THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 77 
times planted, establish themselves in many places. 
Pithecolobium dulce Benth. Cultivated only. 
P.confertum Benth. A tree, rare, Bedoh, Selitar. 
P. bubalinum Benth. Rather rare, Tanglin. 
P. lobatum Benth. ‘“ Jering.” Tree with fcetid pods, very 
popular with Malays. Common over the whole island. 
P. microcarpum Benth. A common little tree with white flowers 
and bright orange curly pods, very pretty when in fruit. 
Tanglin, Chan Chu Kang, Bukit Timah, etc. 
P. ellipticum Hassk. “Jering hutan.’ A large tree with big 
curled orange pods from which when ripe hang black 
seeds covered with a grey bloom. Not rare, Selitar, 
Pulaa Ubin. 
P. contortum Mart. Common, Tanglin, Changi, Selitar, ete. 
P. clypearia Benth. Common, Selitar, etc. 
P. angulatum Benth. Very common in open country, woods, 
ete. Tanglin, Changi, Chan Chu Kang, ete. 
ROSACE®. 
Parinarium costatum Bl. A big tree with white flowers and 
hard brown drupes with white dots. Rare, Chan Chu 
Kang. 
P. oblongifolium Hook. fil. “ Balau.” A well known timber 
tree of great size with large leaves white beneath. Rare, 
Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai. 
P. Grifjithianum Benth. A big tree with deep green leaves, 
corymbs of white flowers and yellow plum-like fruits. 
Local, Fort Canning, Changi. 
P. nitidum Hook. fil. ‘ Kelat Layu hutan.” A medium sized 
tree with very small red eatable plums. Bukit Mandai 
Chan Chu Kane. 
