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widely distributed species of the genus in tlie Philippines, especially com- 

 mon about towns and dwellings and in tliiekets in cultivated regions 

 generally, well known to the natives by tlie names AUuiuo and AiUjao which 

 are almost invariably applied to it. 



Vitex turczaninowii, nom. nov. Premna philippinensis Turcz. Bull. Soe. 

 Nat. Mosc. 36:215. 1863; F.-Vill. Nov. App. 159. 1883, non Vitex 

 philippinensis Merr. Forest. Bureau, Bull. 1:52. 1903. 



This species which belongs in Vitex, rather than in Premna, was based on 

 Nos. 1172 and 1294 of Cuming's Philippine collection, both these numbers 

 being represented in the lierbarium of this Bureau. Premna philippinensis 

 Turcz., is not mentioned by Vidal ' but No. 1172 is referred by him to Rourea 

 multiflora Planch., and No. 1294 to Vitex sp. indet. Turczaninow evidently 

 described it from fragmentary material, as his diagnosis leads one to infer 

 that the leaves are simple. As his diagnosis in other respects applies exactly 

 to the above numbers of Cuming's collection in our herbarium, it seems 

 evident that he had only specimens with detached leaflets. The following 

 should be added to the description of the leaf characters. Leaves 5, rarely 

 4 or 3 foliolate; petioles glabrous, 8 to 10 cm. long; petiolules 1 to 2 cm. 

 long. Flowers yellow. 



In addition to the two numbers of Cuming's Philippine collection referred 

 by Turczaninow to this species, it is apparently well represented also by 

 No. 1173 Cuming, and the following specimens of more recent collection: 

 Luzon, Province of Bataan, Lamao River (1335 Whitford) (3059 Borden), 

 May. 1905; Province of Rizal. Bosoboso (2951 Ahern's collector), April, 

 1905; San Mateo (1127 Ahern's collector), May, 1904; Province of Taya- 

 bas, Pagbilao (2852 Merrill). April. 1903. Island of Ticao (1096 Clark), 

 May, 1904. 



^(Phan. Cuming. Philip. 1885.) 



