52 SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
uted in the Philippines in forests at medium altitudes. I have 
not the slightest hesitation in referring it to Forster’s species. — 
Illustrative specimen from Benguet Subprovince, Luzon, Oc- 
tober, 1916 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 1046). 
SPERMATOPHYTA 
GYMNOSPERMAE 
CYCADACEAE 
CYCAS Linnaeus 
Cycas circinalis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1887) 745; ed. 2 (1845) 518; ed. 3, 3 
(1879) 146, non (?) Linn. =CYCAS RUMPHII Mig. 
The limits of Cycas circinalis Linn. are doubtful, pending a 
critical revision of the genus. The form Blanco described is 
Cycas rumphii Miq. or C. circinalis Linn. sensu latiore. The 
species is locally abundant in some parts of the Philippines, 
presenting several distinct forms. The one distributed herewith 
is the more common seacoast type in the Philippines. Stam- 
inate inflorescences of what I take to be the same form are 
sometimes nearly a meter in length. It is commonly known in 
the Philippines as olivas, a name of Spanish origin; its Tagalog 
name is pitogo; in Cagayan Province, Luzon, it is known as 
sawang; in the Batanes Islands as vait, and in Mindanao and 
the Sulu Archipelago as bayit. 
Illustrative specimen from cultivated plants, Manila, Luzon, 
March, 1915 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 855). 
PINACEAE 
AGATHIS Salisbury 
Agathis loranthifolia Salisb.; Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 528; ed. 3, 3 
(1879) 170=AGATHIS ‘ALBA (Lam.) Foxw. in Philip. Journ. Sci. A- 
5 (1910) 173; 6 (1911) Bot. 167. 
The Philippine form has been described by Warburg as Aga- 
this philippinensis Warb., but I agree with Foxworthy in con- 
sidering that Agathis loranthifolia Salisb., A. philippinensis 
Warb., and the numerous other names cited by Foxworthy are 
properly considered merely as synonyms of Agathis alba (Lam.) 
Foxw., being essentially identical with Dammara alba Rumph. 
Herb. Amb. 2 (1841) 174, t. 57; see Merrill, E. D., Interpret. 
Herb. Amb. (1917) 76. It is a very large tree of wide distribu- 
tion in the virgin forests of the Philippines at altitudes from 
200 to 2,000 meters, growing on well-drained slopes. It is very 
generally known in the Philippines as almaciga, the Spanish 
name of the resin produced by it; 7. e., Manila copal of commerce. 
Illustrative specimen from Mount Mariveles, Bataan Province, 
Luzon, March, 1915 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 898). 
