Voh 2 EUPHORBIACEAE 447 



TRAGI A LUZON ENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 564. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 32854 Ramus. In dry forests at low alti- 

 tudes. Endemic. 



TRAGIA PHILIPPINENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920 )565. 



Luzon (Abra), B. S. 27013 Ramos. In forests at low or medium alti- 

 tudes. Endemic. 



36. PLUKENETIA Linnaeus 



PLUKENETIA CORN ICU LATA Smith in Nov. Act. Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6 

 (1799) 4; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 564. 

 Pterococcus corniculatus Pax & Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 68 ' 

 (1919) 22. 



Luzon (Rizal), B. S. 24-086 Ramos. In old clearings at low or medium 

 altitudes. India through Malaya to the Moluccas. 



37. RICINUS Tournefort 



RICINUS COMMUNIS Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1007; Blanco PL Filip. (1837) 

 761, ed. 2 (1845) 523, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 161; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 

 (1858-59) 391; Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 1017; F.-VilL 

 Novis. App. (1880) 196; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 39, t. 78, f. F; 

 Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 296, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 227; Pax & K. 

 Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 68 * (1919) 119, fig. 29. 



Throughout the Philippines in the settled areas, in open waste places. 

 Of prehistoric introduction in the Philippines. Pantropic, a native of the 

 Old World. 



Local names: Katana (Iv., Bon.); gatlaoua (If.); lansina (Tag.); 

 liiigang-sina (Tag.) ; tangan-tangan (Tag., Bik.) ; tangan-tangan- j a wa 

 (Sul.) ; taoa-taoa (Ilk.); taua-taua (Ilk.); taua-taua-sina (Ilk.). 



38. HOMONOIA Loureiro 



HOMONOIA JAVENSIS (Blume) Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 34 (1865) 200, 

 DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 1022; J. J. Sm. in Koord. & Val. Bijdr. 

 Boom. Java 12 (1910) 544; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) 

 Bot. 391; Pax & Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 68 1 (1917) 117, 

 /. 27. 



Spathiostemon javense Blume Bijdr. (1825) 622. 



Mallotus eglandulosus Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 313. 



Mindoro, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, Mindanao (Surigao, Agusan, Da- 

 vao), Elmer 7152, 7318, 13918, Merrill Phil. PI. 1682, B. S. 17661, 39514 

 Ramos, 4-0697 Ramos & Edano. In primary forests at low altitudes. Ma- 

 lay Peninsula, Java, Borneo, Amboina, Timor, Key, New Guinea. 



Local names: Apanang (S. L. Bis., C. Bis.) ; balit (P. Bis.) ; bayotai (P. 

 Bis.) ; burilis-maputi (C. Bis.) ; mala-mala (C. Bis.) ; manugupinang (P. 

 Bis.) ; oyagingan (Mbo.) ; panang (P. Bis.). 



Var. CI LI ATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) 391. 



Negros, F. B. 7246, 12325 Everett. In forests at low altitudes; reduced 

 by Pax and Hoffmann to the species. Endemic. 



