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Arenga obtusifolia Mart.; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 280. 



A species of the Malay Peninsula allied to A. pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.; 

 not known from the Philippines. 



14. ORANIA Zippel 



ORANIA DECIPIENS Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 614, 14 

 (1919) 333. 



Mindoro, F. B. 4120 Merritt. In primary forests at low altitudes. En- 

 demic. 

 Var. MINDANAOENSIS Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 333. 



Mindanao (Zamboanga), F. B. 9179 Whitford & Hutchinson. In pri- 

 mary* forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Var. MONTANA Becc. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3018, Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 14 (1919) 333. 



Mindanao (Agusan, Davao), Elmer 11881, 13970. In forests, altitude 

 800 to 1,000 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Banga (Tag., P. Bis., Bag., Mbo.). 



ORANIA PALI N DAN (Blanco) Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 

 (1905) 88, Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 32, Sp. Blancoanae 



(1918) 88; Brown & Merr. in Philip. Bur. Forestry Bull. 18 (1919) 

 110, t. 42. 



Caryota palindan Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 513, ed. 3, 3 



(1879) 145. 

 Orania regalis Naves Novis. App. (1882) 279, non Blume. 

 Orania philippinensis Scheff. ex Becc. in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 



2 (1885) 156; Becc. in Webbia 1 (1905) 335, Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 



(1919) 332. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Union, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Batangas, 

 Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines), Samar, F. B. 1S10 Borden, 5818, 10410, 

 17068, 10708 Curran, 8413 Curran & Merritt, 2183 Meyer, 20988 Villamil, 

 B. S. 12391 McGregor, 24107, 24131 Ramos, Elmer 61, 74, 18248, Merrill Sp. 

 Blancoanae 144, Phil. PL 1900. In forests at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Var. SIBUYANENSIS (Becc.) comb. nov. 



Orania philippinensis Scheff. var. sibuyanensis Becc. in Leafl. Philip. 

 Bot. 8 (1919) 3017, Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 332. 



Sibuyan, Elmer 12066. In primary forests, altitude about 225 m. 

 Endemic. 



Local names: Ambobanga (Ibn.) ; banga (Buk., P. Bis.); barangoi 

 (Tag., Pamp., Sbl.) ; niogniogan (Tag.); palindan (Tag.). 



ORANIA PARAGUANENSIS Becc. in Webbia 1 (1905) 335; Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 14 (1919) 332., 



Palawan, Merrill 869, 9269, Phil. PI. 1316. In primary forests at low 

 altitudes; probably not distinct from O. palindan Merr., which it exactly 

 resembles in habit. 



Local name: Banga (Tagb.). 



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