394 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1823 



Babuyan Islands, Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Benguet, Le- 

 panto, Isabela, Union, Bataan, Albay) , Mindoro, Polillo, Negros, Mindanao. 

 In thickets at low altitudes, often near the sea, but ascending to 1,400 m 

 altitude; confused with P. reticulata Poir. India to southern China, 

 through Malaya to Celebes, Flores, and Timor. 



Local names: Bagbagutot (Ilk.); pagbagotot (Ilk.); tulug-tulug (P. 

 Bis.). 



PHYLLANTHUS M INDORENSIS C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 

 (1909) Bot. 82. 



Luzon (Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal), Mindoro, F. B. 5370, 

 8789 Merritt, 19333, 19329 Curran, 81.94-, 21667, 13593 Ramos, Merrill Phil. 

 PL 731. In primary forests up to 800 m altitude. Endemic. 



PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 981; Muell.-Arg. in DC. 

 Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 406; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858-59) 369; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 188; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 

 142, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 238; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 1 (1906) Suppl. 74, 3 (1908) Bot. 414, Fl. Manila (1912) 285, 

 Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 216; C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 

 (1909) Bot. 81. 



Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 691, non Walt. 



Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 480, ed. 3, 3 



(1879) 96, non Willd. 



? Kirganelia pumila Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 713, ed. 2 (1845) 493, 



ed. 3, 3 (1879) 117. 

 ? Phyllanthus pumilus Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 349; 



C. B. Rob. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 81, 86. 



Throughout the Philippines at low and medium altitudes, a common weed. 

 Pantropic, but probably introduced in the New World. 



Local names: Kurukalunggai (Bik.) ; malakirum-kirum (S. L. Bis.); 

 ngingihel (If.); sampasampalukan (Tag.); San Pedro (P. Bis.); suru- 

 sampalok (Bik.); talikod (Ilk.); taltalikod (Ilk.); turutalikod (Bik.). 



PHYLLANTHUS PANAYENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 539. 



Panay, B. S. 35655, 35679 Ramos & Edano. In forests, altitude about 

 650 m. Endemic. 



PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS Poir. in Lam. Encycl. 5 (1804) 298; 

 Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 8 (1866) 344; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 188; Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 29, 

 Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 76, Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 

 (1906) Suppl. 75, 3 (1908) Bot. 414, 5 (1910) Bot. 356, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 284, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 216; C. B. Rob. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 77. 



Cicca decandra Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 701, ed. 2 (1845) 487, ed. 



3, 3 (1879) 106, t. 239. 

 Phyllanthus chamissonis Klotz. in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 1 9 



(1843) Suppl. 1: 420. 





