102 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 192S 



LEPEOSTEGERES WILLIAMSII (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Loranthus williamsii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 148. 

 Luzon (Benguet), Williams 973, Merrill Phil. PI. 1784. On Ficus and 

 other trees, altitude about 1,300 m. Endemic. 



3. LORANTHUS Linnaeus 



LORANTHUS ACUMINATISSI MUS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) 

 Bot. 143. 

 Luzon (Benguet), B. S. 5700 Ramos. Endemic. 



LORANTHUS ACUTUS (Van Tiegh.) Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1 

 (1897) 128; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 135. 

 Stemmatophyllum acutum Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41 

 (1894) 546. 

 Luzon (Ifugao, Bontoc, Benguet, Nueva Ecija), Cuming 1973, Merrill 

 '4377, 9701, B. S. 31867 Santos, Elmer 5809, Williams 1021, Vanoverbergh 

 221, 1782. On trees, altitude 1,000 to 2,200 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Bayanag (Tag.) ; saga (Ig.) ; takin (Bon.) ; taki-ti- 

 talakitag (Bon.); taktak (Ig.) ; talakitak (Bon.). 



LORANTHUS AGUSANENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 6 (1913) 1962. 



Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 13405. In dense forests, altitude about 150 

 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Kasandigan (Mbo.). 



LORANTHUS AHERNIANUS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1908) Suppl. 

 184, 4 (1909) Bot. 143. 

 Luzon (Rizal, Zambales), B. S. 5115 Ramos, F. B. .214-0 Ahern's collector. 

 Endemic. 



LORANTHUS ANGULATUS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 1074. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 10804. On Gretvia in forests, altitude about 

 800 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Manago (Bag.). 



LORANTHUS APOENSIS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 1073. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 11454- On trees in the mossy forest, altitude 

 about 2,100 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Manago (Bag.). 



LORANTHUS APPENDICULATUS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) 



Bot. 78. 



Cleistoloranthus verticillatus Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) 



Bot. 150, 5 (1910) Bot. 345, non Loranthus verticillatus Ruiz & Pav. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet), F. B. 16229 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke, 



Vanoverbergh 1293. On trees, altitude 1,600 to 2,400 m. Endemic. 



LORANTHUS AURANTIACUS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 6 (1913) 1967. 



Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 13774- On trees in forested ravines, al- 

 titude about 900 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Tagdoan (Mbo.). 



LORANTHUS BASILANENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 

 134. 

 Mindanao, Basilan, F. B. 3447 Hutchinson, Hallier, Copeland, 376. 

 On trees at low altitudes. Endemic. 



