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ALSTON I A MACROPHYLLA Wall. Cat. (1829) No. 1648, nomen nudum; 



A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 409; Miq. PI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1855) 438; 



F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 129; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 32, 



t. 66, f. A, Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 125, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. 



(1886) 183; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 308. 

 Echites trifida Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 109, ed. 2 (1845) 79, ed. 3, 



1 (1877) 146, t. 379; A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 478; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 2 (1857) 439, non Jacq. 

 Alstonia batino Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 589, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 163. 



Northern Luzon (Ilocos Norte) to Mindanao and Palawan, in most or 

 all islands and provinces. In open primary and in secondary forests and 

 thickets at low and medium altitudes; common. Malay Peninsula, Bor- 

 neo, New Guinea. 



Var. MOLLIS var. nov. 



A typo differt subtus foliis dense molliterque pubescens. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Rizal, Batangas, Tayabas, Camarines), Min- 

 doro, Guimaras, Panay, F. B. 17790, 17128 (type) Curran, 17903 Barros, 

 17920 Bernardo, 714-9 Merritl, B. S. 13816 Ramos. In secondary forests 

 and thickets at low altitudes. The vegetative characters are very similar 

 to those of A. villosa Blume, but the corolla is glabrous externally. 



Local names: Barakir (Bag.); basikalang (Ting., Ibn.) ; basikarang 

 (Ilk.); batikalag (Pang.); batino (Pang., Tag., Bik.) ; busisi (Ibn.); da- 

 lakan (Ilk.) ; itang-itang (P. Bis.) ; koanan (P. Bis.) ; kuyau-kuyau 

 (Bik.) ; kuyauyau (Bik.) ; pangalanutien (Ilk.) ; pangalisokloen (Pang.) ; 

 pangalunadsien (Ilk.); pangolaksien (Ibn.); sulusilhigan (Tagb.) ; tangi- 

 tang (P. Bis.); tulingan (Sul.). 



ALSTONIA OBLONG I FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 65. 



Palawan, F. B. 4-4-95 Curran. In old clearings at low altitudes. En- 

 demic. 



ALSTONIA PARVI FOLIA Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 

 59, Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 116. 



Luzon (Bataan), F. B. 2209 Meyer, 2111 Borden, Elmer 6876, Whitford 

 1164. On rocky forested slopes and exposed ridges on Mt. Mariveles, al- 

 titude 800 to 1,000 m. Endemic. 



ALSTONIA PAUCINERVIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 224. 



Luzon (Camarines), F. B. 18726 Darling. In forests at low altitudes; 

 perhaps but a form of A. macrophylla Wall. Endemic. 



ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS (Linn.) R. Br. in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1 (1809) 

 75; A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 408; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1855) 436; 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1882) 642; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 

 129; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 126, Rev. PL Vase. 

 Filip. (1886) 183; Koord. & Val. Bijdr. Boom. Java 1 (1894) 

 117; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 116, Fl. Manila • 

 (1912) 372, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 308. 



