600 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



13. MYRIACTIS Lesson 

 MYRIACTIS HUM I LIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 244, 

 5 (1910) Bot. 394; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 129. 

 Myriactis mindanaensis Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 7 (1915) Bot. 2589. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Tayabas), Mindoro, Negros, Mindanao (Misamis, 

 Davao), Merrill 4530, 6509, Phil. PI. 242, Elmer 11507, Loher 7274, B. S. 

 32032 Santos, 4345, 4342 Mearns, 8431 McGregor, F. B. 4442 Merritt. In 

 the mossy forest, altitude 1,950 to 2,400 m. Endemic. 

 Local name: Kasarang (Bag.). 



14. ASTER Tournefort 

 ASTER LUZON ENSIS Elm. Leafl. Philip. 1 (1906) 131. 



Luzon (Benguet), Elmer 6251, Merrill 4439, 4-615, 4825, Phil. PL 836, 

 Williams 1105, Loher 3607, B. S. 5734, 5731 Ramos. In thickets and 

 forests, altitude 1,500 to 2,200 m; scarcely other than a form or variety of 

 the next species. Endemic. 



ASTER PHIL1PPINENSIS Moore in Journ. Bot. 43 (1905) 138; Elm. Leafl. 

 Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 131. 



Luzon (Ifugao, Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet), Merrill 4726, 4825, B. S. 

 5417 Ramos, 38113 Ramos & Edano, 32024, 32074 Santos, 19832 McGregor, 

 F. B. 14463 Darling. In thickets and in the mossy forest, altitude 1,400 

 to 2,400 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Bungbungti (Ig.) ; tabtabaan (Bon.); takiadaoan (Bon.). 



ASTER TRINERVIUS Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 61, nomen nudum, Fl. 



Ind. ed. 2, 3 (1832) 433; Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. (1825) 177; Hook. 



f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1881) 252; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) 



Bot. 394. 



Luzon (Benguet), F. B. 16122 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke. On slopes 



in thin pine forests, altitude about 1,400 m. India to China, Japan, and 



Formosa. 



15. ERIGERON Linnaeus 



ERIGERON SUMATRENSIS Retz. Obs. 5 (1789) 28; Willd. Sp. PL 3 

 (1804) 1955; DC. Prodr. 5 (1836) 295. 

 Erigeron linifolius Willd. Sp. PI. 3 (1804) 1955; Elm. Leafl. Philip. 

 Bot. 1 (1906) 135; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 

 394, Fl. Manila (1912) 474, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 377. 

 Baccharis ivaefolia Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 627, ed. 2 (1845) 437, 

 ed. 3, 3 (1879) 16, non Linn. 

 Throughout the Philippines, in open waste places, old clearings, etc., 

 from sea level to an altitude of 2,000 m; often abundant. All warm 

 countries. 



Local names: Asipukpuk (Pang.); atipukpuk (Ilk.); balagun (Bag.); 

 batbatung (Bon.); lagia (Ilk.); tagabili (Bik.) ; takiadauan (Bon.). 



16. MICROGLOSSA de Candolle 



MICROGLOSSA VOLUBILIS (Wall.) DC. Prodr. 5 (1836) 320; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 34; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1881) 257; 

 Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 161; Merr. in Philip. Bureau 

 Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 55; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 133. 



Conyza volubilis Wall. Cat. (1831) 3057, nomen nudum. 



Conyza prolifera Blume Bijdr. (1826) 896, non Lam. 



