Vo1 - 3 ASCLEPIADACEAE 339 



PARSONSIA OBLANCI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 

 335. 



Luzon (Zambales), B. S. 4728 Ramos: 'In thickets or forests at low or 

 medium altitudes. Endemic. 



PARSONSIA PHILIPPINENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 310. 



Mindanao (Surigao), B. S. 34585 Ramos & Pascasio. In thickets or 

 forests along streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



34. VALLA R IS Burman f. 



VALLARIS DARONENSIS (Elm.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) 

 Bot. 70. 

 Holarrhena daronensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1455. 



Mindanao (Davao, Misamis, Lanao), Elmer 11912, Clemens, Quadras. 

 In forests, altitude up to 700 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Pamakoton (Sul.) ; tagkan (Bag.). 



VALLARIS GITINGENSIS (Elm.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) 

 Bot. 70. 

 Kickxia gitingensis Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (March, 1912) 1455. 

 Vallaris angustifolia Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (November, 1912) 

 Bot. 335. 



Luzon (Tayabas, Laguna, Camarines, Sorsogon), Sibuyan, Leyte, B. S. 

 19537, 23431 Ramos, 33513 Ramos & Edano, F. B. 25565 Duldulao, 20715, 

 24-755 Manuel, 22503 Mariano, 2724-1 Raima, 10507, 10577 Curran, Wenzel 

 652, 678, Elmer 12203, 15275, 15391, 15910, 16901. In forests at low and 

 medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Laniti (Tag., Bik.) ; laniting-gubat (Tag.). 



EXCLUDED GENERA 



Beaumontia grandiflora Wall.; Llanos ex F.-Vill. & Naves in Blanco Fl. 

 Filip. ed. 3, 4 1 (1880) 132; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 132. 



Ophioxylon ochrosia Pers.; Llanos ex F.-Vill. & Naves in Blanco Fl. 

 Filip. ed. 3, 4 1 (1880) 101. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE 



1. FINLAYSONIA Wallich 



FINLAYSONIA OBOVATA Wall. PI. As. Rar. 2 (1831) 48, t. 162; Decne. 

 in DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 494; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 132; 

 Merr. in Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 434, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 

 314. 

 Tabernaemontana cirrhosa Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 115, ed. 2 (1845) 

 83, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 152; A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 377. 



Luzon (Zambales, Tayabas), Leyte, Panay, Wenzel 1634, B. S. 31503 Ra- 

 mos & Edano, 32278 McGregor. In thickets along the seashore in swampy 

 places, often in the mangrove along tidal streams. India through Ma- 

 laya to the Moluccas. 



