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Batan Islands, Luzon (Cagayan, Benguet, Union, Pangasinan, Nueva 

 Vizcaya, Bulacan, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna), Semirara, Merrill 3805, 2727, 

 2709, 4147, Sp. Blancoanae 677 „ 202,, Phil. PI. 325, Elmer 6421, B. S. 32265, 

 14381, 23076 McGregor, 21120 Escritor, 21720 Ramos, F. B. 3280 Ahem' 8 

 collector, 24879 Mabesa. In thickets and secondary forests at low altitudes, 

 also often cultivated. India to Malaya and Polynesia. 



Local names: Aneg (Ibn.) ; boga (Ilk.); dukai (Iv.) ; kamiging (Bik.) ; 

 luttu (Ibn.); tongo (Tag.) tugi (Tag., Ilk.); tungo (Tag.). 



DIOSCOREA FILIFORM IS Blume Enum. PI. Jav. 1 (1827) 22; Prain & 

 Burkill in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. II 10 (1914) 38. 

 Dioscorea myriantha Kunth Enum. 5 (1850) 382; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 

 3 (1859) 571; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 258; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 

 Philip. (1885) 153, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 276; Prain & 

 Burkill in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. II 10 (1914) 38. 

 Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Bataan, Batangas, Laguna), Culion, Pala- 

 wan, Mindanao (Jolo), Merrill 466, 857, 8058,3167, 8120, 8244, Baker 460, 

 B. S. 22266 Ramos, 209, 330 Bermejos, F. B. 6036 Zschokke. In thickets 

 and in ravines at low altitudes. Java, Celebes, Moluccas. 



DIOSCOREA FLABELLI FOLIA Prain & Burkill in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 



(1913) 1593, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. II 10 (1914) 12. 



Luzon (Laguna, Sorsogon), Catanduanes, Mindoro, Loher 7027, Elmer 

 9095, 16677, B. S. 30278, 23564, 39412 Ramos, 22830 McGregor. In forests 

 at low and medium altitudes. Borneo. 



DIOSCOREA GRATA Prain & Burkill in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. II 10 



(1914) 35. 



Luzon (Rizal), Loher 7012, 7017, without data as to habitat. Endemic. 



DIOSCOREA HISPIDA Dennst. Schlussel Hort. Malabar. (1818) 33; Merr. 



Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 148, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 103. 

 Dioscorea hirsuta Blume Enum. PL Jav. 1 (1827) 21; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 3 (1859) 575; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 260. 

 Dioscorea daemona Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 72, nomen nudum, 



Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3 (1832) 805; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 



27 (1905) 86, Fl. Manila (1912) 151. 

 Dioscorea triphylla Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 799, ed. 2 (1845) 551, 



ed. 3, 3 (1879) 208; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 573; Naves 



Novis. App. (1880) 259; Prain & Burkill in Journ. As. Soc. 



Bengal II 10 (1914) 25, Lean. Philip. Bot. 5 (1913) 1595, non 



Linn. 



Throughout the Philippines in thickets and forests at low and medium 

 altitudes. India to southwestern China and Formosa through Malaya to 

 New Guinea. 



Local names: Bagai (Mbo.) ; gayos (Bis.); kalut (Tag., Pamp., Sbl.) ; 

 karot (Ilk.) ; karoti (Sul.) ; kayos (Tag.) ; kolot (Bis.) ; korot (S. L. Bis.) ; 

 kulot (Sbl.); mamo (Bik.); nami (Tag.); orkot (Bis.). 



DIOSCOREA LOHER I Prain & Burkill in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. II 10 

 (1914) 33; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 101. 

 Dioscorea sp. (cobag na quiroi) Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 798, ed. 2 

 (1845) 550, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 206. 



