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NOTHAPHOEBE LEYTENSIS (Elm.) comb. nov. 



Persea leytensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 383. 

 Persea surigaoensis Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2728. 

 Samar, Leyte, Panay, Dinagat, Mindanao (Surigao), Elmer 7195, 14027, 

 Merrill Phil. PL 6555 as Cryptocarya, Ahem 477, 520, 695, Wenzel 1908, 

 B. S. 30902 Ramos & Edano. In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local names: Hindang (C. Bis.); kubikubi (C. Bis.). 



6. EUSIDEROXYLON Teysmann and Binnendijk 



EUSIDEROXYLON ZWAGERI .Teysm. & Binn. in Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. 

 Ind. 25 (1863) 292, 2 plates; Foxw. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) 

 Bot. 179. 

 Bihania borneensis Meisn. in DC. Prodr. 16 * (1864) 96. 

 Eusideroxylon borneense F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 179, excl. syn. 

 Blanco. 

 Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi) , F. B. 23874. Ferraris, 20813 Ferraris & 

 Stadtmiller, 22522 Klemme, B. S. 10833 Foxivorthy, 36302 Yates. In 

 primary forests at low altitudes. A monotypic genus, otherwise known 

 from Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, and Billiton. 

 Local names: Biliran (Sul.) ; tambulian (Sul.). 



7. ACTINODAPHNE Nees 



ACTINODAPHNE BICOLOR (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Litsea bicolor Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 259; Elm. 

 Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2722. 



Mindanao (Surigao, Agusan), Bolster 318, Elmer 13961. In forests, 

 altitude 200 to 900 m. Endemic. 



The type of Litsea bicolor Elm. is identical with that of L. bicolor Merr., 

 the latter name having priority by five years. . 



Local names: Hannag (Mbo.) ; hindang (C. Bis.). 



ACTINODAPHNE CONFERTA (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Litsea conferta Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 11 (1916) Bot. 10. 

 Luzon (Sorsogon), Surigao, B. S. 23348 Ramos, 34692 Ramos & Pascasio, 

 Elmer 15994 as Neolitsea copelandii Elm. In forests at medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



ACTINODAPHNE DOLICHOPHYLLA (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Litsea dolichophylla Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 134. 



Samar, Leyte, Panay, Mindanao (Surigao), B. S. 17540 Ramos, 34527 

 RamiGS & Pascasio, 31178 Ramos & Edano, Wenzel 1604. In primary for- 

 ests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Pipi (S. L. Bis.). 



Closely allied to the Malayan Actinodaphne'macrophylla Nees from which 

 A. maingayi Hook. f. can scarcely be distinguished. 



ACTINODAPHNE SAMARENSIS (Merr.) comb. nov. 



Litsea samarensis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 138. 

 Luzon (Cagayan), Catanduanes, Samar, B. S. 17541, 30469 Ramos, F. B. 

 18502 Alvarez. In forests at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 



