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Luzon (Manila and vicinity), Merrill 3673, Marave 1*5, U9, B. S. 9509 

 Robinson. In waste places, open grasslands, etc., locally abundant, but 

 certainly introduced. Siam, Indo-China. 



EUPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 453; Boiss. in DC. 

 Prodr. 15= (1862) 72; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 282. 

 Poin-settia heterophylla Klotz. & Garcke in Monatsber. Akad. Berl. 

 (1859) 253. 



Manila and other large towns; in waste places, occasional; originally in- 

 troduced for ornamental purposes. A native of tropical America. 



EUPHORBIA HIRTA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 454; Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 

 (1845) 286, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 166; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 283, 

 Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 328, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 231. 

 Euphorbia pilulifera Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 454; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 ' 

 (1858-59) 420; Boiss. in DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1862) 21; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 186: Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 141, Rev. 

 PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 233; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 83, 3 (1908) Bot. 418. 

 Euphorbia capitata Lam. Encycl. 2 (1785) 422; Blanco Fl. Filip. 

 (1837) 411. 



Throughout the Philippines in waste places, open grasslands, etc., usually 

 very abundant. Pantropic. 



Local names: Bambanilag (If.); botobotonis (Tag.); bolobotonis 

 (Pamp.) ; bobi (Bis.) ; botonis (Ilk.) ; bugayau (S. L. Bis.) ; butobutonisan 

 (Tag.) ; gatas-gatas (Bis., Tag.) ; magatas (Pamp.) ; malis-malis (Pamp.) ; 

 maragatas (Ilk.) ; pansi-pansi (Bik.) ; patik-patik (Sul.) ; piliak (Sub.) ; 

 saikan (Tag.); sisiohan (Pamp.); soro-soro (Bik.); tababa (Bis.); tairas 

 (Iv.) ; tauataua (P. Bis.); teta (Bon.). 



EUPHORBIA LUZONIENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 578. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27309bis, 27517 Ramos. In open dry places 

 at low altitudes. Endemic. 



EUPHORBIA MAKINOl Hayata in Journ. Coll. Sci. Univ. Tokyo 30 1 

 (1911) 262; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 579. 

 Euphorbia microphylla Hayata op. cit. 20 9 (1904) 79, t. 5, f. H, 

 non Heyne. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27309, 327J/.6 Ramos. In open dry places 

 at low altitudes. Formosa; not certainly distinct from Euphorbia neo- 

 caledonica Boiss. 



EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 451; Baill. in DC. Prodr. 



15 2 (1862) 79; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 186; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 1 2 (1858-59) 418; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 



(1905) 75, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 231. 

 Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1914) 36, nomen nudum, Fl. 



Ind. ed. 2, 2 (1832) 465; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 126. 

 Euphorbia pentagona Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 413, ed. 2 (1845) 287, 



ed. 3, 2 (1878) 168, non Haw. 

 Euphorbia trigona Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 281, non Haw. 



