344 SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
NICOTIANA Linnaeus 
NICOTIANA TABACUM Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 101; ed. 2 (1845) 
74; ed. 8, 1 (1877) 188, t. 36. 
Tobacco is extensively cultivated in the Philippines; the Lin- 
nean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. 
Illustrative specimen from Umingan, Pangasinan Province, 
May, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 196). 
Nicotiana pusilla Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 100; ed. 2 (1845) 74; ed. 3, 1 
(1877) 1387, non Linn. =NICOTIANA sp. 
Fernandez-Villar reduced this to Nicotiana rustica Linn., but 
there is little justification for this. All that can be determined 
definitely is that Blanco had a species of Nicotiana, perhaps not 
distinct from N. tabacum Linn. His very imperfect description 
was from a single specimen observed in a Manila garden. 
Nicotiana frutescens Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 101—Nicotiana fruticosa 
Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 74; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 138, non Linn.=? 
A form of wholly doubtful status, both considerations of the 
species being nomina nuda. It is evident that Nicotiana fru- 
tescens of the first edition, is merely a slip of the pen for fruti- 
cosa, as manifestly Blanco thought he had the Linnean species, 
and did not intend to propose a new one. His consideration 
of the species, there being no description, is translated as fol- 
lows: I can say nothing regarding this species other than that 
it exists, or did exist within a few years, in San Jose, Batangas 
Province, Luzon, in the place called Bongahan. I do not know 
whether or not it has been introduced. It might be that to the 
natives it resembles tobacco, but really is not it. 
SCROPHULARIACEAE 
LINDENBERGIA Lehmann 
Stemodia ruderalis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 498; ed. 2 (1845) 348; ed. 3, 
2 (1878) 281, t. 78 (poor), non Retz., nec VahI=LINDENBERGIA 
PHILIPPENSIS (Cham.) Benth. 
This species is widely distributed in the Philippines, extend- 
ing from sea level to an altitude of at least 1,500 meters. It 
grows on walls, cliffs, etc., and is common on the old walls sur- 
rounding Intramuros (the Walled City), Manila. : 
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, November, 1914 
(Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 193). 
BACOPA Aublet 
Thunbergia stolonifera Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 517 (sp. no. eae 
triplex, ohovata Blanco op. cit. ed 2 (1845) 361; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 302, 
t. 280, non Ruiz & Pav. =BACOPA MONNIERA (Linn) Wettst. Se ae 
pestis monniera HBK.). ee 
