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VIOLACEAE 105 



VIOLA BETONICI FOLIA Sm. in Rees Cycl. 37 (1919) No. 7, subsp. NE- 

 PALENSIS (Ging.) W. Becker in^Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 54 (1917) 

 Beibl. 120: 166, Philip. Journ. Sci. 'l 9 (1921) 716. 

 Viola patrinii var. napaulensis Ging. in DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 293. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Lepanto, Bontoc, Benguet), Mindoro, Mindanao (Bu- 

 kidnon). Rather characteristic of open grassy slopes and above an al- 

 titude of 1,000 m, in Cagayan occurring at lower altitudes. India to Japan 

 southward to Java, Timor, and Celebes, the species India to China. 



VIOLA DIFFUSA Ging. in DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 293; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 



Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 201; W. Becker in Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1921) 



713. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Bontoc), Merrill 4612, B. S. 37796 Ramos & Edano. 

 In crevices of rocks and on banks, altitude 1,700 to 2,000 m. India to 

 China, Japan, and Formosa. 



Subsp. TENUIS (Benth.) W. Becker in Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1921) 714. 

 Viola tenuis Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 1 (1842) 482. 

 Viola apoensis Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2878. 



Luzon (Lepanto), Mindanao (Davao), Merrill 4562, Elmer 11544, al- 

 titude about 2,300 m. Southern China and Formosa. 



VIOLA EDAfiOII W. Becker in Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1921) 722. 



Mindanao (Bukidnon), B. S. 29082 Ramos & Edano. On bowlders along 

 streams, altitude about 1,200 m. Endemic. 



VIOLA INCONSPICUA Blume Cat. Gew. Buitenz. (1823) 57, Bijdr. (1825) 

 58; W. Becker in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 54 (1917) Beibl. 120: 173, 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1921) 718. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Benguet), Mindanao (Lanao), B. S. 5899 Ramos, F. B. 

 19622 Curran, Merrill Phil. PI. 1097, Clemens 21. In open grasslands, 

 altitude 700 to 1,600 m. India to central China, Burma, Java, and 

 Sumatra. 



VIOLA MEARNSII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 201; Becker 

 in Beihefte Bot. Centralbl. 34 2 (1917) 411, Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 

 (1921) 715. 



Luzon (Benguet, Laguna), Negros, Mindanao (Misamis, Davao), B. S. 

 4310 Mearns, 9781, 9851 Robinson, F. B. 4625 Mearns & Hutchinson, 8430 

 McGregor, Merrill 4790, 6625, 8430, 9851, Elmer 11543. On bowlders, 

 margins of streams, etc., altitude 1,400 to 2,500 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Boganban (Bag.). 



VIOLA MERRILLIANA W. Becker in Beihefte Bot. Centralbl. 34 2 (1916) 

 234, Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1912) 712. 



Luzon (Lepanto, Benguet), Merrill 4509, 4565, 6503, 6493, F. B. 16219, 

 16063 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke, B. S. 40450 Ramos & Edano. In open 

 swampy places, altitude 2,000 to 3,000 m. Endemic. 



VIOLA PHILIPPICA Cav. Ic. 6 (1801) 19, t. 529, f. 2; Poir. in Lam. 

 Encycl. 8 (1808) 629; Ging. in DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 294; Miq. 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858-59) 113; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 11; 

 W. Becker in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 54 (1917) Beibl. 120: 174 (subsp. 

 malesica W. Becker op. cit. 178), Philip. Journ. Sci. 19 (1921) 719. 



