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SYMPLOCACEAE 297 



SYMPLOCOS ADENOPHYLLA Wall. Cat. (1831) No. 4427 nomen nudum; 



A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 257; Brand in Engl. Pflanzenreich 6 (1901) 



48, var. MERRITTII Brand in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 7. 



Symplocos adenophylla Merr. op. cit. 2 (1907) Bot. 298, vix Wall. 



Symplocos brandii Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1477. 



Mindoro, Panay, Sibuyan, F. B. 4406, 4440, 4428 Merritt, B. S. 30638 

 Ramos & Edano, Merrill 5742, Elmer 12304. In the mossy forest and 

 on exposed ridges, altitude 400 to 2,400 m; the same form also occurs on 

 Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo, and may be specifically distinct from S. adenophylla 

 Wall., which occurs at low altitudes in Penang, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, 

 and Banca. 



Local name: Magalas (P. Bis.). 



SYMPLOCOS AHERNII Brand in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 6, 4 

 (1909) Bot. 109, 7 (1912) Bot. 32. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, 

 Tayabas, Soi'sogon), Mindoro, Mindanao (Misamis, Davao). In primary 

 forests chiefly on ridges, altitude 600 to 1,700 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Abuabu (Ig.) ; banatong-babae (Tag.); chaniusiu (Ig.) ; 

 gudik (Ig.) ; ngarau-ngarau (Neg.) ; tarangisi (Bag.). 



SYMPLOCOS APOENSIS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 7 (1914) 2319. 



Mindanao (Agusan, Davao), Elmer 11961, 14073. In primary forests, 

 altitude about 1,300 m; scarcely distinguishable from S. floridissima var. 

 serrata Brand. Endemic. 



Local names: Bolabogon (Bag.) ; magobalogo (Mbo.). 



SYMPLOCOS BETULA Brand in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 8. 



Luzon (Bataan) , F. B. 6283 Curran. Ojn ridges in the mossy forest, 

 altitude about 1,000 m. Endemic. 



SYMPLOCOS BRACHYBOTRYS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 447. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 33277 Ramos. On forested slopes, altitude 

 about 900 m. Endemic. 



SYMPLOCOS CAGAYANENSIS Brand in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 

 35. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Rizal), B. S. 7207 Ram.os, F. B. 16725 Curran, 18469 

 Alvarez, Loher 6190. In forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



SYMPLOCOS CONFUSA Brand in Engl. Pflanzenreich 6 (1901) 88, Bull. 

 Herb. Boiss. II 6 (1906) 750, Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 

 3, 7 (1912) Bot. 31. 

 Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet, Lepanto, Bataan, Tayabas, Sorsogon), Negros, 

 Leyte, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Misamis). Common in the mossy forest 

 on exposed ridges, altitude 900 to 2,200 m. Malay Peninsula, Borneo, south- 

 ern China. 



Local names: Bulangun (Ig.) ; sidas (Ig.). 



SYMPLOCOS CUMINGIANA Brand in Engl. Pflanzenreich 6 (1901) 58, 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 8, 4 (1909) Bot. 110, 7 (1912) 

 Bot. 34. 

 Symplocos angularis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 510. 



