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3. ORAN I A Zipp. 
1. O. palindan (Blanco) jMerr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 27 (1905) 88. Orania philip- 
pinensis Selieff. 
(1010 Borden) August; (2183 Meyer) December. In forests 75 to 400 in. 
Endemic. T., Palindan, Rarangoi. 
4. PI NANG A Blume. 
1. P. barnesii Becc. 1. c. 320. 
(122 Barnes) January; (2762 Meyer) February. In forests on exposed ridges 
above 800 in. Endemic. T., Bunga niacsin. 
2. P. elmerii Becc. 1. c. 322. 
(3846 Merrill) August; (1578 Borden) ; (130 Whitford) . With tlie preceding 
species. Endemic. 
3. P. philippinensis Becc. 1. e. 324. 
(3310 Merrill); (333 Whilfoi'd). M’itli the preceding species. Endemic. 
5. ARECA Linn. 
]. A. catechu Linn.; Becc. 1. c. 358. 
(Merrill). In deserted clearings below 100 in., generally cultivated throughout 
the Philippines, tropical Asia, and Malaya. T., Bunga. The betelnut palm. 
6. NIPA Thunb. 
L Nipa fruticans Wurmb.; Beecari & Hook. f. El. Brit. Ind. 6 (1892) 424. 
(Merrill). Brackish tidal swamp about the mouth of the Lamao River, gen- 
erally distributed along the mouths of tidal streams throughout the Philippines, 
and in some localities, notably about the head of Manila Bay, extensively culti- 
vated for the sap secured from the flower stalks, which is utilized in the manufac- 
ture of alcohol. Tropical Asia and Malaya. Sp.-Fik, Nipa; T., Sasd. 
SPATHIFLORiE. 
ARACE3:. 
1. POT H OS Linn. 
1. P. philippinensis Engl. Plianzenreich 21 (1905) 315. 
(369 Barnes) March, flower; (369, 1040 bis Whitford) May, and January, fruit 
and flower. Scandent on tree trimks, altitude 100 to 700 m. Endemic. 
2. POTHOIDIUM Schott. 
1. P. lobbianum Schott.; Engler, 1. c. 46. 
(503 Whitford) July; (3053 Borden) May. Common in forests above an 
altitude of 100 m. Celebes, Moluccas, Ternate. 
3. RHAPHIDOPHORA Hassk. 
1. R. perkinsae Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 37 (1905) 115. 
(1169 Whitford) Mai'ch. Scandent, at an altitude of 1,100 m. Endemic. 
2. R. merrillii Engl. 1. c. 
(2568 Borden) February. Sterile specimens. Endemic. 
3. R. sp. 
(Whitford) April. 
