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CRUCIFERAE '207 



In and about towns, a weed in waste places, widely distributed in the 

 Philippines. A native of tropical America, introduced into the Philippines 

 and now pantropic. 



Local names: Baruas (Iv.) ; diluariu (Tag.) ; kachumba (Ilk.) ; ka- 

 gang-kagang (C. Bis.); kasubang-aso (Ilk.). 



CRUCIFERAE 



1. LEPIDIUM Linnaeus 



LEP1DIUM VIRGINICUM Sp. PI. (1753) 645; Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. 

 Nat. Ges. Zurich 51 (1906) 163, subsp. EU-VIRGINICUM Thell. 

 in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Ges. Naturw. Zurich 41 * (1906) 225. 

 Lepidium ruderale Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 15; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 194, non Linn. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya). A weed in towns, also in some re- 

 gions occurring along sandy seashores. Introduced; a native of America, 

 now in all warm countries. 



Local name: Sapatotes (Ilk.). 



2. BRASSICA Tournefort 



BRASSICA INTEGRIFOLIA (West) O. E. Schulz in Urb. Symb. Antill. 



3 (1903) 509, Engl. Pflanzenreich 70 (1919) 56. 

 Sinapis integrifolia West Bijdr. St. Croix (1793) 296; Willd. Hort. 



Berol. (1806-1816) 14, t. 1J+. 

 Bras&ica juncea F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 10; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. 



Manila (1892) 15; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 



17, Fl. Manila (1912) 214, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 157, non Coss. 

 Sinapis juncea Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 362, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 



304, non Linn. 



Sinapis brassicata Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 362, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 



305, non Linn. 



Brassica orientalis Blanco op. cit. 519, 361, 303, non Linn. 

 Sinapis sinensis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 520, non Gmel. 



Widely distributed in the settled areas of the Philippines, in towns, near 

 houses, etc., planted and spontaneous. Introduced from Asia. Pantropic, 

 occurring also in some temperate regions. 



Local name: Mostaza (Sp.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Brassica campestris Linn.; F.-Vill.. Novis. App. (1880) 10. 

 Brassica nigra Koch; F.-Vill. op. cit. 9. 

 Brassica oleracea Linn.; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



The cabbage (Sp. repollo) ; cultivated only. 



Brassica cernua (Thunb.) Forbes & Hemsl. [B. pekinensis (Lour.) 

 Gagnep.] . 



A form of this is commonly cultivated by Chinese gardeners for the 

 Manial markets. It is locally known as pechai, and is perhaps a form of 

 Brrtpsica integrifolia (West) O. E. Schulz derived by selection and cul- 

 tivation. 



