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4. MALACHRA Linn. 
1. M. fasciata Jacq. var. lineariloba (Turcz.) Giirke in Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 
16 (1893) 355. 
(6722 Elmer) November; (2067 Borden) October; (i\66 Merrill) October. In 
waste places and thickets about liouses and along trails, common and widely 
distributed in the Philippines, ceitainly introduced from tropical America, and 
possibly not distinct from the species. 
5. URENA Linn. 
1. U. lobata Linn., vai'. scabriuscula Mast.; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 1 (1874) 
329. 
(671 Elmer) November; (3261 Merrill) October; (Whitford) April. In open 
grassy places below 100 in. British India. 
2. U. sinuata Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 
(3271 Merrill) October; (6775 Elmer) November. In open grassy places, 
widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics generally. T., CalufcaluUin. 
6. HIBISCUS Linn. 
1. H. schizopetalus Hook. f. Bot. Mag. t. 652-i- 
(226 Merrill) Decades Phil. Forest. FI., coll. Borden, October. Generally cul- 
tivated throughout the Philippines, not spontaneous. T., Gomamela. 
2. H. surattensis Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 334. 
(1963 Borden) October; (0738 Elmer) November. In thickets below 100 m., 
widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia, Africa, Malaya, and Aus- 
tralia. T., Sagnit. 
3. H. tiliaceus Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 343. 
(134 Merrill) Decades Phil. Forest FI., coll. Ahern’s collector, July. Seashore, 
widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics generally. T., Malihago, Balihago. 
7. ABELMOSCHUS Medik. 
1. A. moschatus Medik.; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 1 (151) 2: 1859. Jlihisous abel- 
mosclius Linn.; Mast. 1. c. 342. 
(1820, 1902 Borden) September; (6739 Elmer) November. In thickets and 
open places below 100 m., widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropics gen- 
erally, cultivated or wild. T., Castuli. 
8. THESPESIA Corr. 
1. T. lampas (Gav.) Dalz. et Gibs.; Mast. 1. c. 345. 
(2005, 2332 Borden) October, December; (2283 Meyer) December. In dry 
thickets below 100 m., widely distributed in the Philippines. Tropical Asia, 
Africa, and Malaya. T., Bidacbulac. 
2. T. populnea (Linn.) Corr.; Mast. 1. c. 345. 
(2039 Borden) October; (2297 Meyer) January. In thickets along the sea- 
shore, widely distributed in the Pliilippines. Tropical Asia, Africa, Malaya, and 
Polynesia. T., Banalo. 
KOMJiACACE^Fn 
1. BOM BAX Linn. 
1. B. ceiba Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 511. B. malabaricum DC.; MasL in Hook. f. 
FI. Brit. Ind. 1 (1874) 349. 
(1543, 1546, 1561, 2725 Borden) August, March, 1905; (332 Barnes) February. 
In forests and thickets below 130 m. British India and Malaya. T., Malabulac. 
