108 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
S. sp. “Donoon.” A medium sized tree, flowers in compact 
cymes. Rare, Kranji. 
Styrax Benzoin Dryand. Gum benjamin. ‘ Kemeniyan.” A 
tall tree with sweet white flowers, and hard grey round 
flattened fruits. Produces the gum benjamin of com- 
merce, which is obtained by cutting gashes in the bark, 
when the gum, after some weeks, exudes. Common in 
jungle, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, Selitar, Choa Chu 
Kang. 
S. crotonoides Clarke, Singapore (Wallich No. 7848); also in 
Cantley’s collection. I have never seen it here. 
OLEACEZ. 
Jasminum lifarium Wall. ‘“‘Melor hutan.” Wild Jasmine, very 
common in open country, and hedges, Tanglin, Balestier 
plain, Changi, etc. 
J. Grifithii Clarke. * Kuma-Kuma hutan.” <A very hairy jas- 
mine. Rare, woods, Garden jungle, Bidadari, Chan Chu 
Kang. 
Olea maritima Wall, A large bush with small green flowers and 
black drupes, Sea coastsin dry spots, Tanjong Katong, 
Changi, Pulau Ubin. 
Linoctera pauciflora var. palembanica. A big tree with small white 
flowers. Common, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah, Changi. 
APOCYNACE. 
Wiliughbeta firma Bl. ‘* Getal Grip or Gegrip.” A large woody 
climber with rough black bark, white flowers and green 
or orange oblong or globose fruits. Seeds deep violet 
inside. It abounds in rubber, and is the best of all 
the local rubber vines. The fruit is eatable and sweet, 
but full of rubber milk. Common, Garden jungle, Bukit 
Timah, Changi, etc. 
W. coriacea Wall. “Getah Ujol.’ An inferior Gutta, which 
does not set readily, it is used for adulterating and for 
