Vo1 - 1 ARACEAE 179 



Novis. App. (1882) 288; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 

 264; Engl. & Krause in Pflanzenreich 37 (1908) 133, /. 55, A-G. 

 Luzon (Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon), Polillo, Biliran, Mindoro, 

 Leyte, Mindanao, B. S. 33596, 38523 Ramos & Edano, 10401, 18707 McGre- 

 gor, 23571, 15385 Ramos, 6476 Robinson, F. B. 11415 Merritt, Wenzel 235, 

 Merrill 5486, 4080, Copeland 1263, Williams 2364. In damp primary 

 forests at low and medium altitudes. Celebes, Amboina. 



All other species of this genus are confined to tropical America. 



10. CYRTOSPERMA Griffith 



CYRTOSPERMA MERKUSII (Hassk.) Schott in Oester. Bot. Wochenbl. 



(1859) 61, Prodr. (1860) 403; Engl, in DC. Monog. Phan. 2 (1879) 



271, Pflanzenreich 48 (1911) 20, /. 7, G-K. 

 Lasia merkusii Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bogor. (1844) 59, PI. Jav. Rar. 



(1848) 161. 

 Cyrtosperma griffithii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 422 



sphalm. 



Luzon (Sorsogon), Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Mindanao, Elmer 15234, 

 Merrill 5218, B. S. 1515 Bermejos, 24267 Ramos, 6678 Robinson. In ra- 

 vines along streams, probably often planted. Java and Borneo to New 

 Guinea. 



Local names: Galiang (Bik) ; palau (C. Bis.); palauan (S. L. Bis., P. 

 Bis.). ' 



11. AMORPHOPHALLUS Blume 



AMORPHOPHALLUS CAMPANULATUS (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne. in Ann. 

 Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 3 (1834) 366; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 

 201; Engl, in DC. Monog. Phan. 2 (1879) 309, Pflanzenreich 48 

 (1911) 76; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 289; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 

 130, Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 290, Interpret. Herb. Amb. 

 (1917) 127, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 91.- 

 Arum campanulatum Roxb. PI. Coromandel 3 (1819) 69, t. 272. 

 Arum decurrens Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 656, ed. 2 (1845) 457, ed. 



3, 3 (1879) 62. 

 Amorphophallus decurrens Kunth Enum. 3 (1841) 581; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 3 (1856) 202; Engl, in DC. Monog. Phan. 2 (1879) 319, Pflan- 

 zenreich 48 (1911) 108; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) 

 Bot. 290. 

 Luzon, most or all provinces, Mindoro. In thickets and secondary 

 forests, along roads, trails, etc., at low and medium altitudes in the settled 

 areas, often common. India through Malaya to Polynesia. 



Local names: Anto (Bis.); apon (Tag.); apong-apong (Tag.); bagang 

 (Ibn.) ; bagong (Bik., Sul.) ; oroi (Bis.) ; pamangkilon (Bis.) ; pungapung 

 (Tag.); tigi-nga magmanto (Ilk.); tokod-banua (Pamp.). 



AMORPHOPHALLUS LONGISPATH ACEUS Engl. & Gehrm. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenreich 48 (1911) 91. 

 Mindanao (Davao), Williams 2684. In thickets or forests at medium 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



AMORPHOPHALLUS LUZON I ENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) 

 Bot. 289. 

 Luzon (Cagayan), F. B. 19560 Curran, Weber. In crevices of limestone 

 ledges at low altitudes. Endemic. 



