318 The Philippine Journal of Science 1916 
COMPOSITAE 
VERNON I A Schreber 
VERNON I A MOLUCCENSIS (Blume) Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 19. 
Cyanthillium moluccense Blume Bijdr. (1826) 890. 
Amboina, Hitoe messen, Rel. Robins. 1839, October 14, 1913, clearings 
in light forests at an altitude of 175 meters; Mahija, Rel. Robins. 183U, 
August 12, 1913, on limestone formation, altitude about 300 meters; locally 
known as biana perumpuan. 
The identification with Vernonia moluccensis Miq. has been made wholly 
from a comparison of the specimens with the published descriptions, and 
needs verification by comparison with type or authentically named material. 
Reported only from the Moluccas. 
ELEPHANTOPUS Linnaeus 
ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 814. 
Amboina, near the town of Amboina, Rel. Robins. 181+2, July 31, 1913, 
on a fern-covered hillside. Bali, Boeleleng, Rel. Robins. 2522, July 7, 1913. 
All tropical countries, probably a native of tropical America. 
EUPATORIUM Linnaeus 
EUPATORIUM sp. 
Amboina, Kati-kati, Rel. Robins. 181+1+, October 19, 1913, from cultivated 
specimens. 
I am unable to determine this plant to the species from the literature 
and material available for comparison at this time. It is apparently an 
exotic species, judging from the fact that it occurs in Amboina in cultivation'. 
SPARGANOPHORUS Vaillant 
SPARGANOPHORUS VAILLANTII Crantz Instit. 1 (1766) 261. 
Amboina, near the town of Amboina, Rel. Robins. 181+3, July 22, 1913, 
along streams. 
Tropical Africa and America, introduced in the Malayan region, Java, 
Singapore, etc. 
Ml KAN I A Willdenow 
Ml KAN I A SCAN DENS (Linn.) Willd. Sp. PI. 3 (1800) 1743. 
Eupatorium scandens Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 836. 
Amboina, Gelela, Rel. Robins. 1838 , September 19, 1913, along small 
streams at an altitude of about 40 meters. 
Tropics of both hemispheres. 
ERIGERON Linnaeus 
ERIGERON LINIFOLIUS Willd. Sp. PI. 3 (1800) 1955. 
Amboina, Soja, Rel. Robins. 181+0, August 4, 1913, along roadsides, alti- 
tude? about 400 meters, only two plants seen. 
Widely distributed in most warm countries. 
BLUMEA DeCandolle 
BLUMEA LACERA (Burm.) DC. in Wight Contrib. (1834) 14. 
Conyza lacera Burm. FI. Ind. (1768) 180, t. 59, f. 1. 
Celebes, Macassar, Rel. Robins. 21+58, July 11, 1913. The specimen does 
