THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 75 
B. semibifida Roxb. Climber with white flowers. Common, Bu+ 
kit Timah, Bukit Mandai, ete. 
Cynometra caulifora L. **Nam-nam.” Cultivated 
C, ramiflora L. var heterophylla. Shrub. Rare, river banks, Sungei 
Jurong. 
Sindora Wallichiana Benth. “ Saputi.” A very fine tree, with 
green flowers. ‘The calyx is covered with soft processes, 
not firm prickles as has been described. The flowers are 
fertilize | by flies, which visit them in such quantity that 
I have heard the roar of their wings from the base of a 
very lofty tree, when in flower. The pods are flat, usually 
one seeded and covered with prickles which exude a gum. 
Garden jungle, Changi, Dalvey Road. 
S. intermedia Bak. Changi, Blakang Mati. 
Afzelia retusa Kurz. A small tree, flowers white; sea coasts, 
common, Bajau, Changi, Pulau Ubin. Selitar, Serangoon, 
b] 
Peltophorum ferrugineum Benth. ‘ Batai.” A handsome tree with 
yellow flowers. Rare, Changi. 
Cesalpinia nuga Ait. Thorny climber, flowers yellow. Sea shores 
Changi, Selitar. 
C. tortuosa Roxb. Rare, Selitar. 
Mezoneuron sumatranum W. and Arn. <A very thorny climber 
with erect racemes of tubular flame-coloured flowers and 
thin flat pods bright red. Hither in fruit or flower, this 
is a most beautiful plant. Not very common. Along the 
Bukit Timah Road. Sungei Jurong. 
Parkia speciosa Uassk. “ Petai.” A tree with pear-shaped heads 
of small yellowish flowers on long hanging peduncles, 
and flat green pods, eaten by the Malays, Common wild 
and also planted. Bukit Timah, Bajau, Changi, Selitar, ete. 
Entada spiralis Ridl. Woody climber with curious curled pods 
and very large brown subtriangular seeds. Common all 
over Singapore. 
