Icacinaceae
Iodes
- Iodes cirrhosa Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27 (1854) 281; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 70. Distribution: Borneo, India, Indochina, Java, Malay Peninsula, ?Moluccas, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand. PALAWAN. Notes: 10-1100m. Native.
- Iodes philippinensis Merr., PJS 3c (1908) 241; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 71. Distribution: Borneo, Moluccas, Philippines, Sulawesi. BALABAC, BASILAN, BILIRAN, BOHOL, CEBU, GUIMARAS, JOLO, LEYTE, LUZON: Sorsogon, MASBATE, MINDANAO: Surigao, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY, ROMBLON, SIBUYAN. Notes: Throughout the Philippines. Lowland thickets, edge of forests, also secondary growth. 0-200(-1525)m. Native.
Merrilliodendron
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- Merrilliodendron megacarpum (Hemsl.) Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15 (1940) 243; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 50; ≡ Stemonurus megacarpus Hemsl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895 (1895) 133. Distribution: New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi. PALAWAN. Notes: 3-30(-700)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
Miquelia
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- Miquelia celebica Blume, Rumphia 4 (1849) 37; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 79. = Miquelia cumingii Baill., Adansonia, 1st Sér. 10 (1872) 278; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492; Type: Cuming 1378. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra. BATAN, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Benguet, Cagayan, Quezon, MINDANAO: Davao Oriental, MINDORO, NEGROS, SAMAR, SIARGAO. Notes: Lowland primary forests. 0-700m. Native.
- Miquelia philippinensis Merr., PJS 14 (1919) 416; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 493; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 78; Type: BS 32885 Ramos. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Ilocos Norte. Notes: Lowland forest. Only known from the type collection. Native.
- Miquelia reticulata Merr., PJS 14 (1919) 312; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 493; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 78; Type: BS 14674 Ramos. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BOHOL, CAMIGUIN, CEBU (photos). Notes: Lowland forests. 0-600m. Native.
Nothapodytes
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- Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb., Bot. Hist. Hort. Malabaricus (1980) 189; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 566; ≡ Premna nimmoniana J.Graham, Cat. Pl. Bombay (1839) 155; Type: from India. = Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15 (1940) 247; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 55; ≡ Stemonurus foetidus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (Wight) 3 (1845) t.955. Distribution: Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand. LUZON: Ilocos Norte, Isabela. Notes: Low elevation primary forests. 100-300(-2000)m. Native.
Possibly present
- Nothapodytes insularis (Matsum.) Yu Ito, Pl. Syst. Evol. 308 (2021) 3: 9; ≡ Mappia insularis (Matsum.) Hatus., Sci. Bull. Agric. Div. Univ. Ryukyu 3 (1956) 24; ≡ Mappia ovata var. insularis Matsum., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15 (1901) 55; Type: from Taiwan. Distribution: Japan, ?Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Taiwan. Notes: Ito et al. (2021) indicate that this species if possibly present in the northern part of the Philippines, but no specimens were cited.
Phytocrene
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Phytocrene macrophylla (Blume) Blume, Rumphia 4 (1849) 36; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 86;
≡ Gynocephalum macrophyllum Blume, Bijdr. fl. Ned. Ind. (1825) 483.
= Phytocrene blancoi (Azaola) Merr., PJS 2c (1907) 432; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492;
≡ Kadsura blancoi Azaola, Fl. Filip., 2nd Ed. (1845) 594.
Distribution:
Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra.
BALABAC, BILIRAN, BOHOL, CEBU (photos), LEYTE, LUZON: Apayao (photos), Aurora (photos), Batangas (photos), Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur (photos), Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Surigao del Norte (photos), Zamboanga del Norte, MINDORO, PALAWAN, POLILLO, SAMAR.
Notes:
Lowland thickets, secondary forests and dipterocarp forests. 0-1200m.
Native.
- var. caudigera (Sleumer) Sleumer, Blumea 17 (1969) 240; ≡ Phytocrene caudigera Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15 (1940) 253. = Phytocrene obovoidea Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 322; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Agusan del Sur (photos). Native.
- var. macrophylla. Distribution: Java, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatra. BILIRAN, BOHOL, LEYTE, LUZON, MINDANAO: Davao del Sur, PALAWAN, POLILLO, SAMAR. Notes: 0-1200m. Native.
- var. dasycarpa (Miq.) Sleumer, Blumea 17 (1969) 240; ≡ Phytocrene dasycarpa Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3 (1867) 248. Distribution: Philippines, Sulawesi. LUZON: Ilocos Norte. Notes: 0-350m. Native.
Excluded
- Phytocrene loheri Merr., PJS 7c (1912) 293; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492. Notes: The type, Loher 5796, is a mixture: with leaves of Hypserpa nitida Miers (Menispermaceae) and fruits of Phytocrene macrophylla var. macrophylla.
Pyrenacantha
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- Pyrenacantha repanda (Merr.) Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 492; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 76; ≡ Freeria repanda Merr., PJS 7c (1912) 292. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bulacan, Ilocos Norte, Quezon, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Surigao, SAMAR, SIARGAO. Notes: Lowland primary forests, scattered. Fl. Mar-May; fr. Sep. Native.
Sarcostigma
- Sarcostigma paniculatum Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, 1st Ser. 2 (1897) 1319; Sleumer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 7 (1971) 75. = Sarcostigma surigaoense Elmer, LPB 10 (1939) 3749, nom. inval., no Latin descr. = Sarcostigma philippinense Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 276, as 'philippinensis'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 492. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra, Vietnam. LEYTE, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, SAMAR. Notes: Primary forests. On sandy-loam, scattered. Fl. & fr. Jan-Dec. 0-1065m. Native.