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ASCLEPIADACEAE 349 



DISCHIDIA QUINQUANGULARIS Schltr. in Fedde Repert. 13 (1915) 557. 



Mindanao (Davao), Copeland 555. In thickets or forests. Endemic. 

 DISCHIDIA ROSEA Schltr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 300. 



Luzon (Benguet, Ifugao), Elmer 5838, Sandkuhl 281, B. S. 19834- Mc- 

 Gregor. In forested ravines, altitude at and above 1,300 m; perhaps best 

 reduced to D. merrillii Schltr. Endemic. 



DISCHIDIA RUSCI FOLIA Decne. ex Becc. Malesia 2 (1886) 272. 



Hoya ruscifolia Decne. in DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 639; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 2 (1857) 524; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 135. 

 Dischidia myrtillus Schltr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 

 299; Merr. op. cit. 3 (1908) Bot. 428. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Benguet, Pangasinan, Zambales, 

 Pampanga, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas), Mindanao, Merrill 7693, 3838, 8157, 

 Elmer 6256, 11*079, F. B. 511*6, 16732 Curran, 15903 Bacani, B. S. 221*36, 

 32931, 27062, 971 Ramos. In the mossy forest and on cliffs in damp pri- 

 mary forests, altitude 300 to 1,600 m. Endemic. 

 Local name: Kabkab (P. Bis.). 



DISCHIDIA SACCATA Warb. in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 127. 



Mindanao (Zamboanga, Davao), Warburg 11*381* in herb. Berol., Mer- 

 rill 8318. Epiphytic in mangrove swamps. Endemic. 



DISCHIDIA TONSA Schltr. in Fedde Repert. 13 (1915) 558. 



Busuanga, Palawan, Panay, Merrill 7200, Piper 381, B. S. 15603 Fenix. 

 In forests near the seashore. Endemic. 



DISCHIDIA VIDALII Becc. Malesia 2 (1886) 272, in nota. 



Dischidia pectenoides Pearson in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 35 (1902) 

 377; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 118, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 381. 

 Dischidjft lanceolata F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 135; Vidal Sinopsis 

 Atlas (1883) 33, t. 68, f. E, non Decne. 

 Luzon (Bataan, Rizal, Laguna) , Williams 252, Merrill 2566, F. B. 20050 

 Topacio, 2735 Borden, B. S. 15172 Reillo, 2076 Ramos. Epiphytic on dead 

 or dying bamboo (Schizostachyum) at low altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local names: Dapo-sa-boho (Tag.) ; lobo-lobo (Tag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Dischidia benghalensis Colebr.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 135. 

 Dischidia borneensis Becc. ; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 121. 

 Dischidia collyris Wall.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Dischidia nummularia R. Br.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Dischidia orbicularis Decne.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Dischidia ovata Benth.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



19. DISCHIDIOPSIS Schlechter 

 DISCHIDIOPSIS CARINATA Schltr. in Fedde Repert. 13 (1915) 558. 



Mindanao (Surigao), Bolster 227. In thickets or forests at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



