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13. CASTILLOA Cervantes 



CASTILLOA ELASTICA Cerv. in Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mex. (1794) 7; Hook. f. 

 in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 2 (1886) 206; Merr. PI. Manila (1912) 

 177. 

 The castilloa rubber tree, now occasionally cultivated in the Philippines. 

 A native of tropical America. 



14. ANTIARIS Leschenault 



ANTIARIS TOXICARIA (Pers.) Lesch. in Ann. Mus. Paris 16 (1810) 

 478, t. 22; Benn. PL Jav. Rar. (1838) 52, t. 13; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 5 (1888) 537; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 202; Vidal Sinopsis 

 Atlas (1883) 40, t. 88, f. A (after Blume, Rumphia) ; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 111. 

 Ipo toxicaria Pers. Syn. 2 (1807) 566. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Apayao), Mindoro, Guimaras, F. B. 17799 Curran, 

 21092 Connor, 28 AH. Fontanoza, B. S. 2822k Fenix, 1551 Bermejos. In for- 

 ests at low and medium altitudes; very local. The milky juice is used for 

 poisoning arrows and spears. India to southern China and Malaya; the 

 "deadly upas" tree. 



Local names: Dalit (Tag.); dita (Ibn., Ap.) ; lata (Neg.) ; mananau 

 (S. L. Bis.); salogon (Tag.). 



15. FICUS Tournefort 



FICUS ADAM 1 1 Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911) 1258 (adamsii) , 1521, 7 

 (1914) 2410. 



Luzon (Apayao, Laguna, Bataan), Mindanao (Agusan, Davao), Elmer 

 11177, 14029, 17863, 18284, B. S. 28100 Fenix, F. B. 20974 Villamil, 26873 

 Catalan, 22821 Diaz & Alambra, 28468 Salvosa. In primary forests up to 

 1,000 m altitude. Endemic. 



Local names: Balete (Mbo.) ; okob (Bag.). 



FICUS AHERNII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 18 (1921) 61. 

 . Luzon (Rizal, Sorsogon), Biliran, Samar, B. S. 18639 McGregor, 17512, 

 17568 Ramos, F. B. 8104 Ahern's collector, Elmer 17022, 14406. In primary 

 forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



FICUS ALTISSIMA Blume Bijdr. (1825) 455; King in Ann. Bot. Gard. 

 Calcutta 1 (1887) 30, t. 30, 31; Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forest. 

 Bull. 1 (1903) 17; Elm. Lean. Philip, Bot. 4 (1911) 1243. 



Luzon (Tayabas, Camarines), Alabat, Mindoro, Mindanao, Merrill 1932, 

 10483, Ahem 172, 798, Whitford 1451, Clemens. In primary forests at low 

 and medium altitudes. India to the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



Local names: Balete (Tag.); nonok (C. Bis.). 



FICUS AMPELOS Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 226, excl. syn. Rheede; Miq. 



Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858-59) 303; King in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 



1 (1887) 90, t. 114; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 



45, 3 (1908) Bot. 402; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 191, 4 



(1912) 1317, 1392, 7 (1914) 2405. 

 Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao, Elmer 

 12177, 17582, 13087, 15249. Common in thickets and forests at low and 

 medium altitudes. Sumatra to the Moluccas. 



