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CROTALARIA VERRUCOSA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 718, Miq. PI. Ind. Bat. 

 1 1 (1855) 331; A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 

 390; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 57; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 107, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 104; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 80, 5 (1910) Bot. 62, Fl. Manila (1912) 

 251, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 177. 

 Phaseolus bulai Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 572. 



Quirosia anceps Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 398, ed. 3, 2 (1879) 

 367. 

 Luzon (Bataan, Laguna, Tayabas, Rizal), Mindoro, Masbate, Negros, 

 Cebu, Mindanao. In open places at low altitudes. Pantropic. 



Local names: Bulailaua (Tag.); gulinggam (Sul.) ; gulung-gulung (P. 

 Bis.); kalayakai (Tag.); reging (Bag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Crotalaria laburnifolia Retz.; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 

 84; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 58. 

 Baker's record of this species as Philippine was probably based on an 

 erroneously localized Cuming specimen. 



Crotalaria sericea Retz.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 57. 



35. MEDICAGO Linnaeus 



MEDICAGO DENTICULATA Willd. Sp. PI. 3 (1803) 1414; Baker in Hook, 

 f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 90; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) 

 Bot. 64. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Union, Manila). A casual introduction at low alti- 

 tudes, apparently well established in Benguet. Europe to India, China, 

 and Japan, naturalized in North America. 

 Local name: Galeria (Ilk.). 



MEDICAGO LUPULINA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 779; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 274, Fl. Manila (1912) 253. 



Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 7762. In open grassy places, altitude about 

 1,500 m, introduced. Widely distributed in Europe and Asia, naturalized 

 in North America. 



36. M ELI LOTUS Tournefort 



MELILOTUS INDICA (Linn.) All. Fl. Ped. 1(1785) 308; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 15. 

 Trifolium melilotus-indica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 765. 

 Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 9700. An introduced weed. Widely distrib- 

 uted in Asia, introduced in other regions. 



37. INDIGOFERA Linnaeus 



INDIGOFERA GALEGOIDES DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 225; Baker in Hook. f. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 100. 

 Culion, B. S. 41327 Ramos. In open grasslands (cogonales), at low 

 altitudes. India and Ceylon to Indo-China, southern China, the Malay 

 Peninsula, and Java. 



