42 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE 
Mezzettia leptopoda Oliver. A very large tree with green 
flowers, and large globose fruit containing two very hard 
seeds, ‘Poko P’rab.” Garden Jungle. 
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Climbing plants with very small dicecious flowers and 
drupaceous carpels with the seeds usually curvel. 
Tinospora cordifolia Miers, Probably introduced. Macpherson 
Road, Balestier plaia, Pulau Ubin. 
Tinomiscium petiolure Miers. © Akar Lankap.” <A stout climber 
with milky juice, flowers white, fruit green with white 
spots. <A decoction of the roots is used for rheumatism. 
Common in open woods, Garden Jungle, Siglap, Jurong, 
Bukit Mandat. 
lihraurea chlorolcuca Miers.‘ Akar Kuning.” A big woody 
cliuber with yellow juice formerly used in dyeing. The 
male flowers are white in large panicles on the stem. 
The females green. The fruit is about an inch long, 
orange-colored. Common all over Singapore. 
Coscinium fenestratum Colebr. ‘“ Akar Kunyit, Kunyit Babi.” 
A stout woody climber with large round leaves white 
beneath and large globular fruits. Common in woods. 
Chan Chu Kang, Changi, ete. 
Llypserpa triflora Miers. A slender climber with narrow deep 
greei leaves and small green flowers. Not common, 
Hedges, Tanglin, Selitar, Jurong, Chua Chu Kang, 
Limacia velultinw Miers. A low rather slender climber, the 
leaves covered with a velvety golden olive fur. Com- 
mon in open country. Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Changi, ete. 
J, Kunstlert King. A pretty little slender climber with white 
flowers and yellow stamens. Rare, on bushes by the sea, 
Changi beach. 
Stephania hernandifolva Wall. A slepder climber with peltate 
