DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES AQ7 
Genus PARAMERIA 
PARAMERIA PHILIPPINENSIS Radlk. DUGTONG-AHAS. 
Local names: Dugtong-dhas (Rizal) ; ikding-nga-purdu (Igorot) ; inggiu- 
na-puti (Bataan) ; karkarsdng (Benguet) ; kuni-na-puti (Pampanga) ; lupi- 
it (Ilocos Sur) ; parugtong-dhas (Bulacan, Zambales, Rizal) ; partian (Ilocos 
Sur) ; pulang-pulang (Zambales) ; saddk (Benguet); tagulduai (Rizal). 
The bark of this vine is used for making rope and for tying 
rice bundles. 
Parameria philippinensis is a large, woody vine. The leaves 
are from 7 to 10 centimeters in length, somewhat oval in outline, 
and pointed at both ends. The flowers are fairly small, white, 
and occur in clusters. The fruits are very long and slender; the 
parts containing the seeds are swollen, while the parts between 
the seeds are very narrow. The seeds are crowned with long, 
hairlike projections. 
This species is common and widely distributed in the Phil- 
ippines, and is one of the rubber-producing plants in the 
Archipelago. 
Genus URCEOLA 
URCEOLA IMBERBIS (Elm.) Merr. HINGGIU-KALABAU. 
Local name: Hinggiu-kalabau (Laguna). 
This vine is used for tying purposes. 
Urceola imberbis is a woody vine. The leaves are opposite, 
smooth, rounded at the base, pointed at the tip, and 8 to 14 
centimeters long. The flowers are pale, yellowish green and 
borne in considerable numbers on compound inflorescences. The 
fruits are cylindrical, long, and slender. 
This species is found in Luzon. 
Family ASCLEPIADACEAE 
Genus ASCLEPIAS 
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA L. BULAK-DAMO. 
Local names: Anibong, pasangldi (Bontoc) ; bu-buyan,. bilak-damé (Ta- 
yabas) ; bulak-kastila, kalalaudn (Bataan); chile-manik (Bataan); coro- 
nitas (Span., Camarines); dalddl (Batanes Islands); kamantiging-lindu 
(Batangas) ; kapas de Francia (Pangasinan) ; maismaisan (Rizal). 
The silky hairs of the seed are sometimes used for stuffing 
pillows. 
Asclepias curassavica is an erect, simple or slightly branched, 
smooth, perennial herb 40 to 60 centimeters in height. The 
leaves are opposite, narrow, pointed at both ends, and 7 to 13 
centimeters in length. The inflorescences are umbrella-shaped, 
and occur in the axils of the leaves or terminate the branches. 
