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LAURACEAE 189 



3. PHOEBE Nees 



PHOEBE GLABRI FOLIA Merr. in Philip. .Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 140-. 

 Samar, Basilan, B. S. 17552 Ramos, 16159, 16158 Reillo, F. B. 18891,. 

 Mirarida. In primary forests at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 



PHOEBE STERCULIOIDES (Elm.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) 

 Bot. 262; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1910) 727. 

 Persea sterculioides Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 295. 



Luzon (Isabela, Laguna, Tayabas) , Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Panay, Ne- 

 gros, Mindanao. In primary forests at low and medium altitudes, rep- 

 resented by about 50 individual collections. Endemic, if really distinct 

 from P. macrophylla Blume. 



Local names: Alimbabaud (Mand.) ; banogan (S. L. Bis.); batikuling 

 (Tag.) ; boga (Bag.) ; bugo (Lan.) ; dulauan-ngisit (Ibn.) ; hindang (S. 

 L. Bis.) ; kaburo (Tag.) ; kachepu (Buk.) ; hindang-magtalisai (S. L. Bis.) ; 

 magbuabang (C. Bis.) ; margadilau (Tag.). 



4. MACHILUS Nees 



MACHILUS CURRANII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 349. 



Luzon (Benguet), F. B. 18080, 18054 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke. In 

 the mossy forest on Mt. Pulog, altitude 2,400 to 2,700 m. Endemic. 



MACHILUS NERVOSA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 262. 



Luzon (Benguet), F. B. 1084-6 Curran, 18009 Merritt. In the mossy 

 forest on Mt. Ugo, altitude 2,000 m. Endemic. 



MACHILUS PHILIPPINENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 

 56. 

 Persea philippinensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 384. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Bataan, Laguna, Batangas, Tayabas), Mindoro, Whit- 

 ford 1220, 1139,, Elmer 7642, 8184, 17485, Loher 6697, Merrill 8617, B. S. 

 31854 Santos, 39470 Ramos, F. B. 2793 Meyer, 23553 Mabesa. On ridges 

 in forests, altitude 800 to 2,300 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Margapali (Tag.); margapali-kolilisiao (Tag.). 



5. NOTHAPHOEBE Blume 



NOTHAPHOEBE MALABONGA (Blanco) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 



(1914) Bot. 358, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 153. 

 Ajovea malabonga Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 233; Meissn. in DC. Prodr. 



15 l (1864) 259. 

 Laurus hexandra Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 222, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 



52, non Willd. 

 Iteadaphne confusa F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 181, non Blume. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Locos Sur, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines), Min- 

 doro, Leyte, Panay, Negros, Mindanao, Merrill 1068, Sp. Blancoanae 121, 

 F. B. 17906 Barros, 1876 Ahern's collector, 20486 Villamil, 22085 Calacosa, 

 24919 Mabesa, 21447, 22637 Alvarez, 4039, 4103, 6742, 9891 Merritt. In 

 forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic unless referable to the 

 Malayan N. umbelliflora Blume. 



Local names: Anagap (Tag.); babulo (Tag.); bagarapili (Tag.); du- 

 lauan (Ibn.) ; kabulo (Tag.) ; magarilau (Tag.) ; malabufiga (Tag.) ; 

 malaya (Bik.) ; margapali (Tag.). 



