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OPHIORRHIZA CAESPITULOSA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 523, 

 incl. var. fulva Elm. op. cit. 5 (1913) 1880. 

 Negros, Panay, Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 10332, 14306, Merrill 7039, 

 B. S. 32472 McGregor. In damp primary forests, altitude 900 to 1,300 m. 

 Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA CURTI FLORA Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 5 (1913) 1882. 



Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 14208. In primary forests, altitude about 

 1,050 m. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA DOLICHOPHYLLA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 

 470. 

 Mindanao (Zamboanga), B. S. 36565 Ramos & Edano. On bowlders 

 along small streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA INVOLUCRATA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 351, 

 3 (1911) 973; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 224. 

 Luzon (Apayao, Tayabas), Polillo. Elmer 7603, B. S. 9316, 6833 Rob- 

 inson, 28274 Fenix. In forests along streams at low and medium alti- 

 tudes, ascending to 750 m. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA LI NEARI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 

 99. 

 Basilan, B. S. 16109 Reillo. In forests at low altitudes, apparently along 

 streams. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA MACGREGORII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 437. 

 Luzon (Laguna, Tayabas), B. S. 23024 McGregor, 29214, 29124 Ramos 

 & Edano, 16594 Ramos, Elmer 18030. In primary forests, altitude 200 to 

 300 m. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA MUNGOS Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 150; Hook. f. PL Brit. 

 Ind. 3 (1880) 77; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 107; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 2 (1857) 166; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 22; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 436; C. B. Rob. op. cit. 6 (1911) 

 Bot. 224. 

 Ophiorrhiza camiguinensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 (1913) 1881. 



Batan and Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Min- 

 danao. In thickets and forests at low altitudes. India to Malaya. It 

 is not certain that this is strictly the Linnean species; O. communis Ridl. 

 is to be compared. The plant is always characteristically purplish when 

 dry. 



Local names: Kayotimokan (Bag.); lumai (Bik.) ; payang-payang-gu- 

 bat (Tag.). 



OPHIORRHIZA OBLONGIFOLIA DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 415; Blanco Fl. 



Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 64, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 121; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 107; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 22; Merr. in Philip. 



Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 127, 2 (1907) Bot. 307. 

 ? Hydrocotyle monopetala Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 213. 

 ? Ophiorrhiza triandra Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 65, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 



122. 

 ? Epithema triandrum F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 150. 



