Preliminary review of Philippine species ofFreycinetialeads to reconsideration of identity ofF. palawanensis (F. elmeriMartelli becomes synonymous).F. insipidaMartelli is reduced toF. angustifoliaBl. (Sect.RacemosifloraeStone).F. banahaensisElm. is reduced to a form ofF. formosanaHemsl., andF. batanensisMartelli becomes a synonym.F. cultellaB. C. Stone sp. nov. is described; it pertains to Sect.PristophyllaeStone, sect. nov.F. rigidaElm. is construed to include, as synonyms,F. hemsleyiElm.,F. cuernosensisMartelli,F. robustaElm., andF. botuliformisMerr.F. strictaB. C. Stone sp. nov. andF. fusiformisB. C. Stone sp. nov. are described.F. philippinensisHemsl. is considered to includeF. agusanensisElm. ined. nom. andF. scalarisStone MS. ined.F. negrosensisMerr. includesF. superbaMartelli andF. pandanicarpaElm. nom. illegit. as synonyms; it is made the type of Sect.Pristophyllaesect. nov.F. vidaliiHemsl. includesF. villariiElm.F. bulusanensisMerr. includesF. vulcanicaElm. MS ined.F. auriculataMerr. is reduced to synonymy ofF. sumatranaHemsl. (Sect.AuriculifoliaeStone).F. latispinaWarb. andF. maximaMerr. are reduced to synonymy ofF. minahassaeKoorders, of Sect.FiliformicarpaeStone.F. rostrataMerr. is to be included inF. devrieseiSolms, Sect.DevrieseellaStone. Sect.PorphyropteraeStone is described as sect, nov., based onF. gitingianaMartelli. Finally a revised but still tentative list of allFreycinetiaeknown in the Philippine Islands (with species referred to section, wherever possible) is provided.