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species is widely distributed in the Philippines at low and 
medium altitudes, growing in open wet places; it is of rather 
local occurrence in the Archipelago. Fernandez-Villar made no 
attempt to reduce Nama jamaicensis, but after a careful study of 
Blanco’s description I am of the opinion that the specimen he 
described was the dwarfed form of Hydrolea zeylanica that is 
more or less characteristic of drying out pools and old rice pad- 
dies. I can suggest no other reduction of Nama jamaicensis 
Blanco, and his description, for the most part, conforms to this 
particular form of Vahl’s species. It was observed by him in 
February, which conforms to the time that the dwarfed form of 
Hydrolea zeylanica Vahl is found. 
Illustrative specimen from Obando, Bulacan Province, Luzon, 
October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 393). 
BORAGINACEAE 
CORDIA Linnaeus 
Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 88 (nom. nov.); ed. 8, 1 (1877) 160= 
CORDIA SUBCORDATA Lam. 
This species is found only along the seashore; widely dis- 
tributed in the Archipelago. Banalo is one of its Tagalog names. 
Illustrative specimen from Apulit Island, Taytay Bay, Pala- 
wan, May, 1913 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 525). 
gerbe banalo Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 124 (sp. nov.) =Cordia (?) ignota 
Cordia sebestena Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 121; ed. 2 (1845) 87; ed. 3, 1 
(1877) 158, t. 43, non Linn. =CORDIA MYXA Linn., forma (C. blancor 
Vid.). 
Cordia dichotoma Forst.; Blanco op. cit. 123; 88; 159=CORDIA MYXA 
Linn., forma. — 
This species is common and widely distributed in the Phil- 
ippines. The Philippine form has been described by Vidal as 
Cordia blancoi, but this does not now appear to me to be spe- 
cifically distinct from the widely distributed Cordia myxa Linn. 
Blanco’s Cordia sebestena and his C. dichotoma are certainly 
only forms of the same species. It is universally known as 
anonang. 
Illustrative specimen from Umingan, Pangasinan Province, 
Luzon, May, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 91). 
EHRETIA Linnaeus 
Ehretia beurreria Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 127; ed. 2 (1845) 91; ed. 3, 1 
_ (1877) 166, non E. bourreria Linn. 
J) A. De. 
=EHRETIA PHILIPPINENSIS 
