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CELASTRACEAE 
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Celastrus paniculata Willd. Not uncommon in thickets at the northern 
end of the islands. 
SAPINDACEAE ■ 
Arytera littoralis Blume.* A few old trees near Pirapiraso. 
Erioglossum rubigi nosum (Roxb.) Blume.* In thickets near the coast at 
the northern end of the island; a few rather large specimens. 
Otophora fruticosa Blume.* Balinono. In thickets at Pirapiraso, locally 
common. 
VITACEAE 
Cissus repens Lam. Pirdpit hdngin. Widely scattered in thickets and in 
ravines; not common. 
Columella (Cissus) trifolia (Linn.) Merr. CalU-caKt. In ravines at low 
altitudes; scattered. 
Tetrastigma harmandii Planch. Ayo. Scattered in ravines and thickets 
at low altitudes near Pirapiraso. 
ELAEOCARPACEAE 
Muntingia calabura Linn.t Ddtiles. “Seedlings on the beach and trees 
in the parang on the slopes of Mount Ragatan.” (Gates.) Not seen in 
1916 - 17 . 
TILIACEAE 
Corchorus acufangulus Lam.* Pasdo-na-hahd. A few plants observed 
back of the beach at one place only. 
Triumfetta bartramia Linn. Colot colotan. Widely scattered among 
Saccharum at low altitudes. 
MALVACEAE 
Hibiscus surattensis Linn.* A few plants found along the beach at the 
northern end of the island. 
Sida acuta Burm. f. Escobang habd. Widely scattered at low altitudes; 
nowhere common. ^ 
Sida rhombifolia Linn. Scattered at low altitudes; not common. 
Urena lobata Linn.* Colot colotan. Scattered in the Saccharum areas, but 
not abundant. 
BOMBACACEAE 
Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn. Boboy. Widely scattered in thickets 
and ravines; the older trees almost certainly persisting from plants 
growing before the eruption. 
STERCULIACEAE 
Sterculia foetida Linn. Calumpang. Widely scattered on grassy slopes; 
certainly persisting from trees existing before the eruption. 
Waltheria americana Linn. Widely distributed in the Saccharum areas at 
low altitudes. 
