266 ENUMERATION OF PHILIPPINE PLANTS 1923 



27. PTEROLOBIUM R. Brown 



PTEROLOBIUM MEM BRAN U LACE UM (Blanco) Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 

 (Philip.) 35 (1906) 22, Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 433, 5 

 (1910) Bot. 52, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 175. 

 Mimosa membranulacea Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 739. 

 Reichardia pentapetala Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 233, ed. 3, 2 



(1878) 71. 

 Pterolobiwm indicum F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 70; Vidal Sinopsis 

 Atlas (1883) 24, t. 42, f. G, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 114; Merr. 

 in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 41, non A. Rich. 

 Luzon (Bulacan, Rizal), Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 454 f 664, Phil. PI. 488, 

 Loher 5911, B. S. 12264 Foxworthy, F. B. 1837, 1984 Ahern's collector. In 

 thickets about cliffs', etc., at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local name: Dauag-manok (Tag.). 



28. DELONIX Rafinesque 



DELONIX REGIA (Boj.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2 (1836) 92; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 52, Fl. Manila (1912) 231. 

 Poinciana regia Boj. in Curtis's Bot. Mag. 56 (1829) t. 2884; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 70; Naves in Blanco, Fl. Filip. ed. 3 (1877-83) 

 t. 451; Vidal Cat. PI. Prov. Manila (1880) 27. 



A native of Madagascar now extensively cultivated in the Philippines 

 as an ornamental shade tree; the fire tree, flame tree, or flamboyant, 

 locally known as arbol de fuego and as caballero. Pantropic in cultivation. 



29. CAESALPINIA Linnaeus 



CAESALPINIA CRISTA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 380, excl. syn. Fl. Zeyl. 157, 



non ed. 2 (1762) 544, nee aliorum; Urban Symb. Antill. 2 (1900) 



269; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 53, Fl. Manila (1912) 



232, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 175. 



Guilandina bonduc Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 381, non ed. 2 (1762) 545. 



Guilandina bonducella Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1762) 545; Blanco Fl. 



Filip. (1837) 343, ed. 2 (1845) 239, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 81. 

 Caesalpinia bonducella Flem. in As. Research. 11 (1810) 159; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 69; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 

 64. 

 Guilandina crista Small FL Southeast. U. S. (1903) 591. 

 Throughout the Philippines in thickets along and near the seashore. 

 Pantropic. 



Local names: Bangbang (C. Bis.) ; bayag-kambing (Tag.) ; bebit (Sub.) ; 

 binit (Bik.) ; bugtong (Bis.) ; dalagdag (Tag.) ; dalugdug (Tag., Bis.) ; 

 dauer (Ilk.) ; kalambibit (C. Bis.) ; kalumbibit (Tag., Pang.) ; kamaunggi 

 (SuL); kamot-kabag (Tag.); sabinit (Bik.); simbar (Bag.); sihgor (Ilk.). 

 CAESALPINIA JAYABO Maza in Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19 (1890) 

 234; Merr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917) 261. 

 Caesalpinia bonduc Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 32; F-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 69, non Guilandina bonduc Linn. 

 Guilandina bonduc Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1762) 545, p. p.; Miq. FL Ind. 



