MORACEAE 125 
Luzon, but is apparently of local occurrence. Artocarpus nitida 
Tréc. (1847) is apparently an exact synonym. 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August, 
1914, there known as anobling (Merrill: Species Blancoanae 
No. 100). 
Artocarpus ovata Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 666 (Arctocarpus) (sp. nov.) ; 
ed. 2 (1845) 464; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 74, t. 450, non Noronha=ARTO- 
CARPUS CUMINGIANA Tréc. 
The species is common and widely distributed in the Philip- 
_ pines, and is commonly known as anobling. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
January, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 254). 
FICUS Linnaeus 
Ficus glomerata Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 683; ed. 2 (1845) 475; ed. 3, 3 
(1879) 87, non Roxb.=FICUS MINAHASSAE Mig. 
’ This very characteristic species is of wide distribution in the 
Philippines, extending from sea level to an altitude of at least 
1,500 meters. It is remarkable for its very striking cauliflory, 
the individual fruits being crowded in dense heads. 
Illustrative specimen from Los Bajos, Laguna Province, 
Luzon, comm. F.. C. Gates, March, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blan- 
coanae No, 500). 
Pg Ficus aspera nota Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 677 (var. nov.) =Ficus scabra 
Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 471; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 81, non Forst. f.= 
FICUS NOTA (Blanco) Merr. in Govt. Lab. (Philip.) Publ. 17 (1904) 
10. 
This was erroneously reduced by F.-Villar to Ficus racemifera 
Roxb., a species that does not extend to the Philippines. It is 
common and widely distributed in the Archipelago at low alti- 
tudes, being widely known as tibig. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
October, 1913 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 550). 
Ficus laevigata Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 682; ed. 2 (1845) 474; ed. 3, 3 
(1879) 86, non Vahl=FICUS VARIEGATA Blume. 
A species of wide distribution in the Philippines, occurring 
in forests at low and medium altitudes. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
January, 1914, there known as tangisang bayauac (Merrill: 
Species Blancoanae No. 438). 
| oo FICUS PAYAPA Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 683 (sp. nov.) ; ed. 2 (1845) 475; 
: ed. 3, 3 (1879) 86, t. 203 (as F. pilosa Reinw.) 
