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Rivinia laevis Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 41; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 

 172; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 137. 

 Luzon, Merrill 8U99, B. S. 19126 Graff. Ocasional in waste places about 

 Manila; a recent introduction which may not persist. Pantropic. 



AIZOACEAE 



1. MOLLUGO Linnaeus 



MOLLUGO LOTOIDES (Linn.) C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 

 (1879) 662, 776; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 199, Sp. Blancoanae 

 (1918) 140. 

 Glinus lotoides Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 463; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 



413, ed. 2 (1845) 288, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 169. 

 Mollugo hirta Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. (1794) 24; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 100; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 116, Rev. 

 PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 144. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte to Rizal), in open waste places about towns, rice 

 paddies, etc., at low and medium altitudes. Pantropic. 

 ■ Local names: Amargoso-babi (Pamp.) ; lobio (Tag.); papait-ti-nuang 

 (Ilk.) . 



MOLLUGO OPPOSITI FOLIA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 89; DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 



391; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 199, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 141. 



Mollugo spergula Linn. Syst. ed 10 (1759) 881; DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 



391; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 116, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. 



(1886) 144; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 405. 



Mollugo subserrata Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 51, ed. 2 (1845) 34, 



ed. 3, 1 (1877) 63. 

 Polycarpaea frankenioides Presl Rel. Haenk. 2 (1830) 6; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 15, fide spec, in herb. Prag.! 



Batan Islands to southern Luzon, Palawan. A common weed in and 

 about towns at low and medium altitudes. India to tropical Africa and 

 Australia. 



Local names: Amargoso-babi (Pamp.); malagoso (Tag.); margoso- 

 damulag (Pamp.); papait (Ilk.); sarsalida (Tag.). 



MOLLUGO PENTAPHYLLA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 89; DC. Prodr. 1 (1824) 



391; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 141. 

 Mollugo stricta Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1762) 131; Blanco Fl. Filip. 



(1837) 52, ed. 2 (1845) 35, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 64; F.-Vill. Novis. 



App. (1880) 100; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 116, Rev. 



PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 144; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 



Suppl. 52. 

 Mollugo sumatrcma Gandog. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65 (1918) 29. 



Throughout the Philippines as a weed in cultivated areas, in open grass- 

 lands, etc., at low and medium altitudes. India to Japan southward to 

 Malaya. 



Local names: Lepouo (Bon.); malagoso (Tag.); malugoso (Tag., Bis.); 

 pisig-pisig (Bag.); salsalida (Bis.); sudlai (Sub.); sulangkang (Sub.). 



2. SESUVIUM Linnaeus 



SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM Linn. Syst. ed. 10 (1759) 1058, Amoen. 

 Acad. 4 (1759) 136; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 426, ed. 2 (1845) 

 297, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 187; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 99; Merr. in 



