694 
ROBINSON. 
Tubile, For. Bur. 855 1/ Merritt. Apo Island, Mindoro Straits, Merrill 1/11/, 
Bur. Sci. 179 Bermejo. Balabac, Bur. Sci. 382 Mangubat. Sulu, Jolo, Williams 
3121/. Leyte, Panaon Island, Lyon 13. 
Local names, vangta, Sabtan; bantal, Palaui ; baracbarac T Apo Island. 
Ceylon to Australia and Mauritius. 
2. Tournefortia horsfieldii Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 927. 
Luzon, Province of llocos Norte, Cuming 1215, Bur. Sci. 2318 M earns ; Bangui, 
For. Bur. 11/69 If Darling ; Badoc, For. Bur. 13951/ Merritt & Darling: Province of 
Benguet, Baguio, Elmer S1/.67, Topping 11/3 ; Mount Pulog, For. Bur. 16103 Curran 
Merritt & Zschokke: Province of Zambales, Mount Tapulao, Bur. Sci. 1/799 Ramos; 
Rio Baquiling, For. Bur. 6980 Curran: Province of Pangasinan, Villasis, Alberto 
86: Province of Pampanga, Arayat, Merrill 1385. 
Very doubtfully distinct from F. sarmentosa. Duplicates of the two Cuming 
collections upon which these species were credited to the Philippines are in this 
herbarium, and have been very carefully examined. The most obvious difference 
is in the extent of the pubescence, not only upon the calyx, but also the corolla, 
rachis, and the under surface of the leaves. There is a further difference in 
the shape of the calyx-lobes, those of T. scvrmentosa being shorter and broader 
and more obtuse, those of T. horsfieldii being longer (2.5 mm), narrowly 
lanceolate, and subacute. An attempt to separate the later collections on this 
basis, has led to the conclusion that its apparent naturalness is illusory. Miquel 
places these species in different sections, the fruits of T. sarmentosa being capable 
of division into two, those of T. horsfieldii into four parts. Fruits were examined 
from all our Philippine collections having them, 20 in all, and all gave practically 
the same result, that they more easily divided into two, but each of these again 
divided nearly as easily into two. When the attempt is made by inserting a 
needle at the base, the first split is a quadrant in about one-fourth of the cases. 
Otherwise, the numbers above cited well agree with Miquel’s description. The 
corolla-tube, both in our specimens referred to this and to the following species 
is longer than described for either, in a large majority of the cases being from 
7 to 12 mm. But it is often possible on the same branches to find others, 
apparently mature but much shorter, so that while this may possibly be a 
natural character, it is incapable of application. With this goes a difference 
in the length of the corolla-lobes, both lobes and tube appearing to elongate after 
the flowers have opened. 
Local name, pangas, Pampanga. 
Malaya. 
3. Tournefortia sarmentosa Lam. 111. 1 (179?) 416. 
T. urvilleana Cham, in Linnaea 4 (1829) 465. 
T. hirsutissima Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 128; non Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 140. 
Babuyanes Islands, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 391/9 Fenix. Luzon, Province 
of Cagayan, Bur. Sci. 7906 Ramos, For. Bur. 161/99 Bacani, For. Bur. 16739 
Curran, For. Bur. 18616 Klemme: Province of Benguet, Bur. Sci. 5305 Ramos: 
Province of Union, Bauang, Elmer 5652: Province of Bataan, Dinalupijan, 
Merrill 1575 ; Lamao River, Whitford 15, Merrill 2525, Williams 525, For. Bur. 
281/1/ Meyer : Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, Merrill Dec. Philip. For. FI. 260 Ahern’s 
collector; Jala- Jala, Chamisso (carbon-print of type of T. urvilleana in herb. 
Berol.) : Province of Laguna, Los Banos, Hallier s. n., Elmer s. n.; Calauan, 
Cuming 1/68: Province of Tayabas, Atimonan, Whitford 696: Province of Camari- 
nes, Ahern 256. Polillo, Burdeos, Bur. Sci. 9212 Robinson. Masbate, Merrill 
301/0, For. Bur. 1692 Clark. Romblon, Copeland s. n. Lubang, Merrill 971. 
Palawan, Puerto Princesa, For. Bur. 351/9 Curran, Bur. Sci. 339 Bermejo; 
