188 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



CINNAMOMUM MYRIANTHUM Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 

 Bot. 125. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), B. S. 27U85 Ramos. In forests at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local name: Peling (Ilk.). 



CINNAMQMUM SANDKUHLII Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 

 126. 

 Luzon (Ifugao, Benguet) , Sandkuhl 159, 310. In forests, 1,400 to 2,000 

 m. Endemic. 



CINNAMOMUM 2EYLANICUM Blume Bijdr. (1825) 568; Nees in Wall. 

 PI. As. Rar. 2 (1831) 74; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 

 142; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 210, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 152. 

 Laurus cinnamomum Linn. Sp. PI. (1752) 369; Blanco Fl. Filip. 

 (1837) 319, ed. 2 (1845) 225, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 37. 



Occasionally cultivated in gardens in Manila and other large towns. 

 Introduced from India or Ceylon. 

 Local name: Canela (Sp.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Cinnamomum javanicum Blume ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 179. 



Cinnamomum sintok Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



Cinnamomum xanthoneurum Blume; F.-Vill. op. cit. 180. 



Cinnamomum camphoratum Blume; F.-Vill. op. cit. 179. 



Cinnamomum culilawan Blume; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



Cinnamomum camphoratum (Linn.) T. Nees & Eberm. 



The camphor tree occurs as a recently introduced species in Manila (rare) 

 and in Baguio. It does not thrive in the regions in which it has been 

 planted. 



2. PERSE A Plumier 



PERSEA AMERICANA Mill. Gard. Diet. ed. 8 (1768); Blake in Journ. 

 Wash. Acad. Sci. 10 (1920) 12, /. 1, A; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 

 211, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 153. 

 Laurus persea Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 370; Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 



224, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 56. 

 Persea gratissima Gaertn. Fruct. 3 (1805-07) 222; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 

 1 1 (1858) 913; Meisn. in DC. Prodr. 15 a (1864) 52; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 180; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 

 (1905) 73. 

 Aquacate Kamel in Ray Hist. PI. 3 (1704) App. 59. 

 Introduced from tropical America, occasional in cultivation. Originally 

 introduced before the end of the sixteenth century. The avocado. 



PERSEA PYRIFORMIS Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2727. 



Samar, Mindanao (Surigao, Agusan, Zamboanga), Elmer 18311, Merrill 

 Phil. PL 1667, as Beilschmiedia, Wenzel 1907, Piper 29b, 327, F. B. 24955 

 Franco, 227UU Lasquety, 23897 Ponce. In forests at low altitudes, as- 

 cending to 300 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Hotot (Mbo.) ; tangkankayau (C. Bis.). 



