58 
MERRILL. 
Baryxylum inerme Pierre FI. Forest. Gochinch. (1899) t. 390. 
Luzon, Province of Pangasinan, For. Bur. 8307 Curran & Merritt: Province of 
Batangas, For. Bur. 7739 Curran cC- Merritt: Manila, Merrill Jf087, For. Bur. 
19053, 19054 Curran, cultivated. Mindoro, For. Bur. 9735, 9823 Merritt. Pa- 
lawan, For. Bur. 3J/9S Curran, For. Bur. 77/27 Manalo. Balarac, Bur. Sci. 484 
Mangubat. 
A tree of low altitudes, mostly confined to the seashore ; extensively cultivated 
in Manila as a shade tree. Malay Peninsula and the Andaman Islands to Borneo, 
Java, Timor, and northern Australia. 
The oldest specific name is here adopted, and the generic designation Peltoph- 
orum is retained in accordance with the action of the Vienna Botanical Congress, 
although Baryxylum Lour, is much older. 
30. OR M OS I A Jacks. 
Flowers about 2 cm long, whitish ; leaves softly pubescent, the nerves very 
distinct 1. 0 . paniculata 
Flowers about 1 cm long, purplish; leaves glabrous, shining, the nerves obscure 
2. 0. calavensis 
1. Ormosia paniculata Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 21, 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 64. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 2028 Borden, October, 1904. 
Endemic. 
2. Ormosia calavensis Azaola ex Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 2 (1845) 230, ed. 3, 2; 
64; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 69; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 113, Phan. 
Cuming. Philip. (1885) 109, Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 41, fig. H; Perk. Frag. FI. 
Philip. (1904) 15; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 64; Prain in 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 69 - (1900) 180. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, For. Bur. 16985 Bacani: Province of Ilocos Norte, 
(Cuming 1219) : Province of Rizal, Merrill 1724, 2661, For. Bur. 441, 2963 Ahern’s 
collector, Bur. Sci. 3362 Ramos: Province of Bataan, Decades Philip. Forest FI. 
no. 223 Borden: Province of Laguna, For. Bur. 7760 Curran & Merritt: Province 
of Tayabas, Merrill 2600, For. Bur. 10367, 10750 Curran, For. Bur. 211/. Van 
Wickle: Province of Albay, Cuming 916. Masbate, Merrill 2752. Leyte, For. 
Bur. 12423 Danao. Mindanao, District of Zamboanga, Ahern 595, For. Bur. 
9475 Whitford & Hutchinson : Lake Lanao, Mrs. Clemens 1144, s. n. 
Native name: Bahay (Laguna, Tayabas, Bataan). 
Endemic. 
The generic name is antedated by Toulichiba Adans. but is here retained 
following the list of nomina conservanda of the Vienna Botanical Congress. 
31. SOPHORA Linn. 
1. Sophora tomentosa Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 373; Baker in Hook. f. FI. Brit. 
Ind. 2 (1878) 249; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 238, ed. 2 (1845) 229, ed. 3, 2: 63; 
F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 69; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 41, fig- G, Rev. PI. 
Vase. Filip. (1886) 113. 
Sophora heptaphylla Blanco 1. cc., F.-Vill. 1. c., non Linn. 
Batanes Islands, Sabtan, Bur. Sci. 3737 Fenix. Luzon, Province of Pangas- 
inan, For. Bur. 8350 Curran & Merritt: Province of Tayabas, Merrill 1119, 2034, 
1971, For. Bur. 10249 Curran: Province of Camarines, Ahern 213. Polillo, 
Bur. Sci. 9011 Robinson, Bur. Sci. 10763 McGregor. Mindoro, Merrill 1664, 2384, 
For. Bur. 9824 Merritt. Palawan, For. Bur. 3818 Curran. Masbate, Merrill 
