CANNACEAE 111 
Amomum zerumbet Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 2; ed. 2 (1845) 2; ed. 
3, 1 (1877) 3, t. 3870 (as Z. cassumunar. Roxb.) =ZINGIBER ZE- 
RUMBET (Linn.) Rosc. 
This is common and widely distributed in the Philippines, 
occurring in settled areas at low and medium altitudes. It is 
apparently an introduced plant in the Archipelago. 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August, 
1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 592). 
AMOMUM Linnaeus 
Amomum echinatum Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 3; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 4, 
non Willd.=AMOMUM PROPINQUUM Ridley. 
Naves considered that the form Blanco described was refer- 
able to Amomum aculeatum Roxb. var. majus, in which he was 
certainly in error, as Roxburgh’s species does not extend to the 
Philippines. While Blanco’s description is very imperfect, and 
he considers only the fruits, his species is unquestionably the 
Philippine form that Ridley has described as Amomum propin- 
quum. It is of local occurrence but of rather wide distribution 
in the Philippines at low and medium altitudes. 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, April, 
1915 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 925). 
GLOBBA Linnaeus 
GLOBBA MARANTINA Linn.; Llanos Frag. Pl. Filip. (1851) 7; F-Vill. 
and Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3, 4* (1880) 2, ¢. 351. 
~The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Llanos. It 
is locally abundant at low altitudes in the settled areas of the 
Philippines, but is certainly not a native of the Archipelago. It 
flowers freely, but also usually produces numerous bulbils. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
August, 1915 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 941). 
CANNACEAE 
CANNA Linnaeus 
CANNA INDICA Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 6; ed. 2 (1845) 5; ed. 3, 
(1877) 8) t24- 
The Linnean species was apparently correctly interpreted by 
Blanco. It was undoubtedly introduced from Mexico by the 
Spaniards, but is now common and widely distributed in the 
Philippines at low and medium altitudes in the settled areas. 
Its most common native (Tagalog) name is ticas-ticas. 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August, 
1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 47). 
