VoL 3 RUBIACEAE 539 



Canthium lycioides A. Rich. Mem. Rub. (1830) 108, Mem. Soc. Hist. 



Nat. Paris 5 (1834) 188; DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 475; F.-Vill. Novis. 



App. (1880) 110; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 256. 

 Plectronia lycioides Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 28. 



Luzon (Pangasinan, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal), Palawan, Merrill 251+5, 

 Sp. Blancoanae 32, 380, Williams 78, B. S. 1786U Otanes, 6122 Robinson 

 & Merritt, 12207 Ramos. In dry thickets at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Malakrayon (Tag.); subiang-daga (Tag.). 



PLECTRONIA RAMOSM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 443. 



Luzon (Tayabas, east coast), B. S. 28973 Ramos & Edano. In forests 

 at low altitudes. Endemic. 



PLECTRONIA SARCOCARPA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 

 114. 

 Luzon (Laguna, Tayabas, Sorsogon), B. S. 27882 McGregor, 10968 Ra- 

 mos, 29213 Ramos & Edano, Elmer 1686U. In forests at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



PLECTRONIA SUBCAPITATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 443. 



Luzon (Apayao), B. S. 28117 Fenix. In forests at medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local name: Apaypai (Ibn.). 



PLECTRONIA SUBSESSILI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 

 Bot. 168. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27205 Ramos. In thickets at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



PLECTRONIA WENZELII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 387. 

 Leyte, Wenzel 399. In forests, altitude about 60 m. Endemic. 



EXCLUDED SPECD3S 



Canthium conpertum Korth.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 110. 



Canthium fasciculatum Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



Canthium parvifolium Roxb.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



37. GUETTARDA Linnaeus 



GUETTARDA SPECIOSA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 991, DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 

 455; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 262; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 

 (1880) 126; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 109; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. 

 Filip. (1886) 154; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 4; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 437, Fl. Manila (1912) 450, Sp. 

 Blancoanae (1918) 366. 

 Nyctanthes hirsuta Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 6, non Guettarda hirsuta 



Pers. 

 Guettarda vermicularis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 723, ed. 2 (1845) 

 500, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 125. 

 Scattered along the seashore throughout the Philippines. Pantropic 

 along the seashore. 



