8 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



7. COLUMELLA Loureiro 



(Cayratia Jussieu) 



COLUMELLA APOENSIS (Elm.) comb. nov. 



Cissies apoensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2880. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 11696. In forests, altitude about 1,200 m. 

 Endemic. 



Local name: Sumagisig (Bag.). 



COLUMELLA CORNICULATA (Benth.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 



(1916) Bot. 133. • 

 Vitis comiculata Benth. Fl. Hongk. (1861) 54. 

 Cissus comiculata Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 (1887) 563. 

 Cayratia comiculata Gagnep. in Not. Syst. 1 (1911) 347. 

 Cayratia japonica Gagnep Not. Syst. 1 (1911) 349, quoad Philip.; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 89, non Vitis japonica 



Willd. 



Luzon (Bataan, Laguna, ' Tayabas, Sorsogon), Mindoro, Panay, Min- 

 danao (Surigao, Butuan). In primary forests along streams, etc., altitude 

 100 to 800 m. Southern China, Formosa. 



Local names: Kalit-kalit (Tag.); kalit-kalit-kalabau (Tag.). 



COLUMELLA GENICULATA (Blume) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 



(1916) Bot. 132, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 246. 

 Cissus geniculata Blume Bijdr. (1825) 184; A. Gray Bot. Wilkes 



U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 272; Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 



(1887) 572. 

 Vitis geniculata Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 1 (1863) 81; F.-Vill. 



Novis. App. (1880) 49. 

 Cissus rubescens Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 71. 

 Cissus alata Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 51, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 95, non 



Jacq. 

 Cayratia geniculata Gagnep. in Not. Syst. 1 (1911) 345. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Ifugao, Benguet, Batangas, Laguna, Tayabas, Sor- 

 sogon), Catanduanes, Mindoro, Busuanga, Bancalan, Leyte, Mindanao, 

 B. S. 19985 McGregor, 28858 Ramos & Edano, 30359, 1U975 Ramos, Wenzel 

 1187, 831,., Clemens 776, Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 72, Elmer 14625. In for- 

 ests up to 800 m altitude. Indo-China. Hainan. Malay Peninsula, Java, 

 Borneo, Amboina. 



Local names: Arinat (Ig.) ; bubulag (Sub.); dalung (C. Bis.); lobas 

 Pamp.); ragi'ni' (Bik.) ; sampang (Tag.). 



Var. SARCOCARPA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 133. 

 Luzon (Bataan, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines), Catanduanes, Merrill 

 2531, Phil. PI. 1115, Elmer 6700, F. B. 1913'6 Curran, B. S. 10951, 19539, 

 30502 Ramos. In forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



COLUMELLA MOLLISSIMA (Wall.) comb. nov. 



Vitis mollissima Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 2 (1832) 482; Laws, in 



Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 1 (1875) 656; Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 



5 (1887) 575. 

 Cissus mollissima Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 (1887) 575. 

 Cayratia mollissima Gagnep. in Not. Syst. 1 (1911) 345. 



