Vol. 2 CRUCIFERAE 207 
In and about towns, a weed in waste places, widely distributed in the 
Philippines. A native of tropical America, introduced into the Philippines 
and now pantropic. 
Local names: Baruas (Iv.); diluariu (Tag.); kachimba (Ilk.); ka- 
gang-kagang (C. Bis.) ; kasibang-aso (Ilk.). 
CRUCIFERAE 
1. LEPIDIUM Linnaeus 
LEPIDIUM VIRGINICUM Sp. Pl. (1753) 645; Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. 
Nat. Ges. Ziirich 51 (1906) 1638, subsp. EU-VIRGINICUM Thell. 
in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Ges. Naturw. Ziirich 41* (1906) 225. 
Lepidium ruderale Ceron Cat. Pl. Herb. Manila (1892) 15; Merr. in 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 194, non Linn. 
Luzon (Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya). A weed in towns, also in some re- 
gions occurring along sandy seashores. Introduced; a native of America, 
now in all warm countries. 
Local name: Sapatétes (Ilk.). 
2. BRASSICA Tournefort 
BRASSICA INTEGRIFOLIA (West) O. E. Schulz in Urb. Symb. Antill. 
3 (1903) 509, Engl. Pflanzenreich 70 (1919) 56. 
Sinapis integrifolia West Bijdr. St. Croix (1798) 296; Willd. Hort. 
Berol. (1806-1816) 14, t. 14. 
Brassica juncea F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 10; Ceron Cat. Pl. Herb. 
Manila (1892) 15; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 
17, Fl. Manila (1912) 214, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 157, non Coss. 
Sinapis juncea Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 362, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 
304, non Linn. 
Sinapis brassicata Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 362, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 
305, non Linn. 
Brassica orientalis Blanco op. cit. 519, 361, 303, non Linn. 
Sinapis sinensis Blanco Fl]. Filip. (1837) 520, non Gmel. 
Widely distributed in the settled areas of the Philippines, in towns, near 
houses, etc., planted and spontaneous. Introduced from Asia. Pantropic, 
occurring also in some temperate regions. 
Local name: Mostaza (Sp.). 
EXCLUDED SPECIES 
BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS Linn.; F.-Vill.. Novis. App. (1880) 10. 
BRASSICA NIGRA KocH; F.-Vill. op. cit. 9. 
BRASSICA OLERACEA Linn.; F.-Vill. 1. ¢. 
The cabbage (Sp. repollo) ; cultivated only. 
BRASSICA CERNUA (Thunb.) Forbes & Hemsl. [B. pekinensis (Lour.) 
Gagnep.]. 
A form of this is commonly cultivated by Chinese gardeners for the 
Manial markets. It is locally known as pechai, and is perhaps a form of 
Brassica integrifolia (West) O. E. Schulz derived by selection and cul- 
tivation. 
