Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus Desf.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 28 May 2025
  1. Ailanthus integrifolia Lam., Encycl. (Lamarck) 3 (1792) 417; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 218. Distribution: LUZON: Laguna, MINDANAO: Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur, PALAWAN. Notes: 0-900m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
    • ssp. integrifolia. = Ailanthus blancoi Merr., Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 205; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 348. Distribution: Australia, Bismarck Arch, Borneo, China, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra. PALAWAN. Notes: 0-900m. Native.
  2. Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.) (1931) 41; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 219; ≡ Adenanthera triphysa Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab. (1818) 32. = Ailanthus philippinensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35 (1906) 25; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 348. = Hebonga mollis Radlk., PJS 6c (1911) 367; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 348. = Hebonga obliqua Radlk., PJS 6c (1911) 366; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 348. Distribution: Andaman Isls, Australia, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Java, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Bataan, Batangas (photos), Camarines Sur, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Rizal, MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Sur, MINDORO, PALAWAN. Notes: 0-600m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Brucea J.F.Mill.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 24 July 2024
  1. Brucea javanica (L.) Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 9 (1928) 3; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 211; ≡ Rhus javanica L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 265. = Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 18; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 347; ≡ Gonus amarissimus Lour., Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 658. Distribution: Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. BASILAN, BILIRAN, BONGAO, CABUCAN, CAMIGUIN, JOLO, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Mountain Province, Rizal, MINDANAO: Davao de Oro (photos), Misamis, Misamis Oriental (photos), Surigao, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Norte, NEGROS, PALAWAN, SAMAR. Notes: Lowland open sites and light secondary forests and thickets, also on limestone. 0-900m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  2. Brucea mollis Wall. ex Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42(2) (1873) 64; Wall., Cat. (1848) No. 8483; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 347; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 212. = Brucea macrobotrys Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 19; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 347. = Brucea stenophylla Merr., PJS 12c (1917) 274; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 347. Distribution: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. BILIRAN, BOHOL, LEYTE, LUZON: Abra, Albay, Apayao, Bataan, Benguet, Cagayan (photos), Camarines Norte, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Norte, MINDORO, NEGROS (photos), PALAUI (photos), PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR. Notes: Open forests, often in damp places. Fl. Jan-Aug. 0-1800m. Native.

Eurycoma Jack

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 3 June 2018
  1. Eurycoma longifolia Jack, Malayan Misc. 2 (1822) 45. Distribution: Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. BUCAS GRANDE, DINAGAT, HOMONHON, MINDANAO: Surigao, Surigao del Norte, MINDORO. Notes: 0-500(-1000)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). DAO category: Endangered. Native.
    • ssp. eglandulosa (Merr.) Noot., Fl. Males., 1st Ser. 6 (1962) 206; Romeroso et al., J. Asia-Pacific biodiv. 17 (2024) 13. = Eurycoma eglandulosa Merr., PJS 17 (1920) 266; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 346. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. DINAGAT, HOMONHON, MINDANAO: Surigao, Surigao del Norte. Notes: Lowland forests on ultramafics. Native.

Picrasma Blume

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 2 August 2026
  1. Picrasma javanica Blume, Bijdr. fl. Ned. Ind. (1825) 247; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 347; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 214; Paguntalan et al., Project Tawsi: Sulu Hornbill Project (2020) 42. = Picrasma philippinensis Elmer, LPB 5 (1913) 1837. Distribution: Andaman Isls, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. BOHOL (photos), CEBU (photos), LEYTE, LUZON: Bataan, MINDANAO: Agusan del Sur (photos), Davao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Surigao, Zamboanga del Sur, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, TAWI-TAWI. Notes: 0-1500m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Quassia L.

  1. Quassia amara L., Sp. Pl., 2nd Ed. (1762) 552; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 272; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 346; Noot., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1962) 199. Distribution: S America. Notes: Cultivated in Malesia, occasionally naturalized. Naturalized.
  2. Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot., Fl. Males., 1st Ser. 6 (1962) 199; ≡ Samadera indica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2 (1791) 352; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 345. Distribution: Andaman Isls, Bismarck Arch, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. LUZON: Aurora (photos), Cagayan, Isabela, MINDANAO: Lanao, Surigao del Norte (photos), Surigao del Sur (photos), Zamboanga del Norte (photos), MINDORO, PALAUI (photos), PALAWAN, SAMAR. Notes: 0-200m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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