222 SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
Mallotus ricinoides (Pers.) Muell.-Arg., in which he was fol- 
lowed by Fernandez-Villar. As a matter of fact Blanco included 
at least two species, and his description is for the most part 
Mallotus moluccanus Muell.-Arg.—Melanolepis multiglandulosa 
Reichb. & Zoll. It is to be noted that his description of the 
leaves as “abroqueladas” is not good, as the leaves are very 
frequently not peltate, and never more than slightly so in either 
species mentioned above. The native names cited by him are 
loosely used, but judging from a large series of specimens of 
both species examined, alwm and arum properly belong to Mallo- 
tus moluccanus, and taquip asin to M. ricinoides. The descrip- 
tion of the fruits as “cubierta de barbas muy gruesas, y llenas 
de borro”’ applies unmistakably to Mallotus ricinoides. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, 
October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 474). 
Adelia resinosa Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 562 (sp. nov.) ; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 
225, excl. descr. fl.—=MALLOTUS RESINOSUS (Blaneo) comb. nov. 
[Claoxylon muricatum Wight Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. (1852) t. 1886; Mallotus 
muricatus Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 34 (1865) 191]. 
Blanco’s description, with the exception of the details of the 
staminate flowers, applies absolutely to this species, and it is 
the only Philippine plant known to me that agrees at all with 
his description ; moreover the species is very common and widely 
distributed in the Archipelago at low and medium altitudes and 
is found in all the provinces near Manila from which Blanco 
secured most of his material. The one character mentioned by 
Blanco, that I have not observed, is in his description of the 
male flowers: “pero hay unos cuerpecillos que pasan de diez, 
mesclados con las estambres, y mds cortos que ellos, de figura 
de piramide inversa, y coronados con cuatro 6 cinco pelos cada 
uno.” It is suspected that he described, at least in part, the 
staminate flowers of some other genus. In all other characters 
his description applies, and applies to this species only among 
all the Philippine Euphorbiaceae. The glandular character of 
the leaves, flowers, etc., is very characteristic. Hooker tare yA 
Brit. Ind. 5 (1887) 437, considers that the Philippine plant, © 
Cuming 1170, is different from the true Croton muricatum 
Heyne in Wall. Cat. (1847) No. 7751, nomen nudum, and that — 
Mallotus muricatus_Muell.-Arg. is a mixture. Blanco’s species 
was erroneously rediced by Fernandez-Villar to Claoxylon wal- 
lichianum Muell.-Arg. : 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August, 
1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 485), 
