442 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



Alectra indica Benth. in DC. Prodr. 10 (1846) 339; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 



Ind. 4 (1884) 297. 

 Alectra dentata O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL (1891) 458; Merr. in Philip. 



Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 236. 



Luzon (Lepanto, Bontoc, Benguet), Merrill U350, Elmer 8491, Williams 

 918, B. S. 5324 Ramos, 37477, 38039 Ramos & Edano, F. B. 5717 Klemme. 

 On open grassy slopes in thin pine forests, altitude 1,400 to 1,800 m. 

 India to southern China and Mauritius. 



Local name: Opop (Ig.). 



20. SOPUBIA Hamilton 



SOPUBIA TRIFIDA Ham. in Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. (1825) 88; Benth. in 

 DC. Prodr. 10 (1846) 522; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4 (1884) 302; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 237, 5 (1910) Bot. 385. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet, Pangasinan), Mindoro, Mindanao (Bukidnon), 

 Merrill Phil. PL 826, Elmer 6518, Williams 1051, B. S. 21388 Escritor, 

 25000 Fenix, 37728, 39212 Ramos & Edano, 32003 Santos. On open grassy- 

 slopes chiefly between 1,200 and 2,000 m, rarely at lower altitudes. Trop- 

 ical Africa, India, China, Celebes. 



Local names: Kutkutil (Ig.) ; mama (Ig.) ; tuchukau (Ilk.). 



21. CENTRANTHERA R. Brown 



CENTRANTHERA HISPIDA R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 438; Benth. in DC. 

 Prodr. 10 (1846) 525; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4 (1884) 301; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 149; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 131, 

 Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 200; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 

 (1908) Bot. 434, Fl. Manila (1912) 421. 



Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Mindanao. In most or all islands 

 and provinces, occurring in open grasslands at low and medium altitudes, 

 ascending to 1,400 m. India through Malaya to Australia. 



22. BUCHNERA Linnaeus 



BUCHNERA URTICIFOLIA R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 437; Benth. in DC. 

 Prodr. 10 (1846) 496; Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 978; Vidal 

 Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 131, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 200; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 386. 

 Buchnera gracilis R. Br. var. ? glabrior Benth. in DC. Prodr. 10 

 (1846) 497; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 149. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Lepanto, Bontoc, Benguet, Union, Nueva 

 Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan), Mindoro, Culion, Mindanao 

 (Bukidnon, Lanao). In dry open grasslands at low and medium altitudes, 

 ascending to 1,400 m. Tropical Australia. 



23. STRIGA Loureiro 



STRIGA ASIATICA (Linn.) O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL (1891) 466. 



Buchnera asiatica Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 630, pro majore parte. 

 Striga lutea Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 22; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 



4 (1884) 299; Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 214; Vidal Phan. 



Cuming. Philip. (1885) 131, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 200. 



