302 © SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
but in its floral and all other characters it cannot be distinguished 
from the latter. There is but a single species of the section to 
which Sideroxylon duclitan Blanco belongs known from the 
Philippines. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, May, 1914 (Merrill: 
Species Blancoanae No. 1). 
MIMUSOPS Linnaeus 
Mimusops erythroxylum Llanos in Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 2 (1878) 255, 
t. 10; F.-Vill. & Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3, 4 (1880) 54, non 
Boj.=MIMUSOPS PARVIFOLIA R. Br. 
This reduction follows Fernandez-Villar, and I am now of 
the opinion that this is the correct disposition of the widely 
distributed coastal forni found in the Philippines, which has 
been confused with Mimusops elengi Linn. It is widely known 
as bansalaguin. 
EBENACEAE 
DIOSPYROS Linnaeus 
Sapota nigra Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 409 (sp. nov.) =Diospyros nigra 
Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 211, t. 372 (nom. nov.); ed. 3, 2 (1878) 
30=DIOSPYROS EBENASTER Retz. 
This species was introduced from Mexico by the Spaniards 
and is nowhere abundant in the Archipelago to-day and is not 
spontaneous; Blanco was in error in considering it to be in- 
digenous. It is still known by its Spanish name, of Mexican 
origin, sapote negro. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, 1914 (Merrill: 
Species Blancoanae No. 618). 
Diospyros kaki Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 302, non Linn.=Diospyros embryop- 
teris Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 209 (embriopteris) ; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 
28, t. 109, non Pers. =DIOSPYROS DISCOLOR Willd. (Cavanilla phi- 
lippensis Desr., Diospyros philippensis Giirke, non A. DC., Diospyros 
blancoit A. DC.). 
This species is common and widely distributed in the Philip- 
pines, the tree usually known as camagon, yielding a valuable 
cabinet timber. The edible fruit is known as mabolo and is 
commonly sold in the Manila markets. 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, April, 1911 (Merrill: 
Species Blancoanae No. 287). 
DIOSPYROS PILOSANTHERA Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 304 (sp. nov.) ; ed. 
2 (1845) 211; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 31. : 
A characteristic endemic species of wide distribution in the 
Philippines at low and medium altitudes. Its universal Tagalog 
name is bolongeta. ' 
