340 The Philippine Journal of Science 1919 
Fruit 2 cm in diameter. Seed traversed completely from base to 
apex by the intrusion of the raphe. Leaves of very young 
plants having the petioles armed, in their basal part, with 
conspicuous spines, as much as 15 to 20 mm in length, the 
leaves of adult plants with the central segments shortly bifid. 
L. rotundifolia Mart. var. luzonensis, 
(f. Fruit 12 to 15 mm in diameter, the kernel alone 10 to 13 mm in 
diameter. Seed 8 to 10 mm in diameter, more or less traversed 
by the intrusion of the raphe. Central segments of the adult 
leaves shortly bifid at their apices. 
L. rotundifolia var. microcarpa. 
<r. Fruit of medium size. Central segments of the adult leaves 
parted into two 15 to 20 cm long laciniae. 
L. rotundifolia var. mindorensis. 
(f. Petioles of leaves in the adult plant unarmed, at least in their 
upper part; in young plants armed with very small spines. 
The mature fruit yellowish orange when fresh, yello-wish brown 
when dry. Spathes straw-colored, slashed- at the mouth. 
4. L. Robinsoniana. 
1. LIVISTONA COCHINCHINENSIS Mart. Hist, Nat. Palm. 3 (1838) 
319; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 6 (1892) 434; Becc. Malesia 3 (1886) 69. 
Livistona spectabilis Griff, in Calcutta Journ. Nat. Hist. 5 (1845) 
336, Palms Brit. Ind. (1845) 130, t. 266, C. 
Livistona inaequisecta Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 616. 
Luzon, Cagayan Province, For. Bur. 17J.Jf5, 17302, 17156 Curran, local 
name tarao. For. Bur. 14762 Darling: Laguna Province, Santa Maria 
Mavitac, For. Bur. 10079 Curran; Cavinti, Loher 7058. 
2. LIVISTONA MERRILLII Becc. in Perk. Fragm. FI. Philip. (1904) 45, 
Webbia 1 (1905) 339. 
Livistona Whitfordii Becc. in Webbia op. cit. 341, Philip. Journ. Sci. 
4 (1909) Bot. 615. 
Luzon, Cagayan Province, Mount Narig, For. Bur. 17811 Curran, com- 
mon at 200 meters’ altitude, forming small groves in Shorea forests, trunk 
20 m by 60 cm; For. Bur. 17278 Curran, on rocky coral limestone hills 
near the seashore, altitude 60 meters, locally known as ballang, the leaves 
used for thatching houses and for raincoats, the stems for bows and for 
flooring: Tayabas Province, Guinayangan, Merrill 2071 (type). For. Bur. 
10189 Curran; Atimonan, Whitford 731 (type of L. Whitfordii Becc.) : 
Zambales Province, For. Bur. 5876 Cwran, locally known as telsis. 
3. LIVISTONA ROTUNDIFOLIA Mart var. LUZONENSIS Becc. 
Livistona rotundifolia (vix Mart.) Becc. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 
(1909) 647. 
Luzon, Zambales Province, For. Bur. 5834 Curran: Albay Province, 
For. Bur. 15322 Aguilar, local name anahao or bulus: Tayabas Province, 
Lucban, Elmer 9293 (in flower) : Union Province, Castillo (specimen with 
mature fruits), Loher 7070 in Herb. Kew.: Benguet Subprovince, Sablan, 
Bur. Sci. 12687 Fenix (leaves from a young plant), Merrill 3799.^ 
* For the uses of the anahao palm see Philip. Bur. Ed. Bull. 54 (1917) 
68, 69, plates. 
