216 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao. Common 

 in thickets at low altitudes, especially along or near the seashore but also 

 extending inland. India to Malaya. 



Local names: Bayan (Tag.); diok (Pang.); gisian (Tag.); kandong 

 (Ilk.); kolis (Tag.); kulis (Tag.); kulius (Sbl.) ; malabahi (Bik.) ; mala- 

 banggi (Kuy.) ; sagingsing (Bis.); sisirai (Ilk.). 



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

 Bot. 358. 



Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Tayabas), B. S. 26475, 26464, 28666 Ramos & 

 Edano, 9383 Robinson. In the mossy forest, altitude about 800 m. En- 

 demic. 



Local name: Betauan (Neg.). 



MEMECYLON PALLIDUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 

 223. 

 Basilan, B. S. 15401 Reillo, Hallier. In forests at low altitudes. En- 

 demic. 



MEMECYLON PANICULATUM Jack in Malay Miscel. 2 7 (1822) 62; 

 Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 219; Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 

 (1871) 157; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 90; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 

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

 Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 1136; Koord. & Val. Bijdr. Boom. Java 

 5 (1900) 204; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 223. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Bulacan, Batangas, Bataan, Zambales, 

 Rizal, Tayabas, Laguna), Mindoro, Palawan, Balabac, Polillo, Negros, 

 Siargao, Mindanao. In primary forests at low and medium altitudes, com- 

 mon. Sumatra, Java. 



Local names: Gisgis (Tag.); kasirai (Ilk.); kulis (Tag.); kumantayog 

 (P. Bis.); malabahi (Tag.); pasagit (Tag.). 



MEMECYLON PHAN EROPHLEBI UM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 

 (1913) Bot. 219. 

 Memecylon gigantifolium Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2762. 



Luzon (Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines), Leyte, Mindanao (Agusan, Sor- 

 sogon) , Elmer 13548, Wenzel 1481, 1567, B. S. 28876, 33543, 28642 Ramos 

 & Edano, 15375 Ramos. In primary forests at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local names: Lasgas (Bik.); magbabahag (Bag.); panaipai (C. Bis.). 



MEMECYLON PTEROPUS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) 224. 



Luzon (Cagayan), B. S. 13846 Ramos. In forests at low altitudes. En- 

 demic. 



MEMECYLON RAMOSII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 432. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 32962 Ramos. In primary forests at low 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



MEMECYLON REVOLUTUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 

 226. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte), F. B. 13055 Wood, 17105 Curran, B. S. 

 33112, 33026 Ramos, Adduru 11. In thickets along the seashore. Endemic. 



Local name: Kasiggai (Ibn.). 



