Vo1 - 3 RUBIACEAE 571 



55. NERTERA Banks and Solander 



NERTERA DEPRESSA Banks & Solander ex Gaertn. Fruct. 1 (1788) 124, 

 t. 26; DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 451; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 262; 

 Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 4 (1894) 186; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1880) 113; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 15; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 307, 5 (1910) Bot. 390. 

 ? Gomozia granadensis Mutis ex Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) 129. 



Luzon (Abra, Lepanto, Bontoc, Benguet, Zambales, Laguna, Tayabas), 

 Mindoro, Negros, Mindanao (Davao). In the mossy forest on the tops of 

 the higher mountains, sometimes in shaded ravines as low as 1,500 m. 

 Borneo to Australia and New Zealand, South America, etc. 



Local name: Manalabi (Bag.). 



56. GYNOCHTHODES Blume 

 {Tetralopha Hooker f.) 



GYNOCHTHODES LENTICELLATA (C. B. Rob.) comb. nov. 



Tetralopha lenticellata C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) 

 Bot. 227. 



Negros, F. B. 13689 Curran. In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



GYNOCHTHODES MINDANAENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 

 425. 



Mindanao (Surigao), B. S. 34-677, 34589 Ramos & Pascasio. In forests, 

 altitude 400 to 700 m. Endemic. 



GYNOCHTHODES NIGRA (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Tetralopha nigra Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 58. 



Panay, Mindanao (Agusan), B. S. 15877 Fenix, 30869 Ramos & Edano. 

 In forests along streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



GYNOCHTHODES PHILIPPINENSIS (Elm.) comb. nov. 



Tetralopha philippinensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 1043. 

 Tetralopha polillensis C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 

 226 (July 31). 



Luzon (Apayao, Rizal, Tayabas, Camarines), Polillo, Sibuyan, Siargao, 

 Bucas Grande, Elmer 12563, Warburg 12982, B. S. 9064 Robinson, 22684 

 Ramos, 28083, 28033 Fenix, 33510, 33629 Ramos & Edano, 34894, 35131, 

 34.934 Ramos & Pascasio. In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Baruyan (Ibn.) ; tagakan (P. Bis.). 



57. DAMN ACANTHUS Gaertner 



DAMN ACANTHUS INDICUS Gaertn. Fruct. 3 (1805) 18, t. 182; DC. 

 Prodr. 4 (1830) 473; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1880) 158; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 323; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 3 

 (1911) 1044. 



Luzon (Tayabas, Laguna), B. S. 2432 Foxworthy, 9832 Robinson, F. B. 

 7856 Curran & Merritt. On forested slopes of Mt. Banahao, altitude 1,400 

 to 2,000 m. India to China and Japan. 



