A DICTIONARY OF THE NATIVE PUNT NAMES OF THE 

 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



By Elmer D. ^Ikkrii.i., Botanist. 



INTRODUCTIOX. 



The preparation of the present work was undertaken at the request 

 of Capt. G. P. Ahern, Chief of the Forestry Bureau, the objeet 

 being to facihtate the work of the various employees of that 

 Bureau in identifying the tree species of economic importance 

 found in the Arcliipelago. 



For the interests of the Forestry Bureau the names of the va- 

 rious tree species only are of importance, but in compiling this list 

 all plant names avaliable have been included in order to make the 

 present Avork more generally useful to those Americans resident in 

 the Archipelago who are interested in the vegetation about them. 



In the preparation of this paper the double arrangement alpha- 

 betically, both under the native and scientific names, has been 

 deemed essential, the latter arrangement especially, because it is 

 often ver}" important to have all the synonyms of the native names 

 together in one place, and, moreover, the notes regarding the 

 species are best given under the scientific name in order to prevent 

 repetition of the same information under each of the native names 

 given for the same species. The family of each genus and short 

 notes regarding species of economic importance have been given 

 in order to aid in the identification of the species. 



The native names used to dc!signate species of economic impor- 

 tance, those which produce edible fruits, medicinal plants, trees 

 valuable for timber, etc. , are almost invariably applied to the same 

 species, although in critical genera some variation and confusion 

 of names are found, which is to be expected. The names applied 

 to plants of little or no economic importance are frequently very 

 unreliable, and accordingly, in using this dictionary, whenever 



