A PRELIMINARY REVISION OF PHILIPPINE MYRT AGILE. 387 
Eugenia djouat Perr. in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 1 1 G . 
Myrtus cumini Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 471. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Linao River, For. Bur. 181/73 Alvarez: Province 
of Ilocos Norte, Mount Piao, For. Bur. 11/007 Merritt & Darling: Province of 
Abra, Ikmen, For. Bur. 11/553 Darling: Province of Union, Bauang, Elmer 5551: 
Province of Nueva Ecija, Talavera, For. Bur. 81/70 Curran: Province of Zambales, 
Botolan, Merrill 2911/; Cuming 1093: Province of Pampanga, Martinez s. n. : 
Province of Bulacan, For. Bur. 12301/ Maule: Province of Rizal, Novaliches, Loher 
2505; San Mateo, Merrill Dec. Philip. For. FI. 109 Ahern’s collector; Bosoboso, 
Merrill 1836, For. Bur. 2868 Ahern’s collector; Antipolo, Merrill 1323, Bur. Sci. 
5186, 5187, 5188, 5189, 5190, 5191, 5192, 5193, 5191/, 5195, 5196, 5197 Ramos: 
Manila, Marave 11/0, Ahern 711/: Province of Bataan, Moron, For. Bur. 6363 
Curran; Lamao River, Whitford s. n.; Mariveles, Ahern 779 : Province of Tayabas, 
Laguimanoc, Merrill 2125; Malicboi, Richie s. n. Lubang, Merrill 970. Min- 
doro, Calapan, Merrill 2575; Maugao, For. Bur. 9857 Merritt. Negros, Rio de 
Cadiz, For. Bur. 7300 Everett. Cebu, Talisay, For. Bur. 1/239 Everett. Guima- 
ras, For. Bur. 268 Gammill. Palawan, Puerto Princesa, For. Bur. 3600 Curran, 
Bur. Sci. 285 Bermejos. 
Universally recognized throughout the islands, either by the name Duhat or 
Lumboi, or very slight variants of the latter, the former being especially Tagalog, 
the other preferred by the other races and the Spaniards. 
India to Malaya. 
It will probably be possible to avoid changing the specific name, in spite of the 
fact that Linnaeus did have and describe specimens of this species under a name not 
yet used in the genus. Myrtus cumini is based upon his older description in the 
Flora Zeylanica 185. That (adapted from Richter) is as follows. “Arbor ramis 
teretibus, cinereis. Folia lanceolata, vel ovato-lanc., oppos., glabra, integerrima, 
minus acuta, petiolis longiusculis. Corymbi trifidi, compositi, laterales. Arbor 
zeylanica cuminum redolens Burm. Zeyl. 27. Ankaenda Herm. Zeyl. 23.” The 
identification of the specimens in Hermann’s herbarium has been carefully made by 
Trimen (Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 24: 140, 142; Handbook FI. Ceyl. 1: 216, 2:179), 
and the confusion by Linnaeus and his successors of Eugenia jambolana and Acro- 
nycliia laurifolia definitely traced. The specimens of these two species seem to 
have occupied three folios of Llermann’s herbarium, one was entirely A, laurifolia, 
another a mixture of the two, the remaining one was that upon which Myrtus 
cumini was based, and was entirely E. jambolana. Had Linnaeus adopted any 
specific name, other than “cumini,” not subsequently used, it would be obligatory 
to take it up by transfer into Eugenia in place of E. jambolana. The name was 
obviously borrowed from Burmann, and although the description and specimens 
belong to Eugenia, the name seems to belong with Acronychia laurifolia, as is 
inferentially stated by Dutliie under E. jambolana. For nomenclatural purposes, 
then, it seems better to refer both Myrtus cumini and Jambolifera pedunculata 
of Linnaeus to Acronychia. Certainly, changes are necessary in that genus, at 
least in the specific name. The generic name, is partially protected by the list 
of nomina conservanda adopted by the Vienna Congress, which excludes two 
of Adamson’s -names, but makes no mention of the earlier Jambolifera of Linnaeus, 
concerning which there is no doubt. 
73. Eugenia densinervia Merr. in Philip. Jour. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 105. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, Whitford 121/9, 
For. Bur. 7 19, 813, 1178, 1815, 2921 Borden, For. Bur. 6232 Curran: Province of 
Isabela, Baler, Merrill 1052. 
Endemic. 
