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Bromelia ananas Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 285; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 



230, ed. 2 (1845) 162, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 291, t. 458. 

 Bromelia pigna Perr. in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 103; C. B. 



Bob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 304. 

 Ananas sativus Schultes f. Syst. 7 2 (1830) 1283; Merr. Fl. Manila 



(1912) 137. 

 Ananassa sativa Lindl. Bot. Reg. (1827) sub. t. 1068; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 3 (1859) 584; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 256; Merr. in Govt. 

 Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 6 (1904) 24. 

 Ananassa ananas Karst. Deutsch. Fl. (1880-83) 466. 

 Widely cultivated in the Philippines; in some regions, Palawan, thor- 

 oughly naturalized. A native of tropical America, now cultivated in all 

 tropical countries. Pineapple. 



Local names: Apangdan (Bon.); pangdan (Bon.); pina (Sp.). 



EXCLUDED GENERA 



BlLLBERGlA zebrina Lindl.; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 257. 



Pitcairnia brachiata Cham. ; Naves 1. c. 



COMMELINACEAE 

 1. POLLIA Thunberg 

 POLLIA MACROPHYLLA Benth. Fl. Austral. 7 (1878) 90; C. B. Clarke 

 in DC. Monog Phan. 3 (1881) 128; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 

 269; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. (1892) 173. 



Philippines, fide C. B. Clarke, who cites specimens from Cuming and 

 Llanos. These, however, need critical comparison with P. sorzogonensis 

 (E. Meyer) Steud. New Guinea, Solomon Islands, tropical Australia. 



POLLIA SORZOGONENSIS (E. Meyer) Steud. Nomencl. ed. 2, 2 (1841) 

 368; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 541; C. B. Clarke in DC. Monog. 

 Phan. 3 (1881) 126; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 269; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 153, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 278; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 34, 3 (1908) Bot. 

 400, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 94. 

 Aclisia sorzogonensis E. Meyer in Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 138, 



t. 25. 

 Lechea minor Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 52, ed. 2 (1845) 35, ed. 3, 



1 (1877) 65, non Linn. 

 Aclisia cumingiana Klotz. in Hassk. Commel. Ind. (1870) 47. 

 Northern Luzon (Cagayan) to Palawan and Mindanao. Common in 

 primary forests at low and medium altitudes. Southern China to Java and 

 the Moluccas. 



Local names: Alikbangon (Tag); lohod-lohod (Bis.); luho-luho (S. L. 

 Bis.); salibangung (Bag.). 



POLLIA SUMATRANA Hassk. Commel. Ind. (1870) 56; C. B. Clarke in 

 DC. Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 125; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 269; 

 Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 278. 

 Luzon (Rizal, Bulacan, Laguna), Polillo, Biliran, Samar, Leyte, Min- 

 danao, Piper 483, Elmer 7153, B. S. 6724 Robinson, 15702 Fenix, 18667 

 McGregor, 1088, 24425 Ramos. In primary forests at low and medium 

 altitudes. Sumatra. 



