VoL 2 RHAMNACEAE 525 



RHAM N US MOLLIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 405. 



Luzon (Bontoc), B. S. 37689 Ramos & Edano. In the mossy forest, 

 altitude about 1,600 m. Endemic. 



RHAMNUS PULOGENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 359. 

 Luzon (Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet, Rizal), F. B. 18102 Curran, Merritt, 

 & Zschokke, B. S. 37845, 40255, 40789 Ramos & Edano, leaves larger than 

 in the type. In the mossy forest, altitude about 2,400 m. Endemic. 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Rhamnus wightii W. & A. ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 48. 



7. COLUBRINA L. C. Richard 



■COLUBRINA ASIATICA (Linn.) Brongn. in Ann. Sci. Nat. I 10 (1827) 369; 

 A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 277; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 1 1 (1856) 648; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 48; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 104, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 92, Sinopsis 

 Atlas (1883) 21, t. 32, f. C; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 

 (1905) 33, Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 88, 3 (1908) Bot. 80, 

 419, Fl. Manila (1912) 309, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 245. 



Ceanothus asiaticus Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 196; Cav. Ic. 5 (1799) 24, 

 *. UO, f. 1. 



Rhamnus carolinianus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 169, ed. 2 (1845) 119, 

 ed. 3, 1 (1877) 214, non Walt. 



Along the seashore and borders of tidal streams throughout the Philip- 

 pines. India to Africa, through Malaya to Australia and Polynesia. 



Local names: Kabatiti (Tag.); kayaskas (Ilk.); paria (Bag.); palia- 

 laut (Sul.) ; parid-la'ud (Sul.) ; uatitik (Tag., Bis.). 



8. ALPHITONIA Reissek 



-ALPHITONIA ZIZYPHOIDES (Sprerig.) A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Ex- 

 plor. Exped. (1854) 278; Merr. in Philip.'Journ. Sci 11 (1916) Bot. 

 286. 



Rhamnus zizyphoides Spreng. Fl. Hal. Mant. (1807) 37, Syst. 1 (1825) 

 768. 



Alphitonia excelsa Reiss. in Endl. Gen. PL (1840) 1098; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 49; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 280, 11 

 (1916) Bot. 286. 



Alphitonia moluccana Teysm. & Binn. Cat. Hort. Bogor. (1866) 221; 

 Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 104, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 92 (moluccensis) . 



Luzon (Benguet, Ifugao, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines), Mindoro, Palawan, 

 Samar, Leyte, Panay, Negros, Guimaras, Mindanao (Surigao). In forests 

 at low and medium altitudes. Borneo through the Moluccas to northeastern 

 Australia and Polynesia. 



Local names: Alangsohan (C. Bis.); bugas (Ig.) ; dunglu (Tag.) ; 

 karambau (Bag.); tangulai (Tag.); tub (Tag.); uakatan (C. Bis.). 



9. GOUANIA Jacquin 



GOUANIA JAVANICA Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 x (1856) 649; King in Journ. As. 

 Soc. Beng. 65 2 (1896) 383; Pitard in Lecomte Fl. Gen.i Indo-Chine 1 

 (1912) 932. 



