376 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 192S 



194; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 693; Merr. 



Fl. Manila (1912) 396, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 328. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Rizal), Min- 

 doro. In dry open places, fallow rice paddies, etc., at low and medium 

 altitudes; locally common. Pantropic. 



Var. ARISTATA var. nov. 



A typo differt ramis foliisque parce pilosis, coccis tenuiter aristatis. 



Palawan, Merrill 9565. On lake margins on exposed beach at low alti- 

 tudes. 



Local names: Oregano-lalaki (Tag.); papait-ti-nuang (Ilk.); tabtabo- 

 kol (Ilk.); tapiasin (Tag.). 



4. ROTULA Loureiro 



ROTULA AQUATICA Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 121; C. B. Rob. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 693; Bunting in Journ. Bot. 47 (1909) 270. 

 Rhabdia lycioides Mart. Nov. Gen. Sp. PI. 2 (1826) 137, t. 195; 

 C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4 (1883) 145; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 138; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 34, t. 70, f. F, 

 Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 194. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Zambales, Bulacan, Rizal), Min- 

 doro. Characteristically growing among rocks and trailing over gravel 

 bars in stream beds at low altitudes. Pantropic. 



Local names: Bongtal (Ilk.); buntut-buaya (Tag.); kulatai (Tag.); 

 takad (Tag.). 



5. TOURNEFORTIA Linnaeus 



TOURNEFORTiA ARGENTEA Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) 133; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 2 (1858-59) 926; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4 

 (1883) 145; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 138; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. 

 Filip. (1886) 195; Merr. Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 430, Inter- 

 pret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 448, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 329, C. B. Rob. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 693. 

 Tournefortia arborea Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 129, ed. 2 (1845) 91, 

 ed. 3, 1 (1877) 167. 

 Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan, Mindanao, and the Sulu 

 Archipelago. A characteristic tree along sandy seashores. Tropical Asia 

 to Mauritius, Malaya, tropical Australia, and Polynesia. 



Local names: Bantal (Ibn.) ; bukabuk (C. Bis.); kalagungung (Bis.); 

 patayud (Bis.) ; noog-noog (C. Bis.) ; salakapo (Ilk.) ; salsalakapo (Ilk.) ; 

 vangta (Iv.). 



TOURNEFORTIA HORSFIELDII Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1858-59) 927; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 138; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 

 128, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 195; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 694; Merr. op. cit. 5 (1910) Bot. 379. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Benguet, Union, Nueva Vizcaya, Panga- 

 sinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas). In thickets at 

 low and medium altitudes, in Benguet ascending to 1,800 m; not always 

 clearly distinct from the next species. Malay Archipelago. 



Local names: Anayok (Ig.) ; dupaan (Ig.) ; pangas (Pamp.) ; salang- 

 kapau (If.); talakapo (Ilk.). 



