VoL 3 CUCURBITACEAE 579 



Luzon (Laguna), Biliran, Mindanao (Lanao, Zamboanga, Cotabato), 

 Clemens 324, F. B. 24997 Mabesa, B. S. 18711 McGregor. In primary 

 forests at low and medium altitudes. Java, Aru, Moluccas, New Guinea. 



Local names: Balago (Bag.); kabatete (Tag.). 



2. ALSOMITRA M. Roemer 



ALSOMITRA INTEGRI FOLIO LA (Cogn.) Hayata in Journ. Coll. Sci. 



Tokyo 30 * (1911) 121; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 



353; Cogn. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 66 (1916) 17. 

 Gymnostemma integrifoliola Cogn. in DC. Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 



916; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1883) 352; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 



(1885) 116, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 143; Merr. in Philip. 



Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 138. 

 Gymnostemma elongatum Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 



267. 

 Hemsleya elongata Cogn. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 66 (1916) 26. 



Luzon (Benguet, Lepanto, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, 

 Tayabas, Sorsogon), Cuming 767, Merrill 4813, 1527, Phil. PI. 453, Elmer 

 6694, 17035, 17353, B. S. 12675, 30068 Fenix, 34097, 40519 Ramos & Edano, 

 22264 Ramos, 12460 McGregor, F. B. 5474 Curran, 2425 Meyer. In thick- 

 ets at low and medium altitudes, ascending to 1,200 m. Formosa. 



Local names: Banati (Tag.); malaaya (Tag.). 



ALSOMITRA PHILIPPINENSIS Cogn. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 66 (1916) 15. 

 Alsomitra sarcophylla Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 

 352, non M. Roem. 

 Luzon (Bataan), Copeland 255. In thickets or forests at low or medium 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



ALSOMITRA PUBESCENS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 (1918) Bot. 64. 



Luzon (Laguna), F. B. 26346 Mabesa, Baker 4471. In thickets at low 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



ALSOMITRA Si MPLICI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 470. 



Mindanao (Zamboanga), B. S. 37397 Ramos & Edano. In forests along 

 streams at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Lalapid (Sub.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Alsomitra clavigera Hook, f . ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 98. 



3. MELOTHRIA Linnaeus 



MELOTHRIA INDICA Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 35; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 98; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 116, Rev. PI. Vase. 



Filip. (1886) 143; Cogn. in DC. Monog. Phan. 3 (1881) 598, Engl. 



Pflanzenreich 66 (1916) 98; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) 



Bot. 439, 5 (1910) Bot. 392, Fl. Manila (1912) 456, Sp. Blancoanae 



(1918) 370. 

 Cucumis luzonicus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 861, ed. 2 (1845) 534, 



ed. 3, 3 (1879) 180, t. 365. 

 Melothria zeylanica Cogn. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 66 (1916) 95, quoad 



Philip. 



