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Northern Luzon (Cagayan) to Palawan and Mindanao, in most or all 

 islands and provinces. In forests at low altitudes, often immediately back 

 of the beach along the seashore. The very numerous Philippine specimens 

 have largely been erroneously identified as M. elengi Linn. Moluccas to 

 New Caledonia and Tropical Australia. 



Local names: Anosep (Pang.); bansalagin (Tag., Bik., P. Bis.); ban- 

 salagon (Tag., Bik., Bis.); barsik (Tag.); basal (Tag.); kabibi (Tag., 

 Bis.); ligayan (Sul.) ; pagagan (Ibn.) ; pagpagan (Ilk.); palpogan (Ilk.); 

 pamalitien (Ilk.); pappagan (Ibn.); pappagin (Ibn.); pappaian (Ibn.); 

 pasak (Tag.); tagatoi (Tag.); talipopo (Bis., Kuy.) ; tugatoi (Tag.). 



EBENACEAE 

 1. MABA Forster 



MABA BUXI FOLIA (Rottb.) Pers. Syn. 2 (1807) 606; A. DC. Prodr. 8 

 (1844) 240; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1859) 1050; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 3 (1882) 551; Hiern in Trans. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 12 (1873) 

 116; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 126; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 

 32, t. 63, f. H, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 177, Phan. Cuming. 

 Philip. (1885) 124; Koord. & Val. Bijdr. Boom. Java 1 (1894) 23; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 425. 

 Maba cumingiana A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 241; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 

 (1859) 1051. 

 Throughout the Philippines in most or all islands and provinces. In 



thickets and forests along the seashore, and in some regions also extending 



inland on dry slopes. Tropical Africa and Asia through Malaya to tropical 



Australia. 



Local names: Balatinau (Ilk.); balingagta (Ilk.); bantolinau (Bik., 



S. L. Bis., C. Bis.) ; batulinau (Ibn., Pang.) ; ebano (Sp.) ; itom-itom 



(Sub.); palatinau (Pang.); tagintin (Bik.). 



MABA EUPHLEBIA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 9 (1914) Bot. 333. 



Luzon (Tayabas), B. S. 13335 Ramos. In primary forests at low al- 

 titudes. Endemic. 



MABA MULTIBRACTEATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 

 295. 



Luzon (Nueva Ecija, Tayabas, Rizal), Alabat, Catanduanes, Panay, 

 Merrill 10U1, B. S. 26361, 265U, 2931^5, 3139.9 Ramos & Ealano, 25592 

 Yates. In damp primary forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Mospos (Tag.); surot-kurot (Neg.). 



2. DIOSPYROS Linnaeus 



DIOSPYROS AHERNII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 305. 



Luzon (Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, 

 Sorsogon), Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Negros, Mindanao (Agusan), 

 Basilan. In primary forests at low and medium altitudes, represented by 

 numerous collections. Endemic. 



Local names: Anang (Tag.); ata-ata (P. Bis.); balupagto (Ilk.); ka- 

 bag (Klg.) ; kanalum (P. Bis.) ; malabalobo (Tag.) ; pugaui (Tag.) ; pu- 

 gaui-itim (Tag.); talang-gubat (Tag.). 



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