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tant and arcuate entirely unlike those of A. 
scholaris and A. angustiloba, are assuredly good 
for A. spectabilis whether or not they actually 
represent that ’ species. 
Illustrations. — Koord. and Val., Atl. Bau- 
mart. Java (1916) t. 641 (as A. villosa; veg., 
infl., fr., seed, habit of tree). F. M. Bailey, 
Compr. Cat. Queensl. PI. (1913) 324 (as A. 
somersetensis; veg., infl., fr., seed). Meded. 
Proefst. Thee (1926) 97: t. 29, fig. 114 (as A. 
villosa ; wood anatomy ) . 
Distribution. — Second only to A. scholaris 
in amplitude of distribution range; Java and 
the islands of the Javanese Archipelago, Cele- 
bes, the Moluccas, north to the Philippines 
(Mindanao), east to New Guinea and the Solo-, 
mon Islands, and south to Queensland. Often 
common in rain forests of low altitudes (re- 
ported up to 450 m. ) . 
Java. — Beumee A327 (Batavia; L); Blume 
1006 (type coll. A. villosa; L); Elbert 355 
(Madioen; L); Hallier f. 46 (cult., IV-A-82; 
L), 47 (Hort. Bog. ex Timor; L); Horsfield 
(type coll. Blab er opus villosus var. petiolata; 
K); Koorders 83 (K), 87 and 88 (L), 90 
(Besoeki; L), 93 (K), 97 (L), 12302 (Pre- 
anger; K, L, UC), 12333 and 13071 (L), 
13372 (Pekalongan; L), 14237 (Pekalongan; 
L, P), 15710 (Preanger; K, L), 27296 (K), 
28203 (Semarang; L), 30222 (K, L), 34148 
(Semarang; L), 36884 (Pekalongan; L), 38895 
(Besoeki; L); Merrill (Buitenz. Gd.). 
Kangean. — Backer 27816, 27966 and 28154 
(L), 28958 (Sepandjang; K, L). 
Lombok. — de Voogd 2062 (A). 
Soemba. — Iboet 9 (Bri, K, L), 266 and 484 
(L); Boschproefst. 15141 (L). 
Timor. — A. Cunningham 334 (BM, K, L); 
Neth. Ind. For. Serv. 27137 (Mo); Ex Herb. 
Mus. Paris (1827; fl.; G, K, L, NY, P, US); 
Riedel (Com. A. Billeger; fl.; K). 
Tanimbar. — Neth. Ind. For. Serv. 24391 
(A). 
Aroe. — Neth. Ind. For. Serv. 25351 and 
25411 (A). 
Kai. — Jensen 412 (L). 
Celebes —Boschproefst. 44 (L), 458 (K, L, 
Sing), 3685 and 5849 (L); Neth. Ind. For. 
Serv. 210 and 22984 (A). 
Philippines. — Mindanao: Clemens 696 (fl.; 
G, F. US); Elmer 10840 (fl.). 
Papua. — Brass 507 (Kappa Kappa; A), 
1632 (Sandbank Bay; A), 3643; Burke 296 
(coll.?; between s. coast of Owen Stanley 
Range; K); Carr 11399 (Hisiu); D’ Albert 
(type A. longissima, photo only; det.?); Lane- 
Pool 103 (Buna; Bri); C. T. White 13 (Port 
Moresby; K), 16 (Post Moresby; Bri). 
Australia. — Queensland: F. L. Jar dine (type 
coll. A. somersetensis; Sept. 1897; fl.; Bri, K). 
Thursday Island. — Vidgen 143 (1 leaf only; 
Bri). 
Northeast New Guinea. — Dadswell et al. 
( N.G.F . 1741; Lae; Bri; det.? ) ; Waterhouse 371 
(Kabakada, north coast of Gazelle Pen.). 
Solomon Islands. — Bougainville: Kajewski 
1834 (A); N.G.F. 579 (Bri); Waterhouse 78 
(fl.; K, NY, US), 341 (fl.). Guadalcanal: 
Kajewski 2449 (A); Walker ( B.S.I.P . 8; Bri); 
C. T. White ( B.S.I.P . 50; Bri). Banika: Stod- 
dard 33 (A). San Christoval: Brass 3014 (A). 
Vernacular names. — Java: Baloeng, Ilat- 
Ilat, Langkerang, Legarang; Timor: Pole; 
Papua: Oli; Bougainville: Melu; Guadalcanal: 
V ulei-Kuku. 
Type of A. villosa. — 'Monticulos calcareos 
Kuripan,” Blume. The type specimen has very 
large, sessile, densely pubescent leaves, whereas 
the Timor plant has small, petioled, glabrous 
leaves; but the many excellent series of col- 
lections from Java link the two forms with 
numerous intermediates. The varieties proposed 
reflect this intergradation. It has not been 
feasible for me at the present time to recognize 
even varieties in this polymorphic species; 
sight is not lost, however, of the possibility 
that field studies may eventually define several 
subspecific entities. The Java specimens, in 
general, have hairy leaves which are shorter 
petioled and larger than the Timor form. 
Type of Blaberopus villosus var. petiolata. — * 
"Java, in Blambangan (Hors F.).” 
