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ROBINSON. 
70. Eugenia similis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 106. 
Calypthranthes ramiflora Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 420, nec E. ramiflora Desv. • 
in Ham. Prodr. PL Ind. Occid. (1825) 43, nec E. ramiflora Miq. in Linnaea 22 
(1849) 536. 
Syzigium latifolium Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 2 (1845) 294, nec S. latifolium DC. 
Prodr. 3 (1828) 259, nec E. latifolia Aubl. PI. Guian. (1775) 502, pi. 199, nec 
aliorum. 
Eugenia bracteata roxburghii F.-Villar Noviss. App. (1880) 86, quoad synonyma 
saltern, non Dutliie in Hook. f. FI. Br. Ind. 2 (1879) 502. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, Whitford 413, For. 
Bur. 1J/71 Ahern’s collector: Province of Zambales, For. Bur. 851 Maule, Subig, 
For. Bur. 5989 Curran. Mindoro, Maugao, For. Bur. 9853 Merritt, the two last 
specimens with very young flowers. 
The following are referable either to this species or to E. clausa, they are 
either sterile or in mature fruit, and I can not distinguish them. Luzon, Prov- 
ince of Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan, For. Bur. 81i91 Curran: Province of Zambales, 
Botolan, Merrill 2940 ; Iba, Merrill 2994; Cabangan, Merrill 3007. Masbate, 
Merrill 3076. Mindoro, For. Bur. 8663, 11020 Merritt; Amnay, For. Bur. 884 7' 
Merritt. Mindanao, District of Davao, Samal Island, For. Bur. 11522 Whitford. 
There seems to be no constant character to separate the leaves of this species 
from those of E. clausa: the specimens other than the respective types cited from 
Lamao and Bosoboso are fruiting and are placed where they are on geographical 
grounds alone, as there is nothing to distinguish them except a difference in the 
shape of the leaves which will not hold for other material. The Bosoboso plants 
were collected at stations several miles apart. The difference in the calyx is so 
great that there can be no possible doubt that these species really are distinct. 
Otherwise is the case of E. atropunctata. The latter is separated at a glance 
from E. similis by the darker bark and leaves, shorter petioles, differently shaped 
leaves, smaller flowers, free petals, shorter stamens, more persistent obtuse calyx- 
lobes, and probably longer braeteoles, but it is very much closer to it than this 
array of characters would seem to indicate. 
It seems in every way probable that this is the correct disposition of Blanco’s 
species, above cited, although the reduction is largely a matter of exclusion. 
Blanco says under this heading that the wood known at San Jose de Batangas 
under the name of “dinglas” is this species and no other, but he elsewhere ascribes 
that name in the same locality to a species of Terminalia, called by him Bucida 
comintana. Through the kindness of Dr. Leon Guerrero, specimens of “dinglas” 
were obtained from the presidente of San Jose and proved to be the latter. 
Local names, Paitan, Zambales; Malaruhat, Malaruhat na puti, Bataan. 
Endemic. 
71. Eugenia decipiens Koord. & Val. Bull. Bot. Inst. Buitenz. 2 (1899) 6. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, For. Bur. 1184 
Borden, For. Bur. 2781 Meyer. Both collections, the former sterile, the latter 
flowering, agree perfectly with the description and with Javan material, except 
that the leaves are somewhat wider in proportion to their length, especially 
toward their apices, and are therefore somewhat more abruptly acuminate. They 
seem entirely too close to warrant specific separation. 
Local names, Malaruhat, Malaruhat na pula. 
Java. 
72. Eugenia jambolana Lam. Encycl. 3 (1789) 198. 
Calyptranthes jambolana Willd. in Usteri Ann. 17 (1796) 23. 
Syzygium jambolanum DC. Prodr. 3 (1828) 259. 
