186 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



Melastoma warrineri C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 

 352. 



Luzon (Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Tayabas), B, S. 9370 Rob- 

 inson, typical 7-nerved leaves, Merrill 3930, B. S. 14385 McGregor, 2496 

 Mearns, F. B. 19303 Curran, these with 5-nerved leaves. In forests, al- 

 titude 600 to 1,200 m. Indo-China, central and southern China, Riu Kiu 

 Islands, Formosa. 



MELASTOMA CULIONENSE Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 

 353. 

 Culion, Bicawayan, B. S. 21647 Escritor, 4-1289 Ramos. In thickets at 

 low altitudes. Endemic. 



MELASTOMA HOLM AN I Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3089. 



Luzon (Laguna), Merrill 5136, Holman 36^ B. S. 9737, 6626, 17103 Rob- 

 inson, 1690k Servinas, F. B. 26382 Catalan, 24069 Mabesa, 15376 Tamesis. 

 Common on ridges in the mossy forest on Mt. Maquiling, altitude. 1,000 to 

 1,100 m. Endemic. 



MELASTOMA HOMOSTEGIUM Naud. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill 13 (1849) 



286; Walp. Ann. 2 (1851) 566; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 * (1855) 513; 



F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 87; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 292. 

 Melastotna tamonea Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 367, non Sm. 

 Melastoma dodecandrum Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 258, ed. 3, 2 



(1878) 116, non Roxb. 

 Melastoma obvolutum Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 (1871) 59; 



Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 213; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 



(1885) 114, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 134; Cogn. in DC. Monog. 



Phan. 7 (1891) 348, quoad Philip., non Jack. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Camarines, Sorsogon), Pa- 

 lawan, Balabac, Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Cuming 927, Men-ill 800, 7214, 

 Adduru 22, Elmer 13059, F. B. 4303, 6481 Everett, 10544, 17824 Curran, 

 B. S. 511 Mangubat, 745 Foxivorthy, 11183, 14165 McGregor, 28081 Fenix, 

 31405, 33639, 33549 Ramos & Edano. In thickets and secondary forests at 

 low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Gagnepain, Not. Syst. 2 (1913) 314, reduces this to M. malabathricum 

 Linn, from which it differs in its much larger calyces and usually 6- or 

 7-merous flowers. 



Local names: Boada (Ig.) ; bota-bota (Ilk.); tunan-tunan (Bis.); tu- 

 iigau-tungau ( Bik. ) . 



MELASTOMA LANAENSE Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 153. 



Negros, Mindanao (Lanao, Zamboanga), Clemens 836, Williams 2313, 

 F. B. 5575 Everett, 36983 Ramos & Edano. In thickets up to 800 m al- 

 titude; Elmer 11434 and 14006 do not represent this species. Endemic. 



Local names: Basug (Bag.); sapodohon (Mbo.) ; tungau-tungau (P. 

 Bis.). 



MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 390; Cogn. in DC. 

 Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 349; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 87. 

 Melastoma heterostegium Naud. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill 13 (1849) 

 286; Walp. Ann. 2 (1851) 566; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 ■ (1855) 513; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 87. 



