Vo1 2 LAURACEAE 197 



LITSEA QUERCOIDES Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 378, (1910) 717. 

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



Luzon (Sorsogon), Leyte, Negros, Mindanao (Lanao), Elmer 10329, 

 9961, 15400, 16067, Wenzel 11U, 884, Clemens 954, B. S. 23332, 23678 

 Ramos. In primary forests, altitude 700 to 1,200 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Bohian (C. Bis.); mabaraan (Bag.). 



LITSEA SEGREGATA Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 2 (1910) Bot. 721. 



Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 10534. In primary forests, altitude about 

 1,000 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Mabaraan (Bag.). 



LITSEA SIBUYANENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 2 (1910) 724. 



Sibuyan, Elmer 12536. In forests along streams, altitude about 225 m. 

 Endemic. 



LITSEA URDANETENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2724. 



Luzon (Tayabas, Sorsogon), Mindanao (Agusan, Surigao), Elmer 13427, 

 18380, Wenzel 1903, B. S. 28492 Ramos & Edano. In primary forests at 

 low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Dilak-manok (Mbo.). 



LITSEA VANOVERBERGHII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 

 139. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Bontoc), Vanoverbergh 1737, B. S. 33331 Ramos. 

 In forests, altitude up to 1,700 m. Endemic. 



LITSEA VELUTINA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2726. 



Mindanao (Agusan), Elmer 14189. In forests, altitude about 1,500 m. 

 Endemic. 



Local name: Sung-sung (Mbo.). 



LITSEA WENZELII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 358. 



Leyte, Wenzel 626. In forests, altitude about 500 m; perhaps too close 

 to L. luzonica F.-Vill. Endemic. 



LITSEA WHITFORDII nom. nov. 



Actinodaphne philippinensis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 192, non Litsea philippinensis Merr. 

 Mindoro, Leyte, Whit ford 1476, 1416, Elmer 7323, F. B. 3667 Merritt. 

 Jn forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local name: Bakan (Tag.). 



DOUBTFUL AND EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Litsea angulata Blume; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 181. 

 Litsea brachystachya (Blume) F.-Vill. op. cit. 180. 

 Litsea caloneura (Miq.) F.-Vill. op. cit. 181. 

 Litsea cordifolia (Meisn.) F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Litsea diversifolia Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



