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19. TAMARINDUS Linn. 
1. Tamarindus indica Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 34; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 
Ind. 2 (1878) 273; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 29, ed. 2 (1845) 20, ed. 3, 1: 39, 
Naves 1. ¢. ed. 3, pl. 14; Vid. Sinopsis Atlas, t. 43, fig. D. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines, especially in and about towns, apparently 
not indigenous in the Philippines, but introduced in prehistoric times. Probably 
a native of tropical Africa; planted throughout the tropics. 
Native names: Tagalog sampaloc; Ilocano salomague, salumagul; Bicol sam- 
bac; Visayan sambagui, sambag, sambalagui. The Tamarind. 
20. INTSIA Thouars. 
Leaflets 4-jugate, sometimes 3-jugate, distinetly but shortly acuminate, mostly 
less than 8 cm long, rather firmly coriaceous........................---. 1. I, acuminata 
Leaflets usually 2-jugate, sometimes 3-jugate, apex broad, rounded and _ retuse, 
or broadly acuminate, up to 14 em in length, often much smaller, subcoria- 
nr UN ck 0s das danev'onctr tj oelueshinynxnduesohor ge eee 2. I. bijuga 
1. Intsia acuminata Merr. in Govt. Lab, Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 20. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, For. Bur. 7063, 11318 Klemme: Province of 
Tayabas, Merrill 1108 (Infanta), 2584, 2594, For. Bur. 1413 Klemme. 
Native names: Balahian (Cagayan) ; tindalo, ipil (Tayabas). 
Manifestly closely allied to the next, and like it a seacoast plant, but usually 
distinguishable by its more numerous, smaller, and thicker leaflets. 
Endemic. 
2. Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. (1891) 192; Prain in Sei. 
Mem. Med. Off. Ind. Army 12 (1901) 12; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sei. 1 (1906) 
Suppl. 63, 3 (1908) Bot. 409. 
_Macrolobium bijugum Colebr. Trans. Linn. Soc. 12 (1817) 359, t. 17. 
Afzelia bijuga A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. 8. Explor. Exped. (1854) 467, t. 51; 
Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878) 274; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 72; 
Vid. Sinopsis‘ Atlas (1883) ¢t. 42, fig. B; Prain ex King in Journ. As. Soe. Beng. 
66* (1897) 208. 
Eperua decandra Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 368, ed. 2 (1845) 259, ed. 3, 2: 118. 
BABUYANES ISLANDS, Camiguin, Bur. Sci. 4036 Fénix. Luzon, Province of 
Cagayan, For. Bur, 17267 Curran: Province of Zambales, Merrill 1750: Province 
of Bataan, Whitford 1318, For. Bur. 5953 Curran: Province of Tayabas, Merrill 
1054, 1986, For. Bur, 840 Hagger, For. Bur. 10205, 10347 Curran; Province of 
Camarines, For. Bur. 10663, 10684 Curran:- Province of Sorsogon, For. Bur. 
10595 Curran. Muinporo, For. Bur. 5373, 8537, 9877 Merritt, Merrill 2184, 2250. 
PALAWAN, For. Bur, 3496, 4522, 5181 Curran, Bur. Sci. 801 Foxworthy. Mas- 
BATE, For. Bur. 12821, 12593, 12598 Rosenbluth. Ticao, For. Bur. 12527 Rosen- 
bluth, For. Bur. 1078 Clark. Panay, Copeland s. n. LeytE, For. Bur. 7133 
Everett, For. Bur. 12634 Rosenbluth. Gutmaras, For. Bur. 215 Gammill. NeE- 
Gros, For, Bur. 7306, 5605, 5622 Everett, For. Bur. 12414, 15037 Danao. Dinagat, 
For. Bur. 15054 Sample. MINDANAO, For. Bur. 3954, 9497, 9522, 12370 Hut- 
chinson. BASILAN, For. Bur. 6093 Hutchinson. 
Widely distributed along the seacoast throughout the Philippines; a very 
important timber tree, universally known as ipil. Madagascar, Seychelles, An- 
daman and Nicobar Islands, throughout Malaya to New Guinea, the Fiji and 
Caroline Islands. 
For a complete synonymy of Intsia bijuga, and discussion of the allied genera, 
