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MARANTACE^ 
Maranta arundinacea L. ; arrowroot, aruru. Genus and species of 
tropical America; introduced in the Philippines at an early date and 
cultivated to a small extent; a source of food. 
PIPERACE^ 
Piper betle L. ; betel pepper, icmo. Common in cultivation and wild 
throughout the Philippines, probably introduced; the leaves are chewed 
with the fruit of Areca catechu and lime. 
HORACES 
Ficus elastica Roxb.; fig, india-rubber tree, banyan. Introduced from 
India; a shade tree. 
ArMcarpus communis Forst. ; bread fruit, rimas, camansi. Several 
varieties of this species in Malaya and Polynesia, not indigenous to the 
Philippines; cultivated for the fruit, which is eaten. 
Artocarpus integrifolia L. f. ; jack fruit, nanca. India to Malaya, 
certainly introduced in the Philippines; the fruit is eaten raw and as a 
preserve. 
NYCTAGINACE^ 
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. A showy ornamental vine, native of 
Brazil. 
MAGNOLIACE^ 
Michelia ckampaca L. ; champaca. Introduced from India or Malaya, 
not spontaneous; a small tree, valued because of its fragrant fiowers, 
which are a source of perfume. 
ANNONACE^ 
Annona muricata L., soursop, guaiabano; A. reticulata L., custard 
apple, anonas; A. squamosa L., sugar apple, ates. These three species are 
natives of tropical America; they were introduced into the Philippines and 
are now widely cultivated for their edible fruits. 
LAURACE^ 
Persea americana Mill.; alligator pear, avocado. A native of tropical 
America from whence it was introduced by the Spaniards before 1700. 
In 1903 it was again introduced, from Honolulu, Hawaii. It is highly 
prized for its fruit. 
LEGUMINOS^ 
Samanea saman Merr.; acacia, rain-tree. A native of the West Indies; 
a very common shade tree. 
Pithecolobium dulce Benth. ; camonsil, camanchiles. A native of tropical 
America, now thoroughly naturalized in the Philippines; a common source 
of tan bark; the fleshy arils are eaten. 
Acacia farnesiana Willd.; aroma. Probably a native of tropical Amer- 
ica; abundant in waste places and thoroughly naturalized; in many 
places one of the commonest shrubs invading grasslands. 
Leucaena glauca Benth.; ipil-ipil, malaganit. A native of tropical 
America; thoroughly .naturalized; a source of firewood in the Philippines. 
Mimosa pudica L.; sensitive plant, macahia. A native of tropical 
America, now a widely distributed weed of all tropical countries. 
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