VoL ' 3 ACANTHACEAE 487 



796, Sp. Blancoanae 722, B. S. 11197 McGregor, 34171 Ramos & Edano, 

 39722 Ramos, F. B. 2292 Meyer. In primary forests at low and medium 

 altitudes, ascending to 1,200 m. Endemic."* 

 Local name: Pansi-pansi (Tag.). 



HYPOESTES CON FERT! FLORA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 

 451. 



Luzon (Zambales), B. S. 4.756 Ramos. In open places at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



HYPOESTES CUMINGIANA (Nees) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 157; Vidal 

 Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 133, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 207. 



Peristrophe eumingiana Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 498; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 2 (1858) 847. 



Hypoestes linearis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 517. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Union, Abra, Bontoc, Benguet, Pangasinan, Rizal, 

 Laguna), Cuming 1015, Elmer 7830, 5608, B. S. 27170, 27588, 27392, 7298 

 Ramos, Leie 473, 494- In thickets and forests, often along streams, at low 

 and medium altitudes. Formosa. 



Local names: Pulpulto (Ilk.) ; solsolapa (Ilk.); tagimunau (Neg.). 



HYPOESTES FLORIBUNDA R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 474; Nees in DC. Prodr. 

 11 (1847) 509; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 157; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 388. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ifugao, Benguet, Bontoc, Lepanto), Elmer 

 5877, Williams 1389, F. B. 19576 Curran, 12486 Merritt & Darling, 5690 

 Klemme, B. S. 27560 Ramos, 37511, 37754 Ramos & Edano, 20032 McGregor, 

 31733 Santos. In thickets and forests chiefly along streams mostly at me- 

 dium altitudes, ascending to 1,800 m. Malaya and tropical Australia. 



C. B. Clarke notes on Elmer 5877 that it differs less from H. floribunda 

 R. Br. than the numerous varieties of this species differ among themselves. 



Local names: Padiing (Bon.); sili-sili (Bon.); sudak (Ig.). 



HYPOESTES LAXI FLORA Nees in DC. Prodr. 11 (1847) 508; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 2 (1858) 851; F.-Vill. Novis. App. , (1880) 157; Vidal 

 Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 133, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 207. 



Luzon (Abra, Lepanto, Union,, Zambales, Rizal), Cuming 1019, Bona 366, 

 Vanoverbergh 1428, B. S. 19150 Reillo, B. S. 1781, 7244 Ramos. In thickets 

 and forests at low and medium altitudes. Java, Moluccas, and tropical 

 Australia. 



HYPOESTES MERRILLI! C. B. Clarke ex Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 (1913) 

 1697. 



Palawan, Merrill 794, Elmer 12680, B. S. 837 Foxworthy. In forests at 

 low altitudes. Endemic. 



No proper description of this has been published. Clarke's type is 

 Merrill 794, which as he notes, in herb., presents the superficial characters of 

 H. floribunda R. Br. but differs in the involucre of which the two bracts are 

 only coalescent a short way. 



Local name: Panisip (Tagb.). 



HYPOESTES MINDORENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 448. 

 Mindoro, B. S. 39702 Ramos. In dry forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



