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Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.* Tibig. Rare; a few plants at low altitudes. 
Ficus odorata (Blanco) Merr.* PaquUing. Rare; a single tree observed. 
Ficus tinctoria Forst. Balete na bato. On cliffs along the coast; widely 
scattered. 
Ficus stipulosa Miq.* Balete. A single tree on the bluffs near the 
northern coast of the island. 
Ficus ulmifolia Lam. Isis. Common and widely distributed. 
Malaisia scandens (Lour.) 0. Kuntze.* Malaisls. A few plants in 
thickets near Pirapiraso. 
Streblus asper Lour. Calios. Rare in thickets at low altitudes. 
URTICACEAE 
Boehmeria blumei Wedd.* Scattered in ravines. 
Pipturus arborescens (Link.) C. B. Rob. Dolonot. Widely scattered in 
thickets at low altitudes. 
Pouzolzia zeylanica (Linn.) Benn.* A few plants in damp open places at 
low altitudes; rare. 
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE 
Aristolochia tagala Cham.* Malaubi. Not uncommon in thickets near 
Pirapiraso. 
POLYGONACEAE 
Polygonum barbatum Linn.* A few specimens observed immediately back 
of the beach on the eastern coast of the island. 
AMARANTHACEAE 
Aerua lanata (Linn.) Juss.f A few small plants observed by Gates near 
the strand; not seen in 1916-17. 
Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) R. Br. Scattered near the beach. 
Amaranthus spinosus Linn. Colitis. Widely scattered near the beach. 
Deeringia baccata (Retz.) Moq. Not uncommon in thickets near Pira- 
piraso; scattered in other parts of the island. 
AIZOACEAE 
Trianthema monogyna Linn.* A single plant near the beach on the 
eastern coast of the island. 
PORTULACACEAE 
Portulaca oleracea Linn. Golisinian. Along the beach; rare and widely 
scattered. 
CERATOPHYLLACEAE 
Ceratophyllum demersum Linn. A submerged aquatic cast up on the 
shore. 
MENISPERMACEAE 
Cissampelos pareira Linn. Scattered in thickets at the northern end of 
the island. 
Pericampylus Incanus Miers. In thickets near Pirapiraso. 
