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ZINGIBER CASSUMUNAR Roxb. in Asiat. Research 11 (1810) 347, t. 5, 

 Fl. Ind. 1 (1820) 49; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 152, 

 Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 274; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 220; 

 Ridl. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 84. 

 Mindanao (Misamis), (Cuming 1605). I have seen no Philippine mate- 

 rial representing this species. Pantropic in cultivation, a native of tropical 

 Asia. 



ZINGIBER MOLLE Ridl. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 2 (1909) 607, nomen nudum, 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 168. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet, Pampanga, Tayabas), F. B. 4.886, 

 4914 Curran, 14490 Darling,, B. S. S3 64 Ramos, 1991, 1985 Foxworthy, 

 Merrill 4843. In ravines along streams and in forests, altitude 1,100 to 

 1,600 m. Endemic. 



Local name: Kalauing (Bon.). 



ZINGIBER NEGROSENSE Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2917. 



Negros, Mindanao (Davao),, Elmer 10421, 11768. In forested ravines, 

 altitude about 1,050 m. Endemic. 



ZINGIBER OFFICINALE Rose, in Trans. Linn. Soc. 7 (1807) 348, Monandr. 



PL (1828) t. 83; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 593; Naves Novis. 



App. (1880) 220; K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 



170, /. 23; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 159, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 110. 

 Amomum zingiber Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 1; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 



2, ed. 2 (1845) 2, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 3, t. 131. 

 Zingiber blancoi Hassk. in Flora 47 (1864) 20. 



Widely cultivated although not on an extensive scale, and nowhere 

 naturalized. Pantropic in cultivation, a native of tropical Asia. Ginger. 



Local names: Agat (Pang.) ; baseng (Ilk.) ; gengibre (Sp.) ; laial (Sbl.) ; 

 laiya (If.); laya (Ilk., Bon., Ibn., It.); luya (Tag.). 



ZINGIBER PUBISQUAMA Ridl. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 169. 



Mindanao (Lanao), Clemens 1163a. In open grasslands, cogon (Impe- 

 rata) type, altitude about 650 m. Endemic. 



ZINGIBER SYLVATICUM Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2919. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Sorsogon), Polillo, Ca- 

 tanduanes, Negros, Elmer 9843, 18004, H992, 14.936, B. S. 19456, 30521, 

 22048 Ramos, 13076 Foxworthy, 10237, 10238 McGregor, 9198 Robinson. 

 In forests' chiefly at medium altitudes, ascending to 1,300 m. Endemic. 



ZINGIBER ZERUMBET (Linn.) Sm. Exot. Bot. 2 (1804) 103, t. 112; 



Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 593; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 220; 



K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 172, /. 24; Ridl. in 



Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 199; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 



159, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 111. 

 Amomum zerumbet Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 1; Blanco FL Filip. (1837) 



2, ed. 2 (1845) 2, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 3, t. 370. 

 Zingiber cassumunar Naves in Blanco FL Filip. ed. 3 (1877-83), 



t. 370, non Roxb. 

 Zingiber zerumbet Sm. var. magnum Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 



2922. 



