PHILIPPINE PHYLLANTHIN2E. 
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3. Breynia cernua Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 439. 
? Phyllanthus cernuus Poir. Encycl. 5 (1804) 298. 
Melanthesa cernua Decne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. 3 (1834) 483. 
B. cernua acutifolia Muell.-Arg. loc. cit. 
Melanthesa cernua acutifolia Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 32 (1863) 74. 
Phyllanthus reticulatus Merr. in For. Bur. Bull. (Philip.) 1 (1903) 29, non 
Poir. Encycl. 5 (1804) 298. 
Babuyanes Islands, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 399 7 Fenix. Batanes Is- 
lands, Batan Island, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. Sci. 3718 Fenix. Luzon, 
Province of Union, Bauang, Elmer 5587: Province of Benguet, Pauai, Bur. Sci. 
1/1/21 Mearns; Baguio, Elmer 5957, Williams 1058 ; Cayapa, For. Bur. 10S86 
Curran; Loakan. For. Bur. 932 Barnes; Itogon, Bur. Sci. 5756 Ramos: Province 
of Zambales, Botolan, Merrill 2918; Subig, Eallier s. n. : Province of Bataan, 
Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, Whitford 391, For. Bur. 1357 Borden, Topping 
531/; Olangapo trail, For. Bur. 5809 Curran: Province of Isabela, Merrill llllf : 
Province of Laguna, Calauan, Cuming 51/0; Los Banos, Elmer s. n. : Province of 
Tayabas, Sariaya, Whitford 565; Lucena, Merrill 2886, Bur. Sci. 2365 Mearns; 
Atimonan, Gregory 12 1/ ; San Isidro, For. Bur. 6595 Kobbe ; Malicboi, Ritchie 
36n: Province of Camarines, Pasacao, Ahern 197, 803 bis: Province of Sorsogon, 
Sorsogon, For. Bur. 10529 Curran: without definite locality, Cuming 1103. 
Mindoro, Baco River, McGregor 262, Merrill 1198; Balete, For. Bur. 5398 Merritt; 
Bongabong River, For. Bur. 3633 Merritt. Panay, Iloilo, Copeland 126. Negros, 
Province of Occidental Negros, Gimagaan River, Whitford 1631. Culion, Halsey 
Harbor, Merrill 511. Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Bur. Sci. 23 7 Bermejos ; Iwahig, 
Bur. Sci. 811 Foxworthy. Mindanao, District of Davao, Santa Cruz, Williams 
2688: Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 181, 1/16 bis, s. n. : District of 
Zamboanga, Sax River, Williams 211/9 ; Tetuan, Ahern 560. Basilan, Eallier s. n. 
This species is with difficulty distinguished from B. rhamnoides except by the 
calyx, and specimens without mature fruit are best told by the leaves, which are 
nearly always ovate in the present species, but elliptic, oblong, or oval in B. 
rhamnoides. 
Timor to northern Australia. 
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