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BAUHINIA PURPUREA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 375; Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 

 (1845) 231, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 66; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 73; 

 Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 172. -> 

 Bauhinia castrata Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 331. 

 Luzon (Manila, Los Banos), Merrill 8372, Sp. Blancoanae 1050. A 

 native of tropical Asia, introduced and cultivated in the Philippines. 

 Local name: Alibangbang (Tag.). 



BAUHINIA SUBGLABRA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 230, 5 

 (1910) Bot. 44. 

 Palawan, B. S. 821 Foxworthy, Elmer 12962. In forests at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 375; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 72; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 117; Merr. in Philip. 



Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 43, Fl. Manila (1912) 230. 



Bauhinia binata Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3 (1877-83) t. 19, 



non Blanco. 



Cultivated in Manila and in other towns, introduced from tropical Asia. 



BAUHINIA WARBURGII Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 12; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 46. 

 Luzon (Apayao, Tayabas, Camarines), Samar, Leyte, B. S. 28176 Fenix, 

 2J+38U Ramos, 24799 Edano, F. B. 11SS8 Curran, Warburg 12823 f Wenzel 

 1757. In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



BAUHINIA WHITFORDII Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1907) 229; Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 44. 



Luzon (Benguet, Cagayan, Zambales, Bataan), Elmer 8897, Castillo, 

 F. B. 6009 Curran. In forests and thickets at medium and low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



Local names: Agpoi (Sbl.) ; atiklanan (Ig.) ; chipig (Ig.) ; ugpoi (Tag.) ; 

 umpig (Ibn.). 



DOUBTFUL AND EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Bauhinia elongata Kunth. ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 73. 



Bauhinia inermis Perr. in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 102, nomen 

 nudum. 



Bauhinia khasiana Baker; F.-Vill. 1. c. 



Bauhinia ? latisiliqua Cav. Ic. 5 (1799) 5, t. 407; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1880) 73; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1886) 117. 



This is a mixture of a Bauhinia (leaves) and a Mezoneurum (fruits) 

 =Mezoneurum latisiliquwm (Cav.) Merr. 



Bauhinia lunularia Cav. Ic. 5 (1799) 4, t. 407; DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 512; 



F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 72; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 



117. 

 "Habitat in Calavan [Calauan, Laguna Province, Luzon] et Acapulco 

 [Mexico], viciniis" Cavanilles. This is a species of the section Casparia and 

 is undoubtedly of American, not Philippine origin; many of the Malaspina 

 Expedition plants were erroneously localized. 



