ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE LEGUMINOSAE. i 4 
has no standing according to any generally accepted rules, as it was not adopted by 
Linnaeus in his later works, and can hence be ignored. Gigalobium™ is another 
synonym, but as to the validity of the publication of this as a generic name, I am 
unable to determine, as the work in question is not available here. Recently W. F. 
Wight * has taken up the binomial “Lens phaseoloides Stickman Herb. Amb. 1754; 
Amoen. Acad. 4: 128, 1759,” which may be the earliest valid generic name, but 
which is apparently not the earliest specific designation; the generic name has 
moreover been generally adopted by later authors for an entirely different genus 
in the same family, and it is not reasonable to Suppose than many botanists will 
willingly follow Wight’s lead in adopting the generic name Lens in place of 
Entada, which will necessitate a new generic designation for the genus Lens Gren. 
& Godr., which in turn, according to “Index Kewensis,’’ was based on the 
much earlier Lens (Tourn.) Linn. Syst. ed. 1 (1735). The case is not covered by 
the list of nomina conservanda of the Vienna Botanical Congress. 
As to the specific name, the earliest valid one is apparently Mimosa entada 
Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 518, based on FI, Zeyl. 219, and Entada Rheede Hort. Malabar. 
9: 151, t. 67 (later authors, Trimen, Baker, ete., cite the plate as t. 77). Accord- 
ing to Trimen” both references are Entada scandens. Bentham” has, however, 
referred Mimosa entada Linn. to Entada polystachya DC., an American species, 
after examining the specimen in the Linnean Herbarium. The specimen is, how- 
ever, not the type of the species, and accordingly has no bearing on the case. 
2. Entada parvifolia Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sei. 3 (1908) Bot. 229. 
Luzon, Province of Zambales, Hallier s. n., Bur. Sci. 4810, 5067 Ramos: Prov- 
ince of Bataan, For. Bur. 20028 Topacio. 
Native name: Hinagui. 
Used as a substitute for soap. 
Endemic. 
13. PARKIA R. Br. 
1. Parkia timoriana (DC.) comb. nov. 
Inga timoriana DC, Prodr. 2 (1825) 442. 
Mimosa biglobosa Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2 (1832) 551, non Jacq. 
Parkia roxrburghit G. Don Gen. Syst. 2 (1832) 397; Benth. in Trans, Linn. 
Soc. 30 (1875) 360; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878) 289; Prain ex 
King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 667 (1897) 239; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 74; 
Vid. Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 44, fig. D, Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip. (1886) 119; Perk. 
Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 7; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 62. 
Acacia niopo Llanos Mem. Acad. Ciene. Madrid 4 (1858) 508, non HBK. 
Mimosa peregrina Blanco FI. Filip, (1837) 737, ed. 2 (1845) 509, ed. 3,.3: 
139, non Linn. 
Luzon, without locality, Loher 2182: Province of Zambales, For. Bur. 5986 
Curran: Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 89, 323 Barnes, Decades Philip. Forest 
Fl. no. 79 Barnes, Merrill 1530, 5142, Elmer 6888, For. Bur. 1290, 1320, 
1518, 1549, 1614, 1626, 2132 Borden, Bur. Sct. 1569 Foxworthy, For. Bur. 5275 
Curran: Manila, Ahern 702: Province of Tayabas, For. Bur. 17 Ware. PALAWAN, 
For. Bur. 5183 Manalo. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines at low altitudes, indigenous, never 
cultivated ; quite universally known as cupang. Timor (typical form) ; cultivated 
7P. Br. Hist. Jamaic. (1756) 362. 
* Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 9 (1905) 307, 308, pl. LVI. 
Fl. Ceylon 2 (1894) 119. 
* Trans: Linn. Soc. 30 (1875) 364. 
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