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1923 



287; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 337; Elm. 



Lean. Philip. Bot. 7 (1914) 2343. 

 Legnotis lanceolata Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 445. 

 Metrosideros pictipetala Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 295, ed. 3, 2 



(1878) 183. 

 Neliiris fruticosa A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 



547, t. 60. 



Throughout the Philippines, in all or most islands and provinces, in 

 thickets and secondary forests from sea level to an altitude of 2,000 m; 

 often common. India and China through Malaya to tropical Australia 

 and Polynesia. 



Local names: Agem (Ibn., Ilk.); alungkagai (Bis.); barit (Bis.); ba- 

 ringaras (Bag.) ; bultia (Ig.) ; chaching (Ig.) ; daniri (Tag.) ; dugayon 

 (C. Bis.) ; gusokan (C. Bis.) ; halgus (Mbo.) ; kamigrin (Lan.) ; kansilai 

 (Sul.) ; lardu (Ig.) ; malagiting-giting (Tag.) ; patalsik (Tag.) ; pulupos 

 (Sub.); salilihan (C. Bis.); salingsihgang (Ig.) ; sandal (Sub.); taronga- 

 tihgan (S. L. Bis.); tuan (Ig.). 



DECASPERMUM M ICROPHYLLUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 18 (1921) 

 289. 



Mindanao (Surigao), B. S. 34715 Ramos & Edano. In thickets along 

 small streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



3. RHODOMYRTUS Reichenbach 



RHODOMYRTUS SURIGAOENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 7 (1914) 2344. 



Bohol, Mindanao (Surigao), Elmer 13709, B. S. 34579 Ramos & Pas- 

 casio, F. B. 25107 Catalan. In forests at low altitudes, on Mt. Urdaneta 

 ascending to 1,600 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Dayopod (Mbo.). 



RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA (Ait.) Hassk. in Flora (1842) Beibl. 2: 

 35; Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 2 (1843) 220; Duthie in 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878) 469; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 112, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 129; Koord. & Val. Bijdr. 

 Boom. Java 6 (1900) 41; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 

 423; C. B. Rob. op. cit. 4 (1909) Bot. 337. 

 Myrtus tomentosus Ait. Hort. Kew. 2 (1789) 159. 



Babuyan Islands, Luzon (Ilocos Norte), Cuming 1253, B. S. 4129 Fenix, 

 32969 Ramos. In thickets at low altitudes. India to southern China, For- 

 mosa, and Malaya. 



4. EUGENIA Micheli 



EUGENIA ABBREVIATA Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2776. 



Luzon (Benguet), Elmer 14.263. In the mossy forest, summit of Mt. 

 Santo Tomas, altitude about 2,200 m; very closely allied to E. paucipunc- 

 tala Merr. Endemic. 



EUGENIA ACROPH1LA C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1910) Bot. 

 389; Merr. op. cit. 5 (1910) Bot. 366. 



