92 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
Dentella repens Forst. ‘“ Bunga Karang.” <A little creeping 
weed with white flowers. Common in waste ground, 
Tanglin, Galang, etc. 
Argostemma parvifolium Benn. A. elatoslemma Hook, and A. 
spinulosum C. B. C., collected by Lobb and labelled 
Singapore, were doubtless mislabelled. The Argostemmas 
are all hill plants. 
Hedyotis capitellata Wall. A climbing plant with ereenish 
heads of flowers. Common in thickets, Bukit Timah, 
Chan Chu Kang, Bukit Mandai, Chua Chu Kang. 
Hl. vestita Br.. “Tokong Bulu.” A rough branching herb 
with whorls of lilac flowers. Waste ground, Bukit Pan- 
jang, Changi. 
H, auricularia L. Somewhat resembling the last, but less hairy, 
and with white flowers. Common, Tanglin, Chan Chu 
Kang, Toas. 
TT. pinifolia Wall. A common weed in sandy spots with narrow 
linear leaves and white flowers. Changi, Teluk Kurau, 
var. coespitosa. A much more tufted form, grows in the 
same places. 
TT. congesta Br. “ Rumput Lidah Jin.” A _ stiff erect coarse 
herb with white flowers, common in woods, Tanglin, 
Bukit Timah, Jurong, Blakang Mati. 
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. A common little annual weed in 
waste ground with white flowers. Very variable, the 
variety a/senifolia is as common as any form. Tanglin, 
Changi, etc. 
O. diffusa L. Common in sandy spots. Tanglin, Changi, 
Jurong. 
O. Heynci Br. Tanglin in grass plots. 
O. trinervia Retz Sandy places, Galang, Tanglin. 
O. dichotoma Retz? Flowers violet. Teluk Kurau. 
