2 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



The European grape; occasionally found in cultivation in the Philip- 

 pines. It does not thrive in the Archipelago, and, at least in most regions 

 where it has been grown, it seldom produces fruit. 



2. AMPELOCISSUS Planchon 



AMPELOCISSUS BOTRYOSTACHYS Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 (1887) 

 413; Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 24 (1911) 20; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 126. 



Luzon (Tayabas, Laguna), Panay, Cuming 820, F. B. 25568 Yates, 

 28835, 31212 Ramos & Edano, 10994, 16660 Ramos. In damp primary 

 forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Ayong-balakbak (Tag.). 



AMPELOCISSUS MARTINI Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 (1887) 373; 



Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 24 (1911) 20; Merr. in 



Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 126. 

 Ampelocissus barbata Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 110, 



non Planch. 

 Vitis barbata Ceron Cat. PL Herb. Manila (1892) 51; Usteri Beitr. 



Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 114, non Wall. 



Luzon (Batangas), Banton, Semirara, Culion, Coron, Palawan, Gui- 

 maras, Merrill 94.25, 4-150, Phil. PI. 1879, McGregor 350, B. S. 21376 Es- 

 critor, F. B. 43 Ritchie. In thickets at low altitudes. Indo-China. 



Local name: Bika (P. Bis.). 



AMPELOCISSUS MULTI FOLIOLA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) 

 Bot. 127. 



Luzon (Laguna), Catanduanes, B. S. 16539, 30407 Ramos. In damp 

 primary forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



AMPELOCISSUS OCHRACEA (Teysm. & Binn.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. 



Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 125. 

 Cissus ochracea Teysm. & Binn. in Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. 27 



(1864) 35. 

 Vitis ochracea Teysm. & Binn. ex Planch, in DC. Monog. Phan. 5 



(1887) 409, in syn.; Ceron Cat. PL Herb. Manila (1892) 51. 

 Ampelocissus imperialis Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) 



Bot. 110, non Planch. 



Culion, Balabac, Mindanao (Agusan, Bukidnon, Davao, Zamboanga, La- 

 nao), Basilan, Merrill 668, Warburg 14473, Elmer 13600, Wester 41, Cle- 

 mens 331, Piper 447, B. S. 36923, 36678 Ramos & Edano. In thickets at 

 low and medium altitudes. Celebes. 



Var. TRILOBATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 125. 



Luzon (Pangasinan, Tayabas, Camarines), Polillo, Catanduanes, Min- 

 doroy Mindanao (Surigao), B. S. 10773 McGregor, 30076, 29916 Fenix, 

 9351 Robinson, 20785 Escritor, 33468 Ramos & Edano, 30402, 30260, 39532 

 Ramos. In forests along streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Ambau (Mbo.) ; saladai (Sub.). 



