232 The Philippine Journal of Science 1917 
COMMELINACEAE 
Aneilema malabaricum (Linn.) Merr.* Rare at low altitudes. 
Commelina benghalensis Linn.* Alicbdngon. In damp soil at low alti- 
tudes ; rare. 
Commelina nudiflora Linn. Alicbdri^on. Widely scatterred in thickets 
and ravines at low altitudes. 
Cyanotis cristata (Linn.) R. & S.* Locally abundant in thickets near the 
beach. 
DIOSCOREACEAE 
Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. In thickets and ravines; rare. 
Dioscorea luzoniensis Scharuer. Cobag. In thickets and ravines; common 
about Pirapiraso. 
Dioscorea myriantha Kunth.* Rare; only a few plants observed. 
Dioscorea triphylla Linn. {D. daemona Roxb.).* Nami. In thickets and 
ravines at Pirapiraso. 
Dioscorea aculeata Linn.* Tugui. In thickets on bluffs along the northern 
coast of the island. 
MUSACEAE 
Musa sapientum Linn. var. Sdguing. Two forms or varieties occur on 
the island, both certainly persistent from plants existing before the 
eruption. 
ORCHIDACEAE 
Eulophia squalida Lindl.* Rare; observed in one ravine. 
Hetaeria oblong ifolia Blume.* A single juvenile plant observed in a 
damp canon on the northern slope of the volcano. 
ULMACEAE 
Trema orientalis Blume (T. amboinensis auct., non Blume). Hanarion. 
Common and widely distributed. 
MORACEAE 
Ailaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) F.-Vill. Himbabao. One tree observed 
near Pirapiraso. 
Artocarpus lamellata Blanco {A. nitida Tree.). Anobling. A few trees 
observed near Pirapiraso. 
Ficus concinna Miq.* Balete. A single juvenile plant observed. 
Ficus cumingii Miq. Isis. Widely scattered on open slopes and in ravines. 
A polymorphous species, presenting several forms, some of which 
intergrade with F. ulmifolia Lam. 
Ficus hauiii Blanco. HauUi. Common and widely distributed in thickets, 
ravines, and open slopes at low altitudes. 
Ficus indica Linn. Balete. Widely distributed. Certainly persistent 
from trees existing before the eruption; one well-established tree, 
perhaps 4 'or 5 meters high, occurs on the northern crater wall inside 
the crater. This may prove to be F. retusa, Linn. 
Ficus nervosa Heyne.f “Small shrub in parang.” (Gates.) Not observed 
in 1916-17. 
