464 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1928 
Cultivated in Manila and other large towns for ornamental purposes, 
but nowhere spontaneous. A native of Madagascar. 
Local names: Corona de espinas (Sp.); flor fina (Sp.). 
EUPHORBIA THYMIFOLIA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 454; Burm. f. Fl. Ind. 
(1768) 112; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1? (1858-59) 420; Boiss. in DC. 
Prodr. 15* (1862) 47; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 186; Ceron 
Cat. Pl. Herb. Manila (1892) 147; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 
(1908) Bot. 418, Fl. Manila (1912) 383; Bernard in Ie. Bogor. 
4 (1910) (49, ¢. $25. 
Throughout the Philippines in waste places, along roads and trails, in 
fallow rice paddies, etc. Pantropic. 
Local name: Makikitot (Ilk.). 
EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 452; Blanco FIL. Filip. 
(1837) 412, ed. 2 (1845) 287, ed..3, 2 (1878) 167, t. 210; Mig. FI. 
Ind. Bat. 1” (1858-59) 420; Boiss. in DC. Prodr. 15” (1862) 96; 
F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 186; Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3 
(1877-83) t. 210; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 282. 
Northern Luzon to Mindanao. Occasionally planted in gardens, hedges, 
etc., but apparently nowhere spontaneous. An introduced plant in the 
Philippines. A native of Africa, now planted in most tropical countries. 
Local names: Bali-bali (P. Bis.) ; consuelda (Sp.); katuit (Tag.); kon- 
suérda (Tag.); gaton (Ig.); putputud (Ig.); solda-sdlda (C. Bis.) ; suelda- 
con-suelda (Bik.); suérda (Tag.). 
EUPHORBIA TRIGONA Haw. Pl. Succ. (1812) 127; Boiss. in DC. Prodr. 
157 (1862) 256; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 5 (1887) 256. 
Luzon (Bataan, Lepanto), Mindoro, Palawan, and doubtless in other 
islands and provinces, B. S. 6683 Robinson, F’. B. 9826 Merritt, 6379 Curran, 
B. S. 38102 Ramos & Edano. In thickets and on limestone cliffs, usually 
along the seashore, ascending to 300 m. India to Malaya. 
Local names: Suda-stida (P. Bis.) ; tuba (Bon.). 
EXCLUDED SPECIES 
EUPHORBIA GAUDICHAUDII Boiss.; F.-Vill. Novis, App. (1880) 186. 
EUPHORBIA SPARMANNI Boiss.; F.-Vill. op. cit. 185. 
EXCLUDED GENUS 
SEBASTIANA CHAMAELIA Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15* (1866) 1175; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 197. 
The Philippine record was based on Cuming 2324, which was from Ma- 
lacca, not from the Philippines. 
BUXACEAE 
1. BUXUS Linnaeus 
BUXUS LOHERI Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 311. 
Luzon (Rizal), Loher 6857, 6846. In forests at medium altitudes. En- 
demic. 
BUXUS PACHYPHYLLA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 310. 
Luzon (Tayabas), B. S. 20828 Escritor, 25462, 25512 Yates. In primary 
forests at low or medium altitudes. Endemic. 
