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Salacia grandiflora Kurz. ‘Ampedal Ayam.” <A shrub _ half 
scandent, gnarled, with black stems, small pearly flowers, 
and eatable orange coloured fruits. Woods and open 
country, Bukit Timah, Pulau Ubin, Changi, Toas. 
Var. longifolia, Changi. 
S. latifolia Wall. Singapore (Wallich No. 4222). Not seen. 
S. prinoides De C. <A slender climber (a large straggling shrub 
according to King), with very small brown flowers and 
small globular orange fruits. Not common. Garden jun- 
ole, Bukit Timah Road, Pulau Ubin. 
. flavescens Kurz. <A climber with yellow or reddish flowers. 
Not common, Bukit Timah, Tanglin, Changi. 
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S. longifora Hook. Half scandent shrub with buff flowers. 
Changi, rare. 
S. sp. near flavescens, Rare, Changi (4785). 
S. Lobbii Laws.* “ Singapore Lobb.” Not seen, very imperfect- 
ly known. 
Celastrus Championi Benth. var? Sungei Loyang. 
RHAMNE®, : 
Ventilago letocarpa Benth, <A slender much branched climber 
with small green flowers, and small round fruit with a 
long narrow wing. Common, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, 
Pulau Ubin. 
V. madraspatana Gaertn, Rare. Bukit Mandai. 
Zizyphus enoplia Mill. A scandent thorny bush. Not common, 
Orchard Road. 
Z. elegans Wall. (Wallich No. 4233). Not seen. 
Z. calophylla Wall. A large climber very thorny dark green 
polished leaves, small white flowers and orange 2lobose 
eatable fruit. Very common, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, 
Selitar, ete. 
Var. with small leaves, and smaller fruits. Selitar, 
