v °>- 3 MELASTOMATACEAE 215 



forests at low altitudes. Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Andamans, Sumatra, 

 Java, Borneo. 



Local name: Pupuntad (Sub.). 



MEMECYLON OBSCURINERVE Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 

 Bot. 357. 



Luzon (Nueva Ecija), B. S>. 26401 Ramos & Edano. On forested slopes, 

 altitude about 400 m. Endemic. 



MEMECYLON OBTUS! FOLIUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 

 225. 



Luzon (Pangasinan), F. B. 8295 Curran & Merritt. On dry forested 

 ridges, altitude 200 m. Endemic. 



MEMECYLON ODORATUM Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911) 1196; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 213. 



Palawan, Elmer 13140. In thickets and forests along streams, altitude 

 about 150 m. Endemic. 



MEMECYLON OL1GONEURON Blume Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 1 (1851) 

 353; Cogn. in DC. Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 1132; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 304, 8 (1913) Bot. 211. 

 Rhodamnia glabra Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 129. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Tayabas, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines), Samar, F. B. 

 17074, 172^2, 10111 Curran, 13100 Bernardo, 18634 Darling, B. S. 3314, 

 226\87 Ramos, Merrill Phil. PI. 1636. In forests at low and medium al- 

 titudes. Malay Peninsula, Penang, Java, Borneo. 



Local names: Gasgas (Bis.); gisgis (Tag.); kasiggai (Ibn.) ; kasirai 

 (Ilk.). 



MEMECYLON OLIGOPHLEBI UM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 

 Bot. 357. 



Mindanao (Surigao), F. B. 264-75 Mallonga. On dry slopes at low alti- 

 tudes. Endemic. 



MEMECYLON OVATUM Sm. in Rees Cycl. 23 (1816) No. 3; Benth. in 



Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 5 (1861) 78; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 



8 (1913) Bot. 215; Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 292. 

 Memecylon parviflorum Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 300; Cogn. in DC. 



Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 1172. 

 Memecylon tinctorium Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 208, ed. 3, 2 



(1878) 26, t. 373, non Koenig. 

 Memecylon. lucidum Presl Epim. (1851) 209. 

 Memecylon prasinum Naud. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill 18 (1852) 



275; Walp. Ann. 4 (1857) 803; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 x (1855) 577. 

 Memecylon edule F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 90; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 



Philip. (1885) 114, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 137; Cogn. in DC. 



Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 1155, quoad Philip.; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 



Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 108, non Roxb. 

 Memecylon edule Roxb. var. ovatum C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. 



Brit. Ind. 2 (1879) 564. 

 Memecylon umbellatum Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 352, non Burm. f. 



