DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 409 
Family BORAGINACEAE 
Genus CORDIA 
CORDIA CUMINGIANA Vid. ANONANG-LALAKI. 
Local names: Anéonang-lalaki (Mindoro); marataréng (Iloko). 
The strands of bast fibers vary considerably in size and color. 
Rope made from them possesses only a medium degree of 
tenacity. 
Cordia cumingiana is a small tree reaching a height of about 
7 meters. The leaves are alternate, hairy, heart-shaped, and 8 
to 16 centimeters long. The flowers are white, about 4 milli- 
meters long, and borne on compound inflorescences. The fruits 
are about 1 centimeter long. 
This species is of local occurrence at low altitudes in Luzon. 
CORDIA MYXA Linn. ANONANG. 
Local names: Anénang, antinang, antinong (Ilocos Sur, Benguet, Union, 
Pangasinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Nueva 
Ecija, Cavite, Tayabas, Batangas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon, Mindoro, 
Masbate, Leyte, Guimaras Island, Palawan, Surigao, Cotabato, Misamis) ; 
anonang-bakir, sinaligan (Ilocos Sur); guma (Balabac Island); saliyong 
(Tagalog). 
Rope is made from the bast of this tree. This rope is rela- 
tively weak and is said to be unsuited for use in a wet condition. 
The bast is brown. King found the tensile strength of the rope 
to be 324 kilos per square centimeter. Wetting decreased the 
strength 19 per cent. 
A white, gelatinous substance obtained from the fruits is used 
as glue. 
Cordia myxa is a tree usually 5 to 10 meters in height. The 
leaves are alternate, smooth or nearly so, pointed at both ends, 
and 6 to 15 centimeters long. The flowers are white or yellowish 
white, about 7 millimeters long, and borne on compound inflores- 
cences. The fruits are yellowish white, 10 to 13 millimeters 
long, and soft, with a hard stone in the center. 
This species is very common and widely distributed in second- 
growth forests and open places at low altitudes in the Philippines. 
Family CAPRIFOLIACEAE 
Genus LONICERA 
LONICERA PHILIPPINENSIS Merr. BUALTIK. 
Local name: Bualtik (Benguet). 
This vine is used entire in Benguet for tying fences. 
The leaves are opposite, pointed at the tip, rounded at the 
base, and from 3.5 to 5 centimeters in length. The flowers are 
