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RUBIACEAE 503 



Luzon (Isabela to Sorsogon), Mindoro, Palawan, Polillo, Biliran, 

 Panay, Negros, Mindanao. In forests, chiefly along streams at low and 

 medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Asis-maya (Tag.); papait (Sub.); tagolinau (Tag.). 



OPHIORRHIZA OBLONGILIMBA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 

 Bot. 164. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27139, 27335 Ramos. In forests along 

 streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA OVATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 438. 



Luzon (Laguna, Tayabas), B. S. 23163 McGregor, 29226 Bamos & Edano. 

 In forests along rocky banks of streams at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA PUBESCENS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 68, 5 (1913) 

 1884. 



Luzon (Laguna, Sorsogon), Samar, Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 14971, 

 14033, 17568, B. S. 24283, 21971 Ramos. In open grasslands and along 

 streams at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Huas-nabaga (S. L. Bis.). 



OPHIORRHIZA PUBIFLORA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 438. 



Luzon (Rizal), B. S. 29253, 29355 Ramos & Edano. In forests, altitude 

 about 3,000 m. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA PULGARENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1342. 

 Palawan, Elmer 12949. In forests up to 450 m altitude. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA TENUIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 440. 



Luzon (Rizal), B. S. 29785 Ramos & Edano. In forests, apparently at 

 an altitude of about 1,000 m. Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA UNDULATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 46. 

 Mindanao (Zamboanga, Davao), Weber 1445, B. S. 372&7 Ramos & 

 Edano. Along small streams in bamboo forests, altitude about 550 m. 

 Endemic. 



OPHIORRHIZA VENOSA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 304; 

 Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 973. 

 Mindoro, Sibuyan, Panay, Siargao, Merrill 5628, F. B. 6878 Merritt, El- 

 mer 12373, F. B. 32453 McGregor, 34994 Ramos & Pascasio, 40568 Ramos 

 & Edano. In primary forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Ophiorrhiza harrisiana Heyne ; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 22. 



The specimens so named by Mr. Elmer I consider referable to O. oblongi- 

 folia DC, 



7. ARGOSTEMMA Wallich 



ARGOSTEMMA NEESIANUM Walp. in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 

 (1843) Suppl. 1: 349, Repert. 6 (1846) 72; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 

 (1857) 163; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 106; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 128; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 3. 



