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characters apparently appertain to Uvaria, but the description of the fruit 

 does not appertain to any anonaceous plant. It is suspected that Blanco's 

 description was based on material of two entirely different and perhaps 

 not even closely allied species. Blanco's specimens were from Bauang, 

 Batangas Province, Luzon; the Tagalog name is given as soal. 



MYRISTICACEAE 

 1. MYRISTICA Linnaeus 



MYRISTICA AGUSANENSIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2775. 



Luzon (Sorsogon), Mindanao (Agusan, Bukidnon), Elmer 13284, 16010 

 (M. sorsogonensis Elm.), F. B. 10556 Curran, B. S. 26011 Fenix, 38971 

 Ramos & Edano. In forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Balai (Bik.) ; dugoan (Mbo.). 



MYRISTICA CAGAYANENSIS Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 17 (1920) 255. 



Luzon (Cagayan), F. B. 24277 Bernardo. In primary forests at low 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: ]Sgab-ngab (Neg.). 



MYRISTICA CUMINGII Warb. in Nov. Act. Akad. Naturf. 68 (1897) 442, 

 t. 13, f. 1-2; Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 21. 

 MyrisUca iners A. DC. Prodr. 14 (1857) 190, quoad Philip.; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 177; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 139, 

 non Blume. 

 Mindoro, Cuming 1570, F. B. 6884, 3730 Merritt. In forests at low 

 altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Duguan (Tag.); malatalang (Tag.). 



MYRISTICA GUATTERIAEFOLIA A. DC. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. IV 4 

 (1855) 30, Prodr. 14 (1857) 193; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (185?) 61; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 177; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 139, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 221; Warb. in Nov. Act. 

 Akad. Naturf. 68 (1897) 412, t. 18, f. 1-4, Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. 

 (1904) 49; Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 21, 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 407; Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 3 

 (1911) 1062. 



Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon, (Cagayan) to Palawan and 

 Mindanao. Common in forests at low and medium altitudes; very closely 

 allied to Myristica philippensis Lam. Borneo, Labuan. 



Local names: Alanagni (Sul.) ; barakbak (Neg.); dagaun (S. L. Bis.); 

 dalihagan (Neg.) dogoan (S. L. Bis.) ; doguan (Tag., P. Bis.) ; dugan 

 (Tag., P. Bis.) ; dughan (P. Bis;) ; duguan (Tag., Bik.) ; kamas (Sul.) ; 

 lago (Tagb.) ; laho (Kuy.) ; talang-bundok (Tag.); tugan (Tag.). 



MYRISTICA LANCI FOLIA nom. nov. 



Gymnacranthera lanceolata Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 55; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot 3 (1911) 1058, non Myristica 

 lanceolata Wall. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Bataan, Rizal), Sibuyan, F. B. 3236 Meyer, 17202 

 Curran, Ahem 758, Elmer 12537, Loher 6716. In forests at low and 

 medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Malatalang (Tag.). 



