Vo1 - 3 APOCYNACEAE 323 



Echites scholaris Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 55; Blanco PI. Filip. (1837) 



107, ed. 2 (1845) 77, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 144, *. 113. 

 Nerium tinctorium Perr. in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 132. 

 Northern Luzon (Cagayan) to Palawan and Mindanao, in most or all 

 islands and provinces. In primary and secondary forests at low and me- 

 dium altitudes. Tropical Asia and Africa through Malaya to tropical 

 Australia. 



Local names: Alipauen (Ilk.); andarayan (Ibn.) ; bita (P. Bis.); dali- 

 pauen (Ilk.) ; dirita (Ilk.) ; dita (Tag., Bis.) ; ditaa (Tag., Bik., Sul.) ; dilu- 

 paon (Ibn.) ; laya (Ilk.) ; lipauen (Ilk.) ; oplai (Ibn.) ; pasuit (Pang.) ; 

 polai (Pang.); tanitan (Bis.); tangitang (Bis.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Alstonia sericea Blume; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 130. 



Alstonia spectabilis R. Br.; F.-Vill. op. cit. 129. 



8. PARALSTONIA Baillon 



PARALSTONIA CLUSIACEA Baill. in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1 (1888) 

 750; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 117. 



Luzon (Cagayan, IIocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Bataan, Rizal, Batangas, 

 Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines), Mindoro, Palawan, Samar, Masbate, Ne- 

 gros, Mindanao (Surigao). In primary forests at low and medium al- 

 titudes, often common. Bonin Islands. A monotypic genus. 



Local names: Basikalang (Ilk.) ; batikuling (Tag.) ; kuyauyau (P. Bis.) ; 

 malabatino (Tag.); maladita (Tag.); tangitang (P. Bis.). 



9. LOCH N ERA Reichenbach 



LOCH N ERA ROSEA (Linn.) Reichb. Conspect. (1828) 134; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 428, Fl. Manila (1912) 370, 

 Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 309. 

 Vinca rosea Linn. Syst. ed. 10 (1759) 944; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 

 116, ed. 2 (1845) 84, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 154, t. 42; A. DC. Prodr. 8 

 (1844) 382; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 425; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1880) 129; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 125, Rev. PI. Vase. 

 Filip. (1886) 183. 

 Ammocallis rosea Small Fl. S. E. United States (1903) 936. 



A native of tropical America, introduced for ornamental purposes and 

 now thoroughly established in many parts of the Philippines, often very 

 abundant along sandy seashores. Now pantropic, cultivated and natu- 

 ralized. 



Local names: Amnias (Tag.); atai-bia (Tag.); chichirica (Sp.) ; kan- 

 totan (Tag.); lubitos (Iv.) ; San Pedro (Sp.) ; sirsirika (Bik.); sitchi- 

 rika (Tag.). 



10. TABERNAEMONTANA Plunder 



TABERNAEMONTANA Bl FLORA Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1463. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 10657. In forested ravines, altitude about 

 900 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Salibotbot (Bag.). 



