THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 95 
R. macrophylla Br.‘ Delima bhutan.” A small shrub with 
large white trumpet-shaped flowers 4 inches across, white 
with dark purple spots in the mouth. <A most beauti- 
ful plant. Common, Garden jungle, Changi, Bukit Ti- 
mah, etc. 
Gardenia tubifera Wall. A’shrub or large tree with large sweet- 
scented flowers opening nearly white and becoming orange 
very quickly. Dense woods and river banks, not very 
common here. Garden jungle, Changi, the Reservoir. 
G. Grifithit Hook. fil. A slender straight tree, with much larger 
flowers than the last and very large globose fruit. Local, 
damp thick woods. Bukit Timah, Selitar, Sungei Buluh, 
Bukit Mandai. 
G. speciosa Hook.* ‘Singapore, Lobb,’ I have not seen. This 
fine gardenia has only been collected by Lobb and never 
met with again. 
Petunga venulosa Hook var.(7) Small tree, possibly a distinct 
species, Garden jungle, 
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Gaertn. “ Chingum.” A very com- 
mon sea shore shrub, with small white flowers. The 
seeds may often be seen thrown up on the sea shore in 
great quantities, Along the coast with mangroves. 
Jackia ornata Wall. A tall slender tree about 20 feet tall, with 
drooping panicles of rosy white flowers, and red fruits, 
very beautiful. Common in open swamps and wet bor- 
ders of woods. Dalvey road, Bukit Timah, Changi, Selitar. 
Guettarda speciosa L. A common small or medium sea-coast 
tree, flowers white, Changi, Selitar. 
Timonius Jambosella Thw. A very common tree 12 to 20 feet tall, 
with small yellow flowers. Secondary jungle everywhere. 
T. Rumphii De C. “ Tuwlang-‘Tulang Paya.” Common in secon- 
dary jungle, whole island. 
T. Linlaysonianus Wall. A sea-shore plant, flowers white.  Ti- 
dai rivers, Serangoon, Changi. 
