EUPHORBIACEAE 229 
JATROPHA Linnaeus 
Jatropha janipha Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 758; ed. 2 (1845) 521; ed. 3, 
3 (1879) 159, t. 42 non Linn.=JATROPHA MULTIFIDA Linn. 
This species is occasionally cultivated in the Philippines and 
usually is known to the natives as mand, the name apparently 
introduced with the plant from tropical America. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, April, 1914, comm. 
L. J. Reyes (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 625). 
JATROPHA CURCAS Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 759; ed. 2 (1845) 
522; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 160, t. 384. 
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It 
was introduced from Mexico at an early date by the Spaniards, 
but is now widely distributed in the Philippines, cultivated and 
naturalized. | 
Illustrative specimen from Umingan, Pangasinan Province, 
Luzon, May, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 10). 
MANIHOT Adanson 
Jatropha manihot Linn.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 760; ed. 2 (1845) 522; 
ed. 3, 3 (1879) 160=MANIHOT UTILISSIMA Pohl. 
This species was introduced into the Philippines by the Span- 
iards at an early date and is now found in general cultivation 
throughout the Archipelago. Its common Tagalog name is camo- 
ting cahoy (camoting from camote=Ipomoea batatas Poir., and 
cahoy—tree). It is not uncommon about Manila but here very 
rarely producing flowers or fruit, although in many parts of the 
provinces it flowers regularly. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, March, 1915 (Mer- 
rill: Species Blancoanae No. 832). 
CODIAEUM Blume 
Croton variegatus Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 751; ed. 2 (1845) 517; 
ed. 3, 3 (1879) 152, t. 890=CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM (Linn.) 
Blume. 
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. 
This enormously variable species is very generally cultivated 
throughout the Philippines for ornamental purposes, a large 
number of forms, both as to shape and color of the leaves, being 
found. None of the forms, however, is native to the Archi- 
pelago, and they are never found wild. No. 1062, cited below, 
is the particular form that Blanco described. Dr. Leon Ma. 
Guerrero informs me that this was the only form found in 
Manila gardens up to about the year 1880. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, January, 1915 
(Merrill: Species Blancoanae Nos. 772, 1062). 
