Vo1 - 3 . RUBIACEAE 567 



LASIANTHUS MINDANAENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 

 466. 

 Mindanao (Bukidnon), B. S. 38795 Ramos & Edano. In damp forests, 

 altitude about 1,000 m. Endemic. 



LASIANTHUS MORUS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 73. 



Luzon (Tayabas), Samar, Leyte, Elmer 7050, B. S. 25390 Yates, 21+333 

 Ramos. In primary forests at low altitudes, ascending to 300 m; closely 

 allied to L. obliquinervis Merr. Endemic. 



Local names: Kalansit (Ting.); makaisa (Tag.); maraparamismis 

 (Neg.); pikit-pikit (Tag.). 



LASIANTHUS OBLIQUINERVIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 136, 2 (1907) Bot. 306, 3 (1908) Bot. 438; Elm. Lean. 

 Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 1035, 4 (1912) 1339, 5 (1913) 1871. 



Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon (Cagayan) to Mindoro and Min- 

 danao, in most islands and provinces. In primary forests, chiefly at 

 medium altitudes, ascending to 1,400 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Nalimatoi (Mbo.). 



LASIANTHUS STIPULARIS Blume Bijdr. (1826) 997; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 3 (1880) 179; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 10. 

 Mephitidia stipidaris DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 453. 

 Mindoro, Leyte, Mindanao (Davao), Merrill 1775, 1+077, McGregor 166, 

 Elmer 11297, Wenzel 170, 171, Warburg 11+259, B. S. 4-0658 Ramos & Edano, 

 F. B. 991+0 Merritt. In damp primary forests at low altitudes. Malay 

 Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 

 Local name: Salimbahgot (Bag.). 



LASIANTHUS SUBM EM BRANIFOLI US Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 (1913) 



1871. 

 Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 11+261. In primary forests, altitude about 

 1,000 m. Endemic. 



LASIANTHUS TASH1ROI Mats, in Bot. Mag. Tokyo 15 (1901) 37; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 306; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 

 3 (1911) 1035. 

 Lasianthus lucidus F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 112; Elm. Leafl. 

 Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 11, non ? Blume. 

 Luzon .(Benguet, Lepanto, Bontoc, Pampanga, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, 

 Tayabas), Negros, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Davao), B. S. 351+2, 21+80, 2527 

 Mearns, Elmer 6158, 6017, Loher 6337, Merrill 3893, 3770, B. S. 1559, 1525, 

 1996 Foxworthy, 5821+ Ramos. Chiefly in the mossy forest, ascending to 

 2,000 m altitude. Riu Kiu, Formosa, Botel Tobago. 



This interpretation is not certainly correct; the material may better be 

 referable to the Indo-Malayan L. lucidus Blume. 



Local names: Kublit (Ig.) ; manigbulauan (Buk.) ; paloutut (Neg.); 

 pamagtiang (Bag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Lasianthus attenuatus Jack; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 112. 

 Lasianthus capitatus Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Lasianthus pilosus Wight; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



