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27. PTEROLOBIUM R. Brown 
PTEROLOBIUM MEMBRANULACEUM (Blanco) Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 
(Philip.) 35 (1906) 22, Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 433, 5 
(1910) Bot. 52, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 175. 
Mimosa membranulacea Blanco Fl. Filip. (1887) 739. 
Reichardia pentapetala Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 288, ed. 3, 2 
(1878) 71. 
Pterolobium indicum F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 70; Vidal Sinopsis 
Atlas (1883) 24, t. 42, f. G, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 114; Merr. 
in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 41, non A. Rich. 
Luzon (Bulacan, Rizal), Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 454, 664, Phil. Pl. 488, 
Loher 5911, B. S. 12264 Foxworthy, F. B. 1837, 1984 Ahern’s collector. In 
thickets about cliffs, etc., at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 
Local name: Dauag-manok (Tag.). 
28. DELONIX Rafinesque 
DELONIX REGIA (Boj.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2 (1836) 92; Merr. in Philip. 
Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 52, Fl. Manila (1912) 231. 
Poinciana regia Boj. in Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 56 (1829) t. 2884; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 70; Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3 (1877-83) 
t. 451; Vidal Cat. Pl. Prov. Manila (1880) 27. 
A native of Madagascar now extensively cultivated in the Philippines 
as an ornamental shade tree; the fire tree, flame tree, or flamboyant, 
locally known as arbol de fuego and as caballero. Pantropic in cultivation. 
29. CAESALPINIA Linnaeus 
CAESALPINIA CRISTA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 380, excl. syn. Fl. Zeyl. 157, 
non ed. 2 (1762) 544, nec aliorum; Urban Symb. Antill. 2 (1900) 
269; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 53, Fl. Manila (1912) 
232, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 175. 
Guilandina bonduc Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 381, non ed. 2 (1762) 545. 
Guilandina bonducella Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 (1762) 545; Blanco FI. 
Filip. (1887) 848, ed. 2 (1845) 289, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 81. 
Caesalpinia bonducella Flem. in As. Research. 11 (1810) 159; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 69; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 
64. 
Guilandina crista Small Fl. Southeast. U. S. (1903) 591. 
Throughout the Philippines in thickets along and near the seashore. 
Pantropic. 
Local names: Bangbang (C. Bis.) ; bayag-kambing (Tag.) ; bebit (Sub.) ; 
binit (Bik.); bugtong (Bis.); dalagdag (Tag.); dalugdug (Tag., Bis.) ; 
dauer (Ilk.); kalambibit (C. Bis.) ; kalumbibit (Tag., Pang.) ; kamaunggi 
(Sul.) ; kamot-kabag (Tag.); sabinit (Bik.); simbar (Bag.); singor (IIk.). 
CAESALPINIA JAYABO Maza in Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19 (1890) 
234; Merr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 261. 
Caesalpinia bonduc Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 32; F-Vill. Novis. App. 
(1880) 69, non Guilandina bondue Linn. 
Guilandina bonduc Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 (1762) 545, p. p.; Miq. Fl. Ind. 
