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CLE I ST A NTH US Hook. f. 
The Philippine history of this genus begins with the description of 
Gluta orgyalis by Blanco in the second edition of the Plora de Filipinas 
(1845). This species, which by its author’s own statement was well 
known to Llanos, was subsequently and erroneously reduced by the latter 
to Cneorum tricoccum Linn., a species not found in the Philippines. 
Vidal, in the atlas accompanying his Sinopsis de Familias y Generos 
de Plantas Lenosas de Filipinas, figured both kinds of flowers and the 
capsules of what he then supposed to be Cleistanthus ferruginous Muell.- 
Arg. Naves, in the atlas accompanying the third edition of the Flora 
de Filipinas, figured what he believed to be Gluta orgyalis Blanco, reduc- 
ing' it doubtfully to Cleistanthus pat ulus Muell.-Arg. In the Novissima 
Appendix, Fernandez-Villar credited to the Philippines three species of 
this genus, C. ferruginous, C. pallidas, and C. myriantlius, reducing to 
the first of these Blanco’s species, which he considered represented by 
Naves’ plate. 
Eolfe, reviewing Villar’s work, took exception to this identification, 
and published the new combination, 0. blancoi Eolfe, based solely upon 
“C. ferruginous F. Villar, 1. c. p. 187, t. 353, non Muell.-Arg.” It seems 
to the present writer that although C. ferruginous F.-Villar was a mixture, 
that C. blancoi Eolfe should be held to be typified by Naves’ plate. 
Two years later, Vidal in the Ee vision de Plantas Vasculares Filipi- 
nas, again published the combination G. blancoi, this time with a descrip- 
tion, and citation as synonyms of Gluta orgyalis Blanco and Cleistanthus 
pallidus F.-Vill. He states that he is by no means satisfied that Blanco’s 
plant had been re-collected, but that his own specimen most nearly agreed 
with Blanco’s description of any that he had seen. In view of the doubt, 
he preferred to name his plant for Blanco, rather than to transfer the 
latter’s specific name to its correct genus. Obviously, G. blancoi Vidal 
should be typified by Vidal’s description and the collections upon which 
the description was based. 
In the Flora of British India, Cleistanthus myriantlius was credited 
to the Philippines. 
Finally, the transfer of Blanco’s name was made by Merrill, with the 
citation of 0. Blancoi both of Eolfe and Vidal as further synonyms. In 
spite of this last fact, the use of the specific name implies that C. orgyalis 
Merrill should be taken as the equivalent of Gluta orgyalis Blanco. 
It seems certain to the writer that Gluta orgyalis Blanco, Cleistanthus 
blancoi Eolfe, and C. blancoi Vidal are three distinct species. The* 
plants collected by Curran, at almost the exact type locality, undoubtedly 
represent the first, and the last was based upon a specimen, of which a 
