Vo1 - x LILIACEAE 205 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



YUCCA GLORIOSA Linn.; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 266. 

 Yucca superba Haw.; Naves 1. c. 



8. TAETSIA Medicus 



(Cordyline Commerson) 



TAETSIA FRUTICOSA (Linn.) Merr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 137, 



Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 96. 

 Convallaria fruticosa Linn, in Stickman Herb. Amb. (1754) 16, Amoen. 



Acad. 4 (1759) 126, Syst. ed. 10 (1759) 894. 

 Asparagus terminalis Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1762) 450. 

 Dracaena terminalis Rich, in Lam. Encycl. 2 (1786) 324; Blanco Fl. 



Filip. (1837) 263, ed. 2 (1845) 183, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 328, t. 98. 

 Cordyline terminalis Kunth in Abh. Acad. Berlin (1820) 30, Enum. 



5 (1850) 25; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1855) 558; Naves Novis. App. 



(1880) 265; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 145. 



Widely cultivated for ornamental purposes, but not a native of the 

 Archipelago. Pantropic in cultivation, probably a native of Malaya. 



Local names: Baston de San Jose (Sp.) ; danga (Ilk.) ; dang-nga (Bon.) ; 

 dongla (If.) ; kilaa (Bis.) ; kilala (Bik.) ; sagilala (Tag.) ; tokor-pari 

 (Pamp.) ; tonkod-obispo (Tag.); tungkod-pari (Tag.). 



9. PLEOMELE Salisbury 



PLEOMELE ANGUSTIFOLIA (Roxb.) N. E. Br. in Kew Bull. (1914) 277; 



Merr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 137, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 96. 

 Dracaena angustifolia Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 24, Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 2 



(1832) 155; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 264; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 



Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 35, 3 (1908) Bot. 400. 

 Pandmms inermis Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 537, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 



184, non Roxb. 



Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao, in most 

 or all islands and provinces. Chiefly in primary forests at low and 

 medium altitudes; represented by more than 50 individual collections. 

 India through Malaya to Australia. 



Local names: Gigiman (Pang.); malasambal (Tag.); pasiu (Ibn.) ; 

 saranakatmano (Bag.); taligbuhuk (Tag.); uhango-nu-kurang (Iv.). 



PLEOMELE MULTI FLORA (Warb.) comb. nov. 



Dracaena multiflora Warb. ex Sarasin Reisen in Celebes 1 (1905) 

 136, t. 4. 

 Batan Islands, Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Tayabas) , Polillo, Mindoro, Pala- 

 wan, Ticao, Masbate, Sulu Archipelago, Merrill 9U2U, 5402 B. S. 26434 Ramos 

 & Edano, 10407 McGregor, 39508 Ramos, F. B. 18815 Foxworthy, De Mesa, 

 & Villamil. Chiefly on limestone formations along the seashore. Celebes. 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Dracaena acuminata Thunb. ; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 264. 

 Dracaena draco Linn.; Naves op. cit. 265. 



