Vol. 2 EUPHORBIACEAE 449 
Aleurites saponaria Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 519, ed. 3, 3 
(1879) 156, t. 296. 
Luzon (Union, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Tayabas, Rizal, Camarines), 
Negros, Mindanao (Davao). In forests at low and medium altitudes, 
widely scattered, sometimes planted. Endemic. 
Local names: Bagilumbang (Tag.); balukanag (Ilk., Bis., Tag.); ba- 
nukalad (Tag.); banunkalag (Tag.); balokanad (Tag.); limbang (Bik.) ; 
lumbang-banukalad (Tag.); kalumban (Tag.); lumbang-gibat (Tag.). 
40. TRITAXIS Baillon 
TRITAXIS CUMINGII (Muell.-Arg.) Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 17 
, (1878) 221; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 191; Vidal Phan. Cuming. 
Philip. (1885) 148, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 241; Pax in Engl. 
Pflanzenreich 42 (1910) 114. 
Trigonostemon cumingii Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 34 (1865) 213, DC. 
Prodr. 15* (1866) 1107. 
Samar, Mindanao (Zamboanga), Cuming 1693, F. B. 9214 Whitford & 
Hutchinson. In primary forests at low altitudes; very rare or local. En- 
demic. 
41. JATROPHA Linnaeus 
JATROPHA CURCAS Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 1006; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 
759, ed. 2 (1845) 522, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 160, t. 384; Mig. Fl. Ind. 
Bat. 1% (1858-59) 3892; Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15° (1866) 
1080; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1888) 38, ¢. 83, f. B, Phan. Cuming. 
Philip. (1885) 148, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 241; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 191; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 6 
(1904) 27, 27 (1905) 76, Fl. Manila (1912) 289, Sp. Blancoanae 
(1918) 229; Pax in Engl. Pflanzenreich 42 (1910) 77. 
In hedges throughout the Philippines, usually very common in and about 
towns. Introduced at an early date in colonial history from Mexico, now 
pantropic. Physic nut. 
Local names: Galumbang (Pamp.); kasla (Bis.); kirisol (Tag.) ; taba- 
taba (Tag.); tagumbaéau (Ilk.); tagumbau-na-purau (Ilk.); takumbau 
(Sbl.) ; tangan-tangan-tuba (Tag.); taua-taua (Ilk., Ig.); tauua. (IIk.) ; 
tuba (Ig., Bik., Tag.) ; tubang-bakéd (Tag.). 
JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 1006; Muell.-Arg. in 
DC. Prodr. 15° (1866) 1086; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. 
(1905) 126; Pax in Engl. Pflanzenreich 42 (1910) 26; Merr. Fl. 
Manila (1912) 290. 
Luzon (Amburayan, Ilocos Sur, Union, Pangasinan, Rizal), Biliran, 
Leyte, Negros, Cebu, Mindanao (Agusan). In waste places at low alti- 
tudes, locally abundant. A native of tropical America, now pantropic. 
Local names: Balautandoiong (Ilk.); tagumbau-a-nalabaga (IIk.) ; 
taua-taud (Ilk.); tuiba-sa-budia (Bik.) ; tuba-tiba (P. Bis., C. Bis.) ; lansi- 
lansinaan (Tag.). 
JATROPHA MULTIFIDA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 1006; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 
1° (1858-59) 392; Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15* (1866) 1089; 
F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 191; Ceron Cat. Pl. Herb. Manila 
(1892) 151; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 6 (1904) 27, 27 
(1905) 76, Fl. Manila (1912) 289, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 229; 
Pax in Engl. Pflanzenreich 42 (1910) 40. 
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