370. SPECIES BLANCOANAE 
Spermacoce muriculata Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 44; 81, non DC.= 
BORRERIA HISPIDA (Linn.) K. Sch. 
Borreria hispida (Linn.) K. Sch. is common and widely dis- 
tributed in the settled areas in the Philippines at low altitudes, 
perhaps introduced. I can see no reason for distinguishing the 
two forms indicated by Blanco, although Fernandez-Villar re- 
duced Spermacoce muriculata Blanco (non DC.) to S. scaberrima 
Blume. 
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Petree: Luzon, 
October, 1913 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 430). 
CAPRIFOLIACEAE 
SAMBUCUS Linnaeus 
SAMBUCUS JAVANICA Blume; Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 151; ed. 8, 
1 (1877) 271. 
Blanco correctly interpreted Blume’s species which is widely 
distributed in the Philippines in forests and in ravines, extending 
from low altitudes to at least 2,000 meters. 
Illustrative specimen from Baguio, Benguet Subprovince, Lu- 
zon, May, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 13). 
CUCURBITACEAE 
-MELOTHRIA Linnaeus 
Cucumis luzonicus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 861 (sp. nov.); ed. 2 (1845) 
534; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 180, t. 365—=MELOTHRIA INDICA Lour.. 
This species is widely distributed in the Philippines at low 
altitudes, but is nowhere abundant. It grows in open grassy 
places. As noted by Blanco the fruit (and the whole plant for 
that matter) has the odor and taste of the pepino or cucumber 
(Cucumis sativus L.). 
Illustrative specimen from between oodehins and Pasig (a 
topotype of Cucumis luzonicus), Rizal Province, Luzon, Decem- 
ber, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 848). 
MOMORDICA Linneaus 
Momordica balsamina Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 768; ed. 2 (1845) 529; edj 
3, 3 (1879) 172, non Linn. =MOMORDICA CHARANTIA Linn. 
Momordica cylindrica Blanco op. cit. 769 (cilindrica) ; 530; 172, t. 357, non a 
Linn.=MOMORDICA CHARANTIA Linn. 
There is no reason for considering that Blanco described more 
than one species under his conception of Momordica balsamina — 
and M. cylindrica. The latter, as described by Blanco, is the 
cultivated form, with larger fruits than the wild or semi-wild _ 
form described by him as M. balsamina. Blanco’s Momordica _ 
balsamina was considered by Fernandez-Villar to represent the 
