386 ROBINSON. 



70. Eugenia similis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 106. 



Calypthranthes ramiflora Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 420, nee E. ramiflora Desv. 

 in Ham. Prodr. PI. Ind. Occid. (1825) 43, nee E. ramiflora Miq. in Linnaea 22 

 (1840) 53G. 



Syziyium latifolium Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 204, nee 8. latifolium 1)1'. 

 Prodr. 3 (1828) 259, nee E. latifolia Aubl. PI. (luian. (1775) 502, pi. 1!)!), nee 

 aliorum. 



Euyeuia brad eata roocburyhii F.-Villar Noviss. App. (1880) 80, quoad synonvina 

 saltern, non Duthie in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. 2 (1879) 502. 



Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, Whitford J/ 13, For. 

 Bur. 1)11 Ahcrn's collector: Province of Zambales, For. Bur. 851 Maule, Subig, 

 For. Bur. 5989 Currau. Mixdoro, Maugao, For. Bur. 9853 Merritt, the two last 

 specimens with very young flowers. 



The following are referable either to this species or to E. clausa, they are 

 either sterile or in mature fruit, and I can not distinguish them. Luzon, Prov- 

 ince of Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan, For. Bur. 8-f/91 Curran: Province of Zambales, 

 Botolan, Merrill 29J f 0; Iba, Merrill 299J f ; Cabangan, Merrill 3007. Mashate, 

 Merrill 3076. Mindoko. For. Bur. S663, 11020 Merritt; Amnay, For. Bur. 88 }? 

 Merritt. Mindanao, District of Uavao, Samal Island, For. Bur. 11522 Whitford. 



There seems to be no constant character to separate the leaves of this species 

 from those of E. clausa: the specimens other than the respective types cited from 

 Lamao and Bosoboso are fruiting and are placed where they are on geographical 

 grounds alone, as there is nothing to distinguish them except a difference in the 

 shape of the leaves which will not hold for other material. The Bosoboso plants 

 were collected at stations several miles apart. The difference in the calyx is so 

 great that there can be no possible doubt that these species really are distinct. 



Otherwise is the case of E. atropunctata. The latter is separated at a glance 

 from E. similis by the darker bark and leaves, shorter petioles, differently shaped 

 leaves, smaller flowers, free petals, shorter stamens, more persistent obtuse calyx 

 lobes, and probably longer bracteoles, but it is very much closer to it than this 

 array of characters would seem to indicate. 



It seems in every way probable that this is the correct disposition of Blanco's 

 species, above cited, although the reduction is largely a matter of exclusion. 

 Blanco says under this heading that the wood known at San Jose de Batangas 

 under the name of "dinglas" is this species and no other, but he elsewhere ascribes 

 that name in the same locality to a species of Terniimilia, called by him Bucida 

 comintana. Through the kindness of Dr. Leon Guerrero, specimens of "dinglas" 

 were obtained from the presidente of San Jose and proved to be the latter. 

 Local names, Paitan. Zambales; Malaruhat. Malaruhat M puti, Bataan. 



Endemic. 



71. Eugenia decipiens Koord. & Val. Bull. Bot. Inst. Bnitenz. 2 (1899) 0. 

 Li /on, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, For. Bur. H8J f 



Borden, For. Bur. 2781 Meyer. Both collections, the former sterile, the latter 

 flowering, agree perfectly with the description and with Javan material, except 

 that the leaves are somewhat wider in proportion to their length, especially 

 toward their apices, and are therefore somewhat more abruptly acuminate. They 

 seem entirely too close to warrant specific separation. 



Local names, Malaruhat. Malaruhat na pula. 



Java. 



72. Eugenia jambolana Lam. Encycl. 3 (1789) 198. 

 Calyptranthes jambolana Willd. in Usteri Ann. 17 (1796) 23. 

 Syzygium jambolanum DC. Prodr. 3 (1828) 259. 



