OXALIDACEAE 195 
OXALIDACEAE 
BIOPHYTUM de Candolle 
Oxalis sensitiva Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 389=BIOPHYTUM SEN- 
SITIVUM (Linn.) DC.; Blanco op. cit..ed, 2 (1845) .272;: ed, 3, 2 
(1878) 142. 
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. 
It is common and widely distributed in the settled areas of the 
Philippines and is certainly an introduced plant in the Archi- 
pelago. 
Illustrative specimen from Angat, Bulacan Province, Luzon, 
September, 1913 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 331). 
OXALIS Linnaeus 
Oxalis acetosella Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 388; ed. 2 (1845) 272; ed. 3, 
2 (1878) 141, non Linn.=OXALIS REPENS Thunb. (O. corniculata 
-Auct. p. p.). 
This species is common and widely distributed in the settled 
areas of the Philippines, apparently introduced. It is often 
confused with O. corniculata Linn.; see B. L. Robinson in Journ. 
Bot. 44 (1906) 391 for the distinguishing characters of the two. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, December, 1913, 
here known as taingang daga (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 
226). 
(PORES : AVERRHOA Linnaeus 
AVERRHOA BILIMBI Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 391; ed. 2 (1845) 
278; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 144, t. 188. 
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It 
was introduced at an early date by the Spaniards and is now 
common and widely distributed in cultivation. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
January, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 255). 
AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip, (18387) 391; ed. 2 
(1845) 274; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 145, t. 139. 
Averrhoa pentandra Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 892 (sp. nov.); ed. 2 (1845) 
274; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 145=AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA Linn. 
‘The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It 
is common and widely distributed in the Philippines at low and 
medium altitudes in cultivation. It is commonly known as bi- 
limbin or various forms of this name. Blanco’s description of 
Averrhoa pentandra unmistakably applies to Averrhoa caram- 
bola. Linn.; his specimens were from Malinta, immediately north 
of Manila. Fernandez-Villar referred it to Connaropsis phil- 
ippica F.-Vill., which he described from specimens originating 
