300 
MERRILL. 
acuminate, the apex sharply and abruptly acuminate, the acumen about 
1 cm long, the margins rather finely crenate-serrate or in the lower part 
subentire; petioles 3 to 6 cm long; nerves 16 to 18 on each side of the 
midrib, prominent beneath, anastomosing, the reticulations distinct. 
Spikes axillary, many-flowered, in anthesis 10 to 15 cm long, in fruit 
up to 40 cm in length and somewhat thickened. Flower-buds sessile, 
each subtended by three bracteoles, a lanceolate, acuminate middle one 
about 5 mm long, and two lateral, much smaller ones. Calyx-tube 5 
mm long, somewhat quadrangular, the lobes three, one of which is some- 
times split at the apex, ovate, obtuse, about 6 mm long. Petals 4, 
elliptic, 1.3 cm long. Mature flowers not seen. Fruit narrowly oblong, 
about 10 cm long, 2.5 cm thick, somewhat quadrangular, the angles 
rounded, the style persistent in young fruits, slender, 5 cm long. 
Balabac, Bur. Sci. 422 Mangubat, March, 1906. 
A species said by the collector to be rare, growing in forests, and used by 
the natives to poison fish. N. v. (Moro), Ulam. 
COMBRETACE^E. 
COMBRETUM Linn. 
Combretum extensum Roxb. Ilort. Beng. (1814) 28; FI. Ind. 2 (1824) 229; 
King in Journ. As. Soc. beng. 6 6- (1897) 337. 
Palawan, Mount Pulgar, Bur. Sci. 54 7 Foxworthy, March, 1906. Mindoro, 
Madrugo River, For. Bur. 4074 Merritt, April, 1906. 
British India to the Malay Peninsula, Andaman Islands, and Java; new to the 
Philippines. 
TERMINALIA L inn. 
Terminalia comintana (Blanco) comb. nov. 
Bucida comintana Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 856, ed. 2 (1845) 265, ed. 3. 2:48. 
Terminalia chebula F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 80, non Retz. 
Terminalia multiflora Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 34. 
Terminalia polyantha Presl Epim. Bot. (1851) 213? 
Luzon, Province of Zambales, Canad, For. Bur. 5891 Curran: Province of 
Pangasinan, Cape Bolinao, For. Bur. 8381 Curran cC- Merritt: Province of Rizal, 
Bosoboso, Merrill 2796 (type of Terminalia multiflora Merr.), 2647, For. Bur. 
2984 , 2009 Ahern’s collector. For. Bur. 10035 Curran, Bur. Sci. 3265 Ramos: 
Province of Batangas, San Jose, Guerrero s. n. (topotype of Bucida comintana 
Blanco) : Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Elmer 6990 , Whitford 1257 : 
Province of Tayabas (Infanta), Tinuan River, Whitford 767: Province of Cama- 
rines, Mount Isarog, For. Bur. 10448 Curran. Mindoro, For. Bur. 6193, 8708 
Merritt, For. Bur. 1:2211 Rosenbluth. Ticao, For. Bur. 1030 Clcvrk. Mindanao, 
District of Zamboanga, For. Bur. 9063 Whitford & Hutchinson. Local names ; 
Zambales Bingas, Batitinan; Pangasinan Magtalopoi ; Rizal Naghubo, Palauag, 
Saplungan; Batangas Dinglas; Tayabas (Infanta) Bangias; Camarines Tiroon; 
Mindoro Bangias; Ticao Batitinan-babaye ; Zamboanga Malatagum, Batitinan. 
Blanco’s Bucida comintana has previously been considered as a doubtful species, 
and I have expressed the opinion 11 that it was referable to the genus Calycopteris, 
and that F.-Villar was wrong in transferring it to the genus Terminalia. While 
n Govt. Pab. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 34. 
