Vo1 - 3 MELASTOMATACEAE 191 



CREOCHITON ROSEA Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 29 (1905) 32. 



Mindanao (Davao, Zamboanga), Copeland 1297, Merrill 8104. In pri- 

 mary forests, altitude 800 to 1,200 m. Endemic. 

 Local name: lsag (Bag.). 



9. DISSOCHAETA Blume 



DISSOCHAETA ACMURA Stapf & M. L. Green in Kew Bull. (1913) 42. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Laguna, Tayabas, Sorsogon), Catanduanes, Leyte, Bu- 

 cas Grande, Mindanao (Surigao, Lanao), Basilan, Merrill Phil. PI. 437 as 

 D. stellata Merr., B. S. 13988, 16612, 23836, 23 644, 30366 Ramos, 29114- Ra- 

 mos & Edano, 23011, 22859 McGregor, Elmer 16844, 15257, Wenzel 662. 

 In damp primary forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



DISSOCHAETA CELEBICA Blume Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 1 (1849) 36; Cogn. 

 in DC. Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 561; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 207. 

 Dissochaeta subviridis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911) 1193. 



Mindanao (Bukidnon, Davao), Williams 2571, Elmer 10577, B. S. 38870 

 Ramos & Edano. In forests, altitude about 950 m. Malay Peninsula, 

 Borneo, Bangka, Celebes. 



Local name: Tolasola (Bag.). 



DISSOCHAETA CUMINGM Naud. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill 15 (1851) 75 

 (cummingii) ; Walp. Ann. 3 (1853) 872 (cummingii) ; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1856) 526; Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 28 

 (1871) 82; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 88; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 

 Philip. (1885) 114, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 134. 



Luzon (Cagayan), Cuming 1344- Known only from the original col- 

 lection. Endemic. 



DISSOCHAETA FURFURASCENS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2754. 



Mindanao (Agusan, Lanao), Elmer 13352, Clemens. In thickets and 

 forests, altitude 600 to 900 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Kauelan (Bag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



DISSOCHAETA bracteata Blume ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 88. 



Dissochaeta pallida Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



Dissochaeta punctulata Hook, f.; F.-Vill. 1. c; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas 

 (1883) 27, t. 51, f. B. 



Vidal's figure probably represents Dissochaeta acmura Stapf & Green. 



10. CARIONIA Naudin 



CARIONIA ELEGANS Naud. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill 15 (1851) 312, 

 t. 15, f. 6; Walp. Ann. 3 (1853) 882; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 * (1856) 

 558; Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 28 (1871) 85; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 89; Cogn. in DC. Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 571; Vidal 

 Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 136. 



