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MERRILL. 
Native names: Canafistula, canapistola, apostala. In Mindoro sometimes, but 
erroneously, called balayong and tindalo which belong properly to Pahudia rhom- 
boidea Prain. 
This species is certainly an introduced one in the Philippines, as indicated by 
its native names, which are of Spanish origin, or corruptions of Spanish names. 
It is a native of British India, and is now widely distributed in tropical countries 
in cultivation; Prain expresses the opinion that it is not entitled to be considered 
an indigenous tree in Malaya. 
2. Cassia javanica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 379; Baker in Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 
2 (1878) 267; Koord. & Valet. Meded. ‘s Land Plantent. 14 (1895) 8; Vidal 
Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 42, fig. D; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (18801 70. 
Cassia fistula Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 339, ed. 2 (1845) 237, ed. 3, 2: 76, 
saltern pro maxima parte, non Linn. 
Cassia nodosa Auct. Philip., non Ham. 
Luzon, Province of Isabela, For. Bur. 11265 Klemme: Province of Union, Elmer 
5661: Province of Zambales, Merrill 2958, Hallier s. n., For. Bur. 5902 Curran, 
For. Bur. 6020 Aguilar, For. Bur. 13206 Cortes: Province of Pangasinan, For. 
Bur. 13504 Medina, Cuming 1028: Province of Nueva Ecija, For. Bur. 14321 
Saroca, For. Bur. 8461 Curran: Province of Batangas, For. Bur. 1686, 1113 
Curran: Province of Rizal, For. Bur. 6632, 1030, 10031 Curran: Province of 
Tayabas, Merrill 2051 : Province of Camarines, For. Bur. 10458 Curran: Province 
of Sorsogon, For. Bur. 5149 Pray. Poliixo, Bur. Sci. 9296 Robinson. Mindoro, 
For. Bur. 9688 Merritt. Palawan, For. Bur. 1440 Manalo, Merrill 809, Bur. Sci. 
160 Foxworthy, For. Bur, 15038 Danao, For. Bur. 3856 Curran. Balabac, Bur. 
Sci. 40.3 Mangubat. Burias, For. Bur. 1118 Clark. Leyte, Elmer 1122. Min- 
danao, Lake Lanao, Mrs. Clemens 613- 
Native names: Dulaueng (Isabela) ; tualing baculao (Zambales); anahuhan 
(Tayabas) ; malatagum (Camarines) ; baguiroro (Sorsogon, Burias) ; lombayong, 
ibabao, balayong, ex Blanco. The names most commonly used, however, are cana- 
fistula, and corruptions of it, which properly belong to the preceding species. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines at low altitudes; Perak, Sumatra, Java, 
Timor, Celebes, and Amboina. 
Var. pubifolia var. nov. 
Differt a typo partibus junioribus, subtus foliis, rhachidibusque den- 
sissime molliter pubescentibus. 
Luzon, Province of Ilocos Sur, For. Bur. 5239 Klemme: Province of Rizal, 
Merrill 1313, 2639, For. Bur. 1113 Ahern’s collector, Decades Philip. Forest FI. 
no. 31 Ahern’s collector. 
This form, in its extreme development, is quite distinct from the species, and is 
readily recognizable by its dense soft pubescence, which persists on old leaves; I 
do not, however, consider it to be specifically distinct, as intergrading forms are 
represented by 1113 Ahern’s collector, cited here, and 10031 Curran cited under the 
species. 
What is here interpreted as Cassia javanica has been variously identified as 
C. ■ javanica L., C. nodosa Ham., and, by pure error, as C. fistula. The latter 
species is very different, and should not be confused with the present one in any 
stage. While there is some variation in the numerous specimens here referred to 
C. javanica, I am of the opinion that but a single species is represented. The 
material agrees well with the very short original description of C. javanica, with 
