530 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



GARDENIA CURRANII Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 363. 



Randia aculeata Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 141, ed. 2 (1845) 99, ed. 3, 

 1 (1877) 183, non Linn. 



Luzon (Rizal, Pangasinan, Bataan, Batangas), F. B. 6339, 6342 Curran, 

 B. S. 3340 Ramos, 17879 Otanes, Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 76. In thickets 

 and forests at low altitudes. Rare or local. Endemic. 



Local names: Malarayap (Tag.); malasampaga (Tag.); sinasam- 

 paga (Tag.). 



GARDENIA LAGUNENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 110. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas), Busuanga, Baker 

 3176, F. B. 24936 Bawan, 27085 Bernardo, B. S. 14934, 22297, 41254 Ramos, 

 29392 Ramos & Edano, Merrill Phil. PI. 1401. In primary forests at low 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Makaboyo (Neg.). 



GARDENIA LONGIFLORA Vidal Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 153; Elm. 

 Lean. Philip. Bot. 3 (1911) 1008. 

 Gardenia glutinosa Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1331, non T. & B. 

 Gardenia lucida DC. Prodr. 4 (1830) 381, p. p., quoad Philip. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Sor- 

 sogon), Busuanga, Palawan, Samar, Sibuyan, Mindanao (Zamboanga), 

 Merrill Phil. PL 1279, 1360, 1325, Elmer 12103, B. S. 20508, 2689, 23682, 

 24401 Ramos, 33747 Ramos & Edano, 21566 Escritor, 34533 Ramos & 

 Pascasio, F. B. 24-116 Velasco, 154.78 Bernardo, 25640, 25658 Cailipan, 

 2673 Ahern's collector, 28435 Ponce. In primary forests at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Apparently distinct, although closely allied to the Malayan G. tubifera 

 Wall., to which G. glutinosa T. & B. is reduced. 



Local names: Antatap (Klg.) ; balanigan (Tagb.) ; kalumala (Tag.); 

 tapolau (Tag.). 



GARDENIA M EGALOCARPA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 20 (1922) 463. 

 Mindoro, B. S. 38919 Ramos. In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



GARDENIA MERRILLM Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 5, 4 (1912) 

 1330. 



Luzon (Tayabas), Golo, Mindoro, Culion, Busuanga, Palawan, Romblon, 

 Panay, Negros. In thickets and secondary forests at low altitudes. Bor- 

 neo and apparently also in Celebes (sterile material). 



Local names: Bagaoi (P. Bis.); niog-niog (P. Bis.); tayakan (Mang.). 



GARDENIA MORINDAEFOLIA Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 67. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Union, Bataan, Tayabas, Laguna), Palawan, Ticao, 

 B. S. 32706, 27316, 27409 Ramos, 1479 Ahern's collector, 6343 Curran, 

 2041 Borden, 1029 Clark, Merrill 9436. In thickets and forests at low alti- 

 tudes, often along the seashore on cliffs, etc. Endemic. 



Local name: Lanigai (S. L. Bis.). 



GARDENIA NEGROSENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 

 111. 



Leyte, Negros, Panay, Mindanao (Zamboanga), Wenzel 741, 641, B. S. 

 31435, 31358, 36787 Ramos & Edano, F. B. 22669 Curran, 26596 Sandique, 



