THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 45 
Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. A small branched weed about 3 
inches tail with pink flowers. Common in waste ground. 
S. oblongifovia Dec. Rare, sandy spots, Changi. 
S. aphylla Griff. A very small buff colored saprophytic plant 
with minute flowers. Rare, in dense wet woods. Chua 
Chu Kane. 
Trigoniasirum hypoleucum Miq. Small tree, flowers white. Bukit 
An 
imah, 
Xanthophyllun. Large or small trees, with white or pink 
flowers and globose one or several seeded fruits. “ Lima 
Beruk.” 
NX. palembanicum Miq. A small tree, with white flowers. Woods, 
Garden junvle, Selitar. 
V, obscurum Benn. <A large tree with dark green shining 
leaves, flowers white tinted with rose. Fruit as large as 
a cricket ball, greyish green with a very thick woody 
rind orange color inside, and numerous seeds. Woods, 
Mary . 
Tanglin. 
NX. ellipticum Korth. A medium sized tree with deep green 
leaves. Flowers at first white then yellow, with a red 
calyx. Drupe globular orange turning dark red, with a 
sweet but rather soapy taste. Tanglin, Changi. 
XY. afine Korth. A small to medium sized tree, flowers white. 
The commonest species in the peninsula, but not common 
in Singapore. Woods, Bukit Mandai, Jurong, Bukit 
Timah. 
AV. Nunstleri King. <A fair sized tree with dark green leaves, 
and golden buds, flowers white, fertilized by bees. Not 
common. Tanglin. 
PORTULAGACEZ. 
Portulaca oleracea L. Purslane. A common succulent prostrate 
weed with yellow flowers. Waste ground. 
