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54. TRIFIDACANTHUS Merrill 



TRIF1DACANTHUS UN I FOLIOLATUS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 

 (1917) Bot. 269, op. cit. 14 (1919) 405. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Batangas), B. S. 27196, 32925 Ramos, F. B. 28265 

 Sulit. In dry thickets at low altitudes. A monotypic endemic genus. 



55. PYCNOSPORA R. Brown 



PYCNOSPORA NERVOSA (Grah.) W. & A. Prodr. (1834) 197; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 91. 

 Crotalaria ? nervosa Grah. in Wall. Cat. (1832) No. 5428, nomen 



nudum. 

 Pycnospora hedysaroides R. Br. ex W. & A. Prodr. (1834) 197; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 60; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 

 108, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 108; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 

 19. 



Luzon (Benguet, Bulacan, Rizal), Culion, Semirara, Panay, Mindanao 

 (Bukidnon, Lanao, Davao). In open grasslands at low and medium 

 altitudes. India to southern China and Formosa, and tropical Australia. 



56. ALYSICARPUS Necker 

 ALYSICARPUS BUPLEURIFOLIUS (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 352; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 * (1855) 232; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 61; 

 Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 108, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 108; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 91, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 241. 

 Hedysarum bupleuri folium Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 745. 

 Fabricia bupleurifolia O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. (1891) 181. 

 Northern Luzon to Mindanao. In open grasslands, fallow rice paddies, 

 etc., in the settled areas at low altitudes, locally abundant. India to 

 southern China, Mascarene Islands, through Malaya to Polynesia. 



ALYSICARPUS N UM M ULARIFOLI US (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 353; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 92,. Fl. Manila (1912) 

 242. 

 Hedysarum, nummularif olium Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 746, excl. Fl. Zeyl. 



288. 

 Alysicarpus vagi?ialis DC. var. nummularifolius Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 * 



(1855) 232. 

 Fabricia nummularif olia O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL (1891) 181. 

 Throughout the Philippines in open grasslands at low and medium alti- 

 tudes; variable. Tropics of the Old World, introduced in tropical America. 

 Local names: Banig-usa (Tag.); mani-manian (Tag.); mani-mani (P. 

 Bis.); maramani (Ik.). 



ALYSICARPUS VAGINALIS (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 353; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1855) 231; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 108, 

 Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 108; Perk. Frag. FL Philip. (1904) 

 19; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 65, 3 (1908) Bot. 

 410, 5 (1910) Bot. 92, Fl. Manila (1912) 242. 

 Hedysarum vaginale Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 746. 

 Northern Luzon to Panay and Negros; habitat of the preceding species. 

 Tropical Asia and Malaya. 



