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EURYCLES Salisbury 
Pancratium amboinense Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 252; ed. 2 (1845) 
177; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 317, t. 406=EURYCLES AMBOINENSIS (Linn. ) 
Lindl. 
This species is of local occurrence in the Philippines, grow- 
ing in thickets and second-growth forests; it is also frequently 
cultivated for ornamental purposes. It is probably not a native 
of the Archipelago but of prehistoric introduction, but if in- 
troduced it is thoroughly naturalized. 
Illustrative specimen from Maragondon, Cavite Province, 
Luzon, October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 61). 
PANCRATIUM Linnaeus 
PANCRATIUM ZEYLANICUM Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 253; ed. 
~.2 (1845) 177; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 317, t. 321. 
The species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It is of local 
occurrence in the Philippines, cultivated and as an escape in 
coconut plantations, etc. It is certainly an introduced species. 
Illustrative specimen from Taytay, Palawan, May, 1913 ee 
rill: Species Blancoanae No. 378). 
HIPPEASTRUM Herbert 
Amaryilis atamasco Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 254; ed. 2 (1845) 178; ed. 3, 
‘1 (1877) 319, t. 359, non Linn. =HIPPEASTRUM MINIATUM Herb 
This reduction was made by Naves and is apparently the 
correct disposition of the form that Blanco described. Hip- 
peastrum miniatum Herb., at least as currently identified, still 
occurs in cultivation in the Philippines, but is nowhere abundant. 
illustrative specimen from cultivated plants, Manila, Luzon, 
May 1917 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 1048). 
POLIANTHES Linnaeus 
POLIANTHES TUBEROSA Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 259 (Polyc»- 
thes); ed. 2 (1845) 181; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 323. 
This Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It 
was introduced into the Philippines at an early date from Mexico 
and is still not uncommon in cultivation. | 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas, Batangas Province, 
Luzon, October, 1916, there known as azucena (Merrill: Species 
Blancoanaé No. 1038). 
AGAVE Linnaeus 
hanes americana Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 258; ed. 2 (1845) 180; ed. 
1 (1877) 322, t. 96, non Linn. =AGAVE CANTALA Roxb. 
This is the common maguey plant, introduced into the Philip- 
pines at an early date from Mexico, but described by Roxburgh . 
