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19. TAMARINDUS Linn. 
1. Tamarindus indica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 34; Baker in Hook. f. FI. Brit. 
Ind. 2 (1878) 273; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 29, ed. 2 (1845) 20, ed. 3, 1: 39, 
Naves 1. c. ed. 3, pi. 14; Vid. Sinopsis Atlas, t. 43, fig. D. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines, especially in and about towns, apparently 
not indigenous in the Philippines, but introduced in prehistoric times. Probably 
a native of tropical Africa; planted throughout the tropics. 
Native names: Tagalog sampaloc; Ilocano salomague, salumagul; Bicol sam- 
bac; Visayan sambagui, sarnbdg, sambalagui. The Tamarind. 
20. I NTS I A Thouars. 
Leaflets 4-jugate, sometimes 3-jugate, distinctly but shortly acuminate, mostly 
less than 8 cm long, rather firmly coriaceous— 1 . I. acuminata 
Leaflets usually 2- jugate, sometimes 3-jugate, apex broad, rounded and retuse, 
or broadly acuminate, up to 14 cm in length, often much smaller, subeoria- 
ceous or chartaceous ; , 2, I. bijuga 
1. Intsia acuminata Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 20. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, For. Bur. 7063, 11318 Klemme: Province of 
•Tayabas, Merrill 1108 (Infanta), 2584, 2594, For. Bur. 1413 Klemme. 
Native names : Balahian ( Cagayan ) ; tindalo, ipil ( Tayabas ) . 
Manifestly closely allied to the n$xt, and like it a seacoast plant, but usually 
distinguishable by its more numerous, smaller, and thicker leaflets. 
Endemic. 
2. Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. (1891) 192; Prain in Sci, 
Mem. Med. Off. Ind. Army 12 (1901) 12; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 
Suppl. 63, 3 (1908) Bot. 409. 
Macrdlobium bijugum Colebr. Trans. Linn. Soc. 12 (1817) 359, t. 17. 
Afzelia bijuga A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 467, t. 51; 
Baker in Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878) 274; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 72; 
Vid. Sinopsis Atlas (1883) t. 42, fig. B; Prain ex King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
66 2 (1897) 208. 
Eperua decandra Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 368, ed. 2 (1845) 259, ed. 3, 2: 118. 
Babuyanes Islands, Camiguin, Bur. Sci. 4056 FSnix. Luzon, Province of 
Cagayan, For. Bur. 17267 Curran: Province of Zambales, Merrill 1750: Province 
of Bataan, Whitford 1318, For. Bur. 5953 Curran: Province of Tayabas, Merrill 
1054, 1986, For. Bur. 840 Bagger, For. Bur. 10205, 1034 7 Curran: Province of 
Camarines, For. Bur. 10663, 10684 Curran: Province of Sorsogon, For. Bur. 
10595 Curran. Mindoro, For. Bur. 5373, 8537, 9877 Merritt, Merrill 2184, 2250. 
Palawan, For. Bur. 3496, 4522, 5181 Curran, Bur. Sci. 801 Foxworthy. Mas- 
bate, For. Bur. 12821, 12593, 12598 Rosenblutli. Ticao, For. Bur. 12527 Rosen- 
bluth, For. Bur. 1078 Clark. Panay, Copeland s. n. Leyte, For. Bur. 7133 
Everett, For. Bur. 12634 Rosenbluth. Guimaras, For. Bur. 215 Gammill. Ne- 
gros, For. Bur. 7306, 5605, 5622 Everett, For. Bur. 12414, 15037 Danao. Dinagat, 
For. Bur. 15054 Sample. Mindanao, For. Bur. 3954, 9497, 9522, 12370 Hut- 
chinson. Basilan, For. Bur. 6093 Hutchinson. 
Widely distributed along the seacoast throughout the Philippines ; a very 
important timber tree, universally known as ipil. Madagascar, Seychelles, An- 
daman and Nicobar Islands, throughout Malaya to New Guinea, the Fiji and 
Caroline Islands. 
For a complete synonymy of Intsia bijuga, and discussion of the allied genera, 
