102 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
Spilanthes acmella L. “ K’rabo.” The toothache plant, a com- 
mon weed with conical heads of yellow flowers very 
pungent. Sold in the native herb shops. Open country, 
Sungei Morai, Ang Mo Kio. 
Synedrella nodifora Gaertn. Stiff weed with yellow flowers. 
Very common every where. 
Tridax procumbens L. Sandy places, Tanjong Katong, Cathedral 
Close, Changi, Teluk Kuarau. 
Artemisia vulgaris L. Often cultivated for medicine in Chinese 
villages. 
Gynura sarmentosa De C. “Akar Subiak.” Climbing herb 
with glaucous green leaves, and yellow flowers in a pur- 
ple involucre. Swampy spots in dense jungle, Bukit 
Mandai, Bukit Timah, Tanglin. 
G. pscudochina De ©. A coarse common weed, Tanglin, Tan- 
jong Katong, Selitar, ete. 
Emilia sonchifolia De C. ‘ Katumbi jantan.” Common herb 
with bright pink flowers, waste ground. 
(Cosmos bipinnatus. Often cultivated as a vegetable.) 
Acanthospermum wxanthioides De C. Prostrate herb with white 
flowers and burr-like fruit. Not common, Pasir, Pan- 
jang, Ang Mo Kio, Tanglin. 
GOODENOVIE. 
Sewvola Koenigii Vahl.  “ Ambong-ambong.” A common 
sea-shore shrub. Flowers and fruit white. All round 
the coasts. Changi, Selitar, Pulan Ubin, Blakange Mati. 
CAMPANULACEA. 
Pratia begonifolia Lind]. Small creeping herb with blue and 
white flowers. Wet spots by streams, Bukit Timah, 
Choa Chu Kang. 
