ae SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
CACTACEAE 
NOPALEA Salm-Dyck 
Cactus opuntia Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 414; ed. 2 (1845) 288; ed. 3, 2 
(1878) 171, non Linn. =NOPALEA COCHINELIFERA (Mill.) Salm- 
Dyck. 
It is to be noted that Blanco’s description reads: ‘‘Filam. 
mucho mas cortos que la corola,” which is a true Opunta char- 
acter, but not true of Nopalea. Blanco’s statement may have 
been made from an examination of true Opunta specimens or 
may have been copied from some previous description of the 
Linnean Cactus opuntia. At any rate no specimen of true Opun- 
tia has ever been found in the Philippines, while Nopalea is 
decidedly common in some regions, both cultivated and wild. I 
follow Fernandez-Villar in the reduction of Blanco’s species and 
believe that he was correct in spite of Blanco’s description of 
the filaments to the contrary. 
Illustrative specimen from San Juan del Monte, Rizal Province, 
Luzon, October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 139). 
CEREUS Haworth 
Cactus pitajaya Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 289; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 172, 
t. 324, non Jacq. =CEREUS TRIANGULARIS Mill. 
Blanco’s conception of Cactus pitajaya Jacq., is the well-known 
Cereus triangularis Mill. The reduction was made by Fernan- 
dez-Villar. The species is now uncommon in cultivation in 
Manila and in a few of the larger towns of the Philippines. 
Illustrative specimen from cultivated plants, Manila, Lu- 
‘zon, July, 1916 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 1011). 
THYMELAEACEAE 
PHALERIA Jack 
Dais laurifolia Blanco Fl. Filip. (1887) 875; ed. 2 (1845) 268; ed. 3, 2 
(1878) 125, non Jacqg.=PHALERIA PERROTTETIANA (Decne.) 
F.-Vill. 
This species is widely distributed in the Philippines, growing 
in forests at low and medium altitudes. It differs from Phaleria 
cumingii F.-Vill. notably in its larger leaves and pubescent 
flowers. Blanco’s description, as to size of leaves and number 
of flowers, agrees with Phaleria perrottetiana and not with 
P. cumingii F.-Vill. o 
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August, 
1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 74). 
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