228 SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
towns throughout the Philippines; of prehistoric introduction 
into the Archipelago. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, March, 1914 (Mer- 
rut: Species Blancoanae No. 624). 
HOMONOIA Loureiro 
Lumanaja fluviatilis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 821 (gen. et sp. nov.); ed. 
2 (1845) 568; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 236, t. 3838=HOMONOIA RIPARIA Lour. 
This was proposed by Blanco as a new genus and species, 
the generic appellation being derived from its Tagalog name 
lumanay. It is found along the rocky beds of swift streams in 
all parts of the Archipelago. 
Illustrative specimen from Bataan Province, Luzon (Merrill: 
Species Blancoanae No. 343). 
ALEURITES Forster 
ALEURITES TRISPERMA Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 755 (sp. nov.) = 
Aleurites saponaria Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 519 (nom. nov.) ; ed. 
3, 3 (1879) 156, #. 296. 
This species is widely distributed in the Philippines at low 
and medium altitudes, but is apparently nowhere abundant. It 
occurs from Luzon to Mindanao, both in the forest and in and 
about towns as a cultivated tree. The oil yielded by the seeds 
has powerful drying properties and is somewhat caustic, causing 
eruptiors when applied to the skin. It is commonly known as 
balocanad, baguilumbang, etc. 
Illustrative specimen from Maragondong, Cavite Province, 
Luzon, July, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 145). 
Aleurites lobata Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 756 (sp. nov.) =Aleurites triloba 
Forst.; Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 520; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 157, t. 220= 
ALEURITES MOLUCCANA (Linn.) Willd. 
Aleurites lanceolata Blanco op. cit. 757 (sp. nov.) ; 521; 157=ALEURITES 
MOLUCCANA (Linn.) Willd. 
This species is common and widely distributed in the Philip- _ 
pines at low and medium altitudes and certainly has been pur- — 
posely distributed from one island to another in the Archipelago, | 
perhaps even purposely introduced into the Archipelago. It is 
commonly known as lwmbang in the Tagalog provinces and as 
biao in the Visayan islands. Alewrites lanceolata Blanco is 
merely a form with narrow, entire leaves and is manifestly speci- 
fically identical with A. lobata Blanco which in turn is identical 
with A. triloba Forst. and A. moluccana (Linn.) Willd.; the 
latter is the oldest specific name, dating from 1753. oe 
Illustrative specimen from Maragondong, Cavite Province, — 
Luzon, July, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 127). 
