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Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 90, 3 (1908) Bot. 77, 

 Fl. Manila (1912) 318, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 251; Hochr. in Ann. 

 Conserv. Jard. Bot. Geneve 6 (1902) 19. 

 Sida indica Linn. Cent. PL 2 (1756) 26, Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 324; 

 Blanco Fl. Filip, (1837) 547, ed. 2 (1845) 383, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 

 339, t. 337. 



Throughout the Philippines in thickets and waste places in and about 

 towns at low and medium altitudes; certainly introduced. Pantropic. 



Local names: Daliipang (Bis.) ; giling-gilingan (Tag.) ; kuakuakohan 

 (Tag.) ; lulupau (Ilk.) ; luplupau (Ilk.) ; malbas (Tag., Mbo.) ; malva, or 

 malvas (Sp.) ; malis (Tag.) ; marbas (Tag.) ; malbas-kastila (Tag.) ; mel- 

 bas (Tag.) ; palis (Bis.) ; pilis (Bis.) ; tabing (Tag.) ; taratakopes (Bis.) ; 

 takbi-takbi (Sul.). 



2. MALVASTRUM A. Gray 



MAL VAST RUM COROM ANDELINUM (Linn.) Garcke in Bonplandia 5 



(1857) 297; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 91, 3 



(1908) Bot. 419, 7 (1912) Bot. 240, Fl. Manila (1912) 316, Sp. 



Blancoanae (1918) 252. 



Malva coromandelina Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 687; Blanco Fl. Filip. 



(1837) 551. 

 Malva tHcuspidata R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 4 (1812) 210. 

 Malva luzonica Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 385, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 343, 



t. 251. 

 Malvastrum tricuspidatum A. Gray PL Wright. (1852) 16; Bot. Wilkes 

 U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 148; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 22; 

 Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 97, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. 

 (1886) 62. 

 A common weed in and about towns throughout the Philippines. Pan- 

 tropic, probably of American origin. 



Local names: Babara (Ilk.); gagabuten (Ilk.); kinaylumpang (Tag.); 

 salsaluyut (Ilk.) ; sinaguri-babai (Sul.) ; takkimbaka (Ilk.) ; tachin-ka- 

 bayo (Iv.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Malvastrum spicatum A. Gray; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 22. 



3. SIDA Linnaeus 



SIDA ACUTA Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 147; DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 460; 

 A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 159; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 77, FL Manila (1912) 318, Sp. 

 Blancoanae (1918) 253. 



Sida carpinifolia Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) 307; Mast, in Hook. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. 1 (1874) 323; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 22; Vidal 

 Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 15, t. 16, f. A, Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 

 97, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 63; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 1 (1906) Suppl. 91. 



Sida lanceolata Retz. Obs. 4 (1786) 28; Blanco FL Filip. (1837) 548. 



Sida frutescens Cav. Diss. 1 (1785) 12, t. 10, f. 1; Blanco Fl. Filip. 

 ed. 2 (1845) 384, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 341, t. 366. 



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