DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES at 
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Family MENISPERMACEAE 
Genus ANAMIRTA 
ANAMIRTA COCCULUS W. & A. LIGTANG. 
Local names: Bay-yating (Abra); labtdng (Abra, Ilocos Sur); lagtdng 
(Masbate); ligtadng (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: Hahun (Basilan) ; pamdgo (Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon) ; 
silong-pigo (Batangas); tugi-tugian (Mindoro). 
The central cylinders of the stems of this vine are used for 
weavers of baskets. According to Heyne? this species is used 
for rope in Java. 
Pericampylus 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 GONIOTHALAMUS 
GONIOTHALAMUS AMUYON (Blco.) Merr. AMUYONG. 
Local names: Amuyong (Batangas); laniitan (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 

7+ Heyne, K., De Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indié, Volume 2, 
page 1. 

