96 PHILIPPINE PLANTS 



bank notes and other strong paper. Most of the bark collected 

 comes from the vicinity of Mount Mayon and from Mindanao. 

 The bast is light colored and has a somewhat silky appearance. 

 The bark is used for tying purposes and for making rope. 



WIKSTROEMIA INDICA (L.) C. E. Mey. Small-LEAF Salago. 



Local names: Baleo (Ilocos Norte); salago or idlo (Albay) ; titipuho or 

 palupo (Batanes Islands) . 



Wikstroemia indica is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height. The 

 leaves are opposite, somewhat leathery, oddest near the middle, 

 somewhat rounded at the tip, pointed at the base, and 1.5 to 

 7 centimeters long. The flowers are small and yellow; the 

 fruits small and red. 



This species is distributed from northern Luzon to southern 

 Mindanao. 



WIKSTROEMIA LANCEOLATA Merr. Lance-LEAf Salago. 



Local names: Salagip (Batangas) ; salago (Abra, Tayabas) ; tuka (Ilocos 

 Sur). 



Wikstroemia lanceolata is a shrub 1 to 2 meters in height. 

 The leaves are opposite, smooth, pointed at both ends, and 4 

 to 8 centimeters in length. The flowers are small, light colored, 

 and borne in small clusters. The fruits are red and less than 

 a centimeter long. 



This species is found in northern and central Luzon. 



WIKSTROEMIA M EVEN I AN A Warb. (Plate XXVIII). Large-LEAF 



Salago. 

 Local names: Sdgu (Laguna) ; salago (Albay). 



Wikstroemia meyeniana is a shrub 1 to 2 meters in height. 

 The leaves are opposite, pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, 

 and 6 to 12 centimeters in length. The flowers are greenish 

 yellow, about 1.5 to 2 centimeters in length, and borne in small 

 clusters. The fruits are red and about a centimeter in length. 



This species is common and widely distributed from northern 

 Luzon to southern Mindanao. 



WIKSTROEMIA OVATA C. E. Mey. RoUND-LEAF Salago. 



Local names: Daptnit (Iloko, Bontoc) ; salago (Bulacan, Laguna). 



Wikstroemia ovata is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height. The 

 leaves are opposite, smooth, rounded at the base, pointed at 

 the apex, and from 5 to 10 centimeters long. The flowers are 

 yellow, about 1.5 centimeters long, and borne in small clusters. 

 The fruits are red and about 1 centimeter long. 



This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao. 



