VoL 2 EUPHORBIACEAE 427 



CROTON LUZONIENSIS Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 34 (1865) 118, DC. Prodr. 

 15 2 (1866) 624; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 192; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 143, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 241. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Bontoc, Union, Bataan, Zambales, Rizal), 

 Cuming 1136, B. S. 1751, 7984 Ramos, F. B. 21*788 Borromeo, 2004, 21*58, 

 3084 Ahern's collector, Loher 4691, 6868. In thickets and forests at low- 

 altitudes, ascending to 1,400 m. Endemic. 

 Local name: Pagaibayong (Ig.). 



CROTON TIGLIUM Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1004; Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 

 15 2 (1866) 600; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858-59) 379; F.-Vill. 

 Novis. App. (1880) 192; Vidal Rev. Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 38, t. 83, 

 f. E, Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 143, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 242; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 220. 

 Croton camaza Pen*, in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 112; C. B. 



Rob. in Philip. Journ. iSci. 3 (1908) Bot. 305. 

 Croton glandulosum Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 754. 

 Croton muricatum Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 518, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 



154, t. 383; Muell.-Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 2 (1866) 693. 

 Tiglium officinale Klotz in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) 

 - Suppl. 1 : 418. 

 Throughout the Philippines in and about towns, usually planted, some- 

 times naturalized. Of prehistoric introduction from Malaya; universally 

 used for poisoning fish. India to New Guinea. 



Local names: Gasi (Sul.) ; kamagsa (Bik.) ; kamaisa (Tag.) ; kamandag 

 (Bis.) ; kamausa (Tag.) ; kasla (Sul.) ; lutung-sira (Bik.) ; makaisa (Tag.) ; 

 makasla (P. Bis.) ; malapai (Sul.) ; saligau (Ilk., Ibn.) ; tuba (Ilk., Bik., 

 Tag., S. L. Bis., P. Bis., Sul.) ; tuba-tuba (Bik., P. Bis.) ; tubang-kamaisa 

 (Tag.) ; tubang-makaisa (Bik., Tag.) ; tubang-pasiti (Bik.) ; tubli (C. 

 Bis.) ; tukbu (If.) . 



CROTON VERREAUXII Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 34 (1865) 117, Prodr. 15' 

 (1866) 620, var. ANGUSTIFOLIUS Muell.-Arg. 1. c; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1880) 192; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 143, Rev. 

 PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 241. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas), Cuming 736, F. B. 

 13539, 15526 Merritt & Darling, 17710 Curran, B. S. 22356 Ramos. In 

 thickets and forests at low altitudes. The variety endemic, the species and 

 other varieties New Guinea, Australia, and Polynesia. 

 Local name: Arasaligau (Ilk.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Croton lachnocarpus Benth.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 192. 



Croton coccineum Pers.; Llanos ex F.-Vill. & Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. 

 ed. 3, 4 1 (1880) 103. 



Croton rhombifolium Spreng; Llanos 1. c. 



19. DORYXYLON Zollinger 



(Sumbavia Baillon) 



DORYXYLON SPINOSUM Zoll. in Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. 14 (1857) 

 152; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 221. 



