278 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1928 
TEPHROSIA HOOKERIANA W. &. A. Prodr. (1834) 212; Baker in Hook. 
f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 113. 
Jolo, Link 174. In waste places, certainly introduced. India to Singa- 
pore and Java. 
TEPHROSIA OBOVATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 69, 
Palaui, Luzon (Ilocos Norte), Lubang, F. B. 16939 Curran, B. S. 27681, 
27112 Ramos, 2841 Mearns. In dry open places at low altitudes. Endemic. 
Local name: Karkardis (Ibn.). 
TEPHROSIA PURPUREA (Linn.) Pers. Syn. 2 (1807) 329; Mig. Fl. Ind. 
Bat. 1* (1855) 296; Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 212; Vidal 
Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 107, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 
106; Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 17; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 
5 (1910) Bot. 69. 
Cracca purpurea Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 752. 
Luzon (Cavite, Batangas), Mindanao (Bukidnon, Misamis), B. S. 1315 
Mangubat, 22364 Ramos, 21397 Escritor, Piper 147. In open grasslands 
or waste places at low altitudes. India to southern China through Malaya 
to tropical Australia. 
Local names: Balbalatong (Tag.); tina-tinaan (Tag.). 
TEPHROSIA VESTITA Vogel in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) 
Suppl. 1: 15; Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 23 (1885) 212; Vidal Phan. 
Cuming Philip. (1885) 107, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 106; Merr. 
in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 69. 
Negros, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Misamis, Lanao), Cuming 1621, Clemens, 
F. B. 15194 Tarrosa, 21456 Escritor. In thickets at low and medium alti- 
tudes. Southern China to Java and New Guinea. 
Local name: Tagum (P. Bis.). 
DOUBTFUL SPECIES 
TEPHROSIA CAPITULATA Link Enum. Hort. Berol. 2 (1822) 251; Vogel in 
Linnaea 10 (1836) 587. 
Link states that the type was from Hawaii, but Vogel states that 
Chamisso’s specimen was from Luzon. 
TEPHROSIA CANDIDA (Roxb.) DC. 
A recent introduction in cultivation at Los Banos. 
41. MILLETTIA Wight and Arnott 
MILLETTIA AHERNI! Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 
103; Merr. op. cit. 5 (1910) Bot. 71; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
Bot. 41 (1912) 181. 
Luzon (Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Rizal, Tayabas), F. B. 3373 Ahern’s 
collector, 5655 Klemme, 23270 Velasco, B. S. 20884 Escritor. In open 
forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 
Local names: Balok (Tag.); balok-balok (Tag.); bani (Ilk.). 
MILLETTIA BRACHYCARPA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 
17. 
Luzon (Batangas), Palawan, Elmer 130385, Merrill 9578, B. S. 22382 Ra- 
mos, F. B. 21602 Agama. In thin forests, deserted clearings, etc., at low 
altitudes. Endemic. 
