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the flowerets ripens to a globe bristling with the remains of the 

 calyces, like a berry covered with many smaller ones, each con- 

 taining 2 monospermous, quadrangular seeds. 



M. tinctoria, Roxb., is a climbing shrub with leaves opposite, 

 ovate, keeled ; petioles very short ; flower and fruit like the 

 foregoing species. 



Habitat. — In Luzon and, especially the M. tinctoria, in 

 Malinta, C'alauan and Tanauan. 



Psederia foetida, L. (P. scA^ftoiri, DC.) 



X(»i. YuLG. — Kantutau, A?(n/»/(r,,Tag.; Lilitan, Ta-to, Vis. 



Uses. — The foetid odor of this plant has suggested both the 

 technical and common names for it. The natives regard it as 

 a cure for rheumatism. The root is emetic. The leaves, 

 boiled and mashed, are applied to the abdomen in retention of 

 urine ; the decoction of the leaves is used for the same purpose 

 and also has some reputation as a solvent for vesical calculus. 

 For fever, cloths soaked in the decoction are applied to tlie head, 

 the same preparation being given internally at the same time. 



BoTAxrcAL DESt'EiPTiox. — A slender, twining plant with 

 leaves 3' by 1', opposite, oval, acute, entire, long petioles and 

 caducous stipules. Flowers dark rose color, in compound axil- 

 lary and terminal cymes. Calyxof 5 persistent lobules. Corolla 

 tubular, pubescent, 5 lobules. Stamens 5, free. Ovary inferior, 

 flattened, 2 uniovulate locules. Style with 2 stigma-bearing 

 branches. 



Habitat. — Luzon, Mindanao, Cebu, Panay. 



COMPOSITE. 

 Eupatorium Ayapana, Vent. 

 XoM. Vrix:. — Aya-pana, Sp.; Ayapana, Apana, Tag.; 

 Ayapan, Indo-Eng. 



Uses. — A native plant of Brazil now naturalized and well 

 known in the Philippines and many other tropical countries ; 



