THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 101 
Elephantopus scaber L. “ Tutup bumi.” A very common weed 
flowers pink. Whole island. 
Adenostemma viscosum Forst. A coarse herb with white flowers, 
waste ground near houses, Chan Chu Kang, Pulau Ubin, 
Bukit Panjang. 
Ageratum conyzoides LL, An exceedingly common weed with blue 
or white flowers, everywhere. 
Mikania scandens Willd. ‘ Akar Churoma.” <A climber with 
hanging heads of flowers. Thickets, not common, Jurong, 
Woodsville. 
Erigeron linifolins Willd “Sumbong Jantan.” A large coarse 
weed. Waste ground, Tanglin, Selitar, ete. 
Blumea lacera De C. An erect herb with yellow flowers. Common 
waste ground and grassy places. Tanglin, Selitar, ete. 
Bl. membranacea De C. Alexandra Road, 
Bl. balsamifera De C, Ngai Camphor. ‘“Sumbone.” <A tall herb 
about 8 feet high or less, with yellow flowers. The whole 
plant bas a strong camphor smell, and is used in medicine 
by the natives. Very common in open ground, Tanglin, 
Bedoh, etc. 
Pluchea indica Less “ Poko Beluntas.” A sea-shore shrub with 
lilac flowers. Very common on the sea coast, Changi, 
Galang, etc. ; rarer inland, Tanglin, near the rifle range, 
Sphoeranthus africanus I. A herb with heads of white flowers. 
Ditches, Galane. 
Cesulia axillaris Roxb. Ditches, Tanglin and Galane. 
Ke'ipta alba Hassk. Common weed in waste ground, flowers 
white. 
Centipeda orbicularis Lour. A very smal! prostrate weed with 
minute purple flowers. Paths in the Botanic gardens, 
Wedelia bifora De C. ‘Serenai Laut,” Sea-shore herb with 
yellow flowers. Common, Galang, Kranji, Changi. 
