Vo >- 3 ACANTHACEAE 471 



6. BLECHUM P. Browne 



BLECHUM BROWNEI Juss. in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 9 (1807) 270; 



-Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 466; Miq. PI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1858) 



839; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 153; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 



(1885) 132, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 204; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 125, 3 (1908) Bot. 435, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 444, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 353. 



Ruellia uliginosa Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 494, ed. 2 (1845) 346, ed. 



3, 2 (1878) 277, non Linn. f. 

 Blechum luzonicum Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 466, in syn. 

 Blechum haenkei Nees op. cit. 467; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 153. 

 Batan Islands, Luzon (Cagayan to Sorsogon), Polillo, Mindoro, Leyte, 

 Negros, Cebu, Mindanao (Misamis, Lanao). In waste places, open thick- 

 ets, on and about old walls, etc., in and about towns at low altitudes; usually 

 common. Introduced from Mexico, also naturalized in Formosa and in 

 the Marianne Islands. 



Local names: Bumburia (Ilk.); dayang (Tag.); karibusuk (Ilk.); ko- 

 pis-kopis (Ilk.); sapin-sapin (Tag.); tari-tari (Ilk.). 



7. HEMIGRAPHIS Nees 



HEMIGRAPHIS BAKER! Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 348. 



Luzon (Tayabas), Samar, Baker 3272, F. B. 21081 Sherfesee, Cenabre. 

 & Cortes. In forests along streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Panauataua (S. L. Bis.). 



HEMIGRAPHIS BARACTAN ENSIS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 7 (1915) 2543. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 11070. In forested ravines, altitude about 

 450 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Dalingding-buso (Bag.). 



HEMIGRAPHIS COLORATA (Blume) Hallier f. in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. 

 Cur. 70 (1897) 199, t. 9, f. 1; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 443. 

 Ruellia colorata Blume Bijdr. (1826) 795. 



Cultivated in Manila and other large towns, Merrill £086, 7387, Piper 

 158. A native of Java, now widely distributed in cultivation. 



HEMIGRAPHIS CUMINGIANA (Nees) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 153; 

 Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 132, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. 



(1886) 204. 



Ruellia cumingiana Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 148; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 2 (1858) 791. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Tayabas), Panay, Cuming 1310, 

 F. B. 19642, 19643 Curran, B. S. 13864 Ramos, 28122 Fenix, 31062 Ramos 

 & Edano. In primary forests at low altitudes. Reported also from Ce- 

 lebes. 



HEMIGRAPHIS DECIPIENS (Nees) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 153. 



Ruellia decipiens Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 151; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 2 (1858) 790. 



"Ad Sarzagona [Sorsogon] ins. Luzon (Haenke)." I have seen no spec- 

 imens that I can definitely refer to this species. Known to me only by 

 the description. Endemic. 



