genus ANAMIRTA 



ANAMIRTA COCCULUS W. & A. LiGTANG. 



Local names: Bay-yating (Abra) ; labtdng (Abra, Ilocos Sur) ; lagtdng 

 (Masbate) ; ligtdng (Tagalog). 



The bark of this vine is made into rope used for tying animals 

 and for hauling. It is used particularly during the rainy 

 season. The entire stems are also twisted into rope. The fruit 

 is used as a fish poison and is also poisonous to other animals. 



Anamirta cocculus is a vine with smooth, alternate, heart- 

 shaped leaves which are from 12 to 24 centimeters in length. 

 The flowers are small, yellowish white, very fragrant, and borne 

 on compound inflorescences. The fruits are round, and about 1 

 centimeter in diameter. 



This species is common and widely distributed in the Phil- 

 ippines. 



Genus PERICAMPYLUS 

 PERICAMPYLUS GLAUCUS Merr. (Plate XXIV). Pamago. 



Local names: Hahini (Basilan) ; pamago (Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon) ; 

 silong-piigo (Batangas) ; tugi-tugian (Mindoro). 



The central cylinders of the stems of this vine are used for 

 weavers of baskets. According to Heyne f this species is used 

 for rope in Java. 



Pericampijlus glaucus is a vine occurring in thickets, waste 

 places, or along the banks of streams throughout the Philippines. 

 The leaves and young stems are very hairy. The leaves are 

 heart-shaped and 5 to 10 centimeters in length. The flowers are 

 small, greenish, and occur in small, compound, axillary inflores- 

 cences. The fruits are flattened and about 5 millimeters in 

 diameter. 



Family ANNONACEAE 



Genus GONIOTHALAM US 

 GONIOTHALAMUS AMU YON (Blco.) Merr. Amuyong. 



Local names: Amiiyong (Batangas); lamitan (Negros) ; sagidt (Iloko, 

 Union) . 



The bast of this tree has an attractive apricot-buff color. 

 Rope made from it is weak. King found the rope to have a 

 tensile strength of 345 kilos per square centimeter. Wetting 

 reduced the tensile strength 15 per cent. 



Goniothalamus amuyon is a tree reaching a height of 15 meters 



t Heyne, K., De Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indie, Volume 2, 

 page 1. 



