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9. MIMOSA Linnaeus 
MIMOSA PUDICA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 518; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 74; 
Vidal Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 119; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. 
(1904) 7; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 31, Fl. Manila 
(1912) 228, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 167. 
Mimosa asperata Blanco FI. Filip. (1887) 732, shy 2 (1845) 505, ed. 
3, 3 (1879) 184, t. 258, non Linn. 
Throughout the Philippines in open waste places at low and medium 
altitudes in the settled areas, common and abundant. Introduced from 
tropical America, now a pantropic weed. 
Local names: Babain (Ilk.); damohia (Tag.); dilgansisu (Ilk.); ha- 
rupai (S. L. Bis.); huya-huya (Bis.); kiromkirém (S. L. Bis.) ; makahia 
(Pang., Tag.); sipug-sipug (Sub.); tuyag-hiyag (P. Bis.); torog-torog 
(Bik.). 
DOUBTFUL SPECIES 
MIMOSA BLANCOANA Llanos in Mem. Acad. Ciene. Madr. III 2 (1857) 503; 
F.-Vill & Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3, 4* (1880) 103; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 74. 
This is perhaps a synonym of Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr., or 
perhaps the very imperfect description was based on material originating 
from two entirely different plants. It is not recognizable with certainty 
from the description. 
10. NEPTUNIA Loureiro 
NEPTUNIA DEPAUPERATA Merv. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 13 (1918) Bot. 16. 
Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27169, 32898 Ramos. In open dry fields at 
low altitudes. Endemic. 
NEPTUNIA OLERACEA: Lour. Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 654; F.-Vill. Novis. 
App. (1880) 73; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 12. 
Mindanao (Agusan), Taylor 202. In shallow lakes and swamps at low 
altitudes. Pantropic. 
11. PROSOPIS Linnaeus 
PROSOPIS VIDALIANA Naves in Ephem. “Oriente” (1877) fide F.-Vill., 
Prosopis vidaliana (1877) 1-19, t. 1, 2, Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3 
(1877-83) t. 392; Vidal Cat. Pl. Prov. Manila (1880) 28, Sinopsis 
Atlas (1883) 24, t. 44, f. C; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) 
Bot. 31, Fl. Manila (1912) 228. 
Prosopis juliflora F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 73; Perk. Frag. FI. 
Philip. (1904) 7; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 6 (1904) 32, 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 62, non DC. 
Manila Bay region, forming dense thickets immediately back of the beach; 
also in Basilan. Unquestionably introduced from Mexico, probably from 
the vicinity of Acapulco. 
Local names: Aroma (Sp.); properly the name of Acacia farnesiana 
Willd. 
12. ADENANTHERA Royen 
ADENANTHERA INTERMEDIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 
228, 5 (1910) Bot. 32, Fl. Manila (1912) 229, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 
168. 
