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PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 160; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot.- 1 (1906) 94; 



Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 466, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 375. 

 Conyza cinerea Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 862. 

 Eupatorium luzoniense Llanos Frag. PL Filip. (1851) 88; F.-Vill. 



& Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3, 4 1 (1880) 86, t. 280. 



Throughout the Philippines, a common weed in open waste places 

 throughout the settled areas at low and medium altitudes. Old World 

 Tropics, introduced in the New World. 



Local names: Agas-moro (Ilk.); bulabod (Sub.); kolong-kugon (S. L. 

 Bis.) ; magmansi (Pang.) ; sagit (Bon.) ; tagulinau (Tag.) ; tagulinai 

 (Tag.). 



VERNONIA ELMERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 252. 



Gynura angulosa Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 146, excl. syn., 

 non DC. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Nueva Vizcaya), Palawan, Mindanao (Davao), 

 Merrill 793, 5256, Elmer 12713, B. S. 703 Foxworthy, 27523, 81960 Ramos. 

 In thickets at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Saroka (Bag.). 



VERNON i A FLORESCENS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1910) 685. 



Mindanao (Bukidnon, Davao), Elmer 11613, B. S. 39179 Ramos & Edano. 

 In primary forests, altitude about 1,050 m. Endemic. 



This would go with Vernonia arborea Ham. as the latter is interpreted 

 in Hooker f. FL Brit. Ind. 3 (1881) 239, 



Local name: Igmai (Bag.). 



VERNONIA GLANDULIFOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. ScL 14 (1919) 456. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte), Palawan, B. S. 7490, 13860, 333? % 

 Ramos, 704 Foxworthy. On forested slopes at low and medium altitude's. 

 Endemic. 



VERNONIA LANCI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 253. 

 Vernonia acuminatissima Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3076. 



Luzon (Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas) , Mindanao (Bukidnon), Elmer 

 6695, 18064, Merrill 3200, Phil. PI. £24, Loher 61*62, 7272, Williams 420, 

 F. B. 7841, 7844, 7767 Curran & Merritt, B. S. 29604, 26566, 38881 Ramos 

 & Edano, 13701 Ramos. On forested ridges, altitude 900 to 1,300 m. 

 Endemic. 



Local name: Kamalan (Tag.). 



VERNONIA LENTICELLATA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 91. 



Luzon (Lepanto, Benguet), Elmer 6564, B. S. 40190 Ramos & Edano. 

 In the mossy forest, altitude about 2,200 m. Endemic. 



VERNONIA MARITIMA Merr. in Philip. Journ, Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 440. 



Batan and Babuyan Islands, B. S. 3620, 3925 Fenix, Merrill 11770. On 

 rocks near the sea. Endemic. 



Local name: Kaasai (Iv.). 



The Formosan V. kaivakamii Hayata is scarcely distinguishable from 

 this species. 



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