DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 379 
Genus BAUHINIA 
BAUHINIA CUMINGIANA (Benth) F. Vill. AGPOI. 
Local names: Agkwi (Pampanga); agpoi (Bataan, Camarines); agpor, 
ugpoi (Bataan); banot or banut (Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas); impid, impig 
(Camarines) ; libang-bdng (Masbate); lupig (Nueva Ecija); niognidgan 
(Cotabato); oplig (Abra); salibangbdng (Negros, Leyte); uwmpig, wmpik 
(Cagayan); wpling (Union). 
This vine is used for tying purposes, especially for hanging 
tobacco sticks and hauling logs. It is very durable. The bast 
is very strong and is used by the Negritos of Bataan Province 
for making bowstrings. It is also used for making rope. 
Bauhinia cumingiana is a huge, woody vine growing in virgin 
forests. The leaves are alternate, smooth, heart-shaped, divided 
at the apex, and 8 to 12 centimeters in length. It has brownish- 
yellow flowers in large clusters and large, flat seed pods. 
This species is widely distributed from northern Luzon to 
southern Mindanao. 
Genus PONGAMIA 
PONGAMIA PINNATA (L.) Merr. BANI. 
Local names: Balikbalik (Tagalog); balobalo (Zamboanga, Basilan) ; 
balukbalik, balutbalit, magit (Cotabato); baobao (Agusan); bdni (Pan- 
gasinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Cotabato); kadél (Tayabas); 
marokbarok (Camarines); salingkigi (Zamboanga). 
The bark of this tree is used for making strings and ropes. 
Pongamia pinnata is a tree reaching a height of 15 meters and 
a diameter of about 45 centimeters. The leaves are alternate 
and compound with three to seven leaflets, which are smooth, 
pointed at the apex, usually rounded at the base, and 7 to 10 
centimeters in length. The flowers are purplish, about 1.5 cen- 
timeters in length, and borne in racemes. The pods are some- 
what flattened, somewhat oval in outline, and with a single 
seed. 
This species is distributed from northern Luzon to southern 
Mindanao. 
Family SAPINDACEAE 
Genus SAPINDUS 
SAPINDUS SAPONARIA L. TIKASTIKAS. 
Local names: Amugduen (Union); kasibai, kasiboen (Ilocos Norte) ; 
katikis (Bataan); teka-téka (Pangasinan, Laguna, Batangas, Tayabas) ; 
tekistékis (Rizal); tikas-tikas (Laguna); kusibéng (Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, 
Abra, Union); mamalis (Pampanga); malahito (Nueva Ecija) ; palikpik- 
hito (Nueva Ecija, Pampanga). 
