VoL 1 COMMELINACEAE 195 



Clarke's description is based on Cuming's Philippine plant. I do not 

 know whether or not it is identical with Hasskarl's type. 



Local names: Aregbabangon. (S. L. Bis.); idog (Mbo.) ; mantauasi 

 (Buk.). 



POLLIA THYRSI FLORA (Blume) Steud. Nomencl. ed. 2, 2 (1841) 368; 

 C. B. Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 124; Naves Novis. 

 App. (1880) 269; Vidal Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 278; Hallier 

 f. in Nova Guinea 8 (1913) 907, Beihefte Bot. Centrabl. 34 J 

 (1916) 51. 

 Tradescantia thyrsiflora Blume Enum. PL Jav. 1 (1827) 6. 

 Pollia philippinensis Elm. Lean". Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 275. 



Luzon (Cagayan to Sorsogon) to Palawan and Mindanao, Elmer 9162, 

 18545, 15329, Wenzel 1166, Merrill 9268, 4007, Loher 6981, F. B. 19623 

 Curran, B. S. 25857 Yates, 12651 Fenix. In primary forests at low and 

 medium altitudes. Andaman Islands to Java and Celebes. 



Local names: Talibangung (Bag.); sapilko (Ig.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Pollia aclisia Hassk.; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 268. 

 Pollia crispata Benth.; Naves op. cit. 269. 

 Pollia japonica Thunb.; Naves op. cit. 268. 



2. COM M ELI N A Plumier 



COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 41; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 3 (1859) 533; C. B. Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 



159; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 269; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 



(1908) Bot. 400, Fl. Manila (1912) 138, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 94. 



Commelina polygama Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 25 (poligama) , ecL 2 



(1845) 18, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 34, t. 13, non Roth. 



Throughout the Philippines in open grasslands and waste places in the 



settled areas at low and medium altitudes, often common. Tropical Africa 



and Asia to Japan and Malaya. 



Local names: Alibangon (Tag.) ; bias-bias (Pamp.) ; kabilau (Bis.) ; ku- 

 hasi (Iv.) ; kulkul-lasi (Ilk.) ; sabilau (Bis.) ; sambilau (Bis.) ; uligbongon 

 (Tag.). 



COMMELINA CHAMISSONIS Klotz. ex C. B. Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan, 

 3 (1881) 186; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 270. 

 The type is a specimen from Luzon, collected by Chamisso, probably from 

 either Cavite or Batangas Province or possibly from the vicinity of Manila. 

 I have seen no specimens I can with certainty refer to it, but some may 

 have been distributed sub C. nudiflora Linn. Australia. 



COMMELINA NUDIFLORA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 4; C. B. Clarke in DC. 

 Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 144; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 269; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 400, FL Manila (1912) 138. 

 Tradescantia cristata Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3 (1877-83) 

 t. 83, non Linn. 



Throughout the Philippines in open grasslands, waste places, etc., at low 

 and medium altitudes, often common. Pantropic. 



Local names: Alikbangon (Tag.); bangar-an-lalaki (If.); gatilang 

 (Bon.) katkatauang (Bon.) ; kitkit-auang (Bon.) ; kohasi (Iv.) ; kolasi 

 (Ilk.); kulkul-lasi (Ilk.). 



