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38. PSORALEA Linnaeus 
PSORALEA BADOCANA Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 416, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 
395; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 58; Vidai Phan. Cuming. Philip. 
(1885) 107, Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip. (1886) 105; Merr. in Philip. Journ, 
Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 68, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 180. 
Liparia badocana Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 597; aa in Govt. Lab. 
Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 37. 
Meladenia densiflora Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. 217 (1848) 576. 
Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Abra, Bontoc, Union, Pangasinan), Cuming 1149, 
Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 968, B. S. 4907, 7011, 7240, 27298 Ramos. In 
open grasslands, waste places, etc., at low and medium altitudes. New 
Guinea 
Local names: Lingai (Ilk.); lolong (Ilk.). 
39. PAROSELA Cavanilles 
PAROSELA GLANDULOSA (Blanco) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) 
Bot. 68, Fl. Manila (1912) 246; Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 180. 
Amorpha glandulosa Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 555. 
Dalea alopecuroides Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 389, ed. 8, 2 (1879) 
351; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 58, non Willd. 
Dalea nigra Mart. & Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. 10* (1848) 43; Rolfe 
in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 21 (1884) 309; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 
Philip. (1885) 107, Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1886) 105; Perk. Frag. 
Fl. Philip. (1904) 16. 
Dalea glandulosa Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 37, 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 64. 
Parosela nigra Rose in Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 10 (1906) 105. 
Luzon (Ilocos Norte to Batangas). On open dry slopes at low and 
medium altitudes, ascending to 1,300 m; locally very abundant. Introduced 
from Mexico. 
Local names: Agégo (Tag.); chang-parang (Tag.); dura (Pang.); 
dirang-parang (Tag.); kamangi (Tag.); sampalok-sampalokan (Tag.). 
40. TEPHROSIA Persoon 
TEPHROSIA DICHOTOMA Desy. in Ann. Sci. Nat. I 9 (1826) 415; Mig. 
Fl. Ind. Bat. 1* (1855) 298; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) 
Bot. 69, Fl. Manila (1912) 244, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 180. 
Tephrosia luzoniensis Vogel in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 (1848) 
Suppl. 1: 15; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1* (1855) 299; F.-Vill. Novis. 
App. (1880) 59; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 17. 
Indigofera hirsuta Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 591, non. Linn. 
Indigofera senegalensis Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 412, ed. 3, 2 
(1879) 392, t. 162, non Linn. 
Tephrosia piscatoria A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 
407, quoad pl. Philip. non Pers. 
Northern Luzon to Mindanao. In open dry places at low and medium 
altitudes. Endemic. 
Local names: Balabatong (Buk.); dagangdang (Bis.) ; madsik (Pamp.) ; 
marakattdai (Ilk.); tayom-tayéman (Tag.). 
