208 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1922 



Luzon (Benguet, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, Taya- 

 bas), Merrill 2548, Sp. Blancoanae 572, Phil. PI. 313, B. S. 17777 Otanes. 

 Common in thickets and secondary forests at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local names: Banag (Ilk., Tag., Ig.) ; banal (Ig.) ; barag (Pamp.) ; 

 kamagsa-obat (Tag.) ; hampas-tigbalang (Tag.) ; kolot-babui (Tag.) ; 

 ronas (Pamp.). 



SMI LAX CHINA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 1029; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 

 261; Merr. .in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 267, 5 (1910) 

 Bot. 339. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet, Zambales), Mindoro, Negros, B. S. 

 31754 Santos, 5413, 5733 Ramos, 8411 McGregor, F. B. 17382 Curran, 

 Merrill 4749, 4497, 6126, 6211, 6140, 6552, 6494, 7043; Williams 1340, 2008. 

 In the mossy forest, altitude 1,600 to 2,400 m. Japan, China. 



Local names: Buanal (Ig.) ; palitpit (Bon.). 



SMI LAX ELMERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 (1918) Bot. 6. 



Smilax reticulata Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2740, non Desv., 

 nee Heer. 



Luzon (Sorsogon), Bucas Grande, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Agusan), El- 

 mer 13684, 16132, B. S. 35065 Ramos & Pascasio, 88761 Ramos & Edano. 

 On forested ridges up to 1,000 m altitude. Endmic. 



Local name: Simbanag (Mbo.). 



SMILAX ERECTA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 (1918) Bot. 5. 



Luzon (Tayabas, east coast), B. S. 285 60^ 28472 Ramos & Edano. On 

 forested slopes at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 



SMILAX LEUCOPHYLLA Blume Enum. PI. Jav. 1 (1827) 18; Naves 

 Novis. App. (1880) 263; Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 4 (1894) 

 242; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 172; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 96, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 97. 



Smilax latifolia Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 548, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 

 204, non R. Br. 



Smilax vicaria Kunth Enum. 5 (1850) 262; A. DC. Monog. Phan. 1 

 (1878) 212; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 35, 2 

 (1907) Bot. 267, 436. 



Smilax macrophylla Naves Novis. App. (1880) 262, non Roxb. 



Luzon (Benguet, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna), Min- 

 doro, Culion, Palawan, Mindanao, Merrill 3771, 1718', 659, 5579, Sp. Blan- 

 coanae 951, 690, Elmer 12613, Williams 1555, B. S. 20554, 10888 Ramos, 

 22776 McGregor, 12664, 15865 Fenix, 1992 Foxworthy, F. B. 1877 Ahern's 

 collector. Chiefly in primary forests at medium altitudes. Malay Penin- 

 sula, Java, Borneo, Moluccas. 



Local names: Banag (Tagb.) ; banal (Ig.) ; kaguno (Neg.) ; kamot- 

 kabag (Tag.); sarsaparillang-puti (Tag.); sipit-ulang (Tag.). 



SMILAX LOHERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 294. 



Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Rizal), Loher 6968, B. S. 26506 Ramos & Edano, 

 40708 Ramos. In the mossy forest at or above 900 m altitude. 

 Local name: Kiting-kiting (Neg.). 



