THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. TY. 
I, sepiaria Koen. White witha pink eye; Z quemoclht L. and 
coccinea with small scarlet flowers; /. butatas L. the sweet 
potato, “ Keledi,” flowers pink; and /. aquatica Forsk. 
‘Kaugkong,” a white flowered aquatic eaten as spinach, 
occur as escapes from cultivation here and there. 
Evolvulus alsinoiles L. <A little prostrate plant, Howers light 
blue. Sandy spots, Changi. 
SOLANACEX, 
I doubt that any of these, except one Solunum, are native 
to Singapore. 
Solanum nigrum L. Galang. 
S. torvum Sw. Shrub with white flowers, the leaves smoked by 
Malays like tobacco. Waste ground, Tanglin. 
S, melongena L. “ Brinjal.” | Cultivated. 
S. sarmentosum Nees. A prickly prostrate plant with blue flowers 
and black fruits, weed. Botanic Gardens. 
S. aculeatissimum Jacq. ‘“Terong Blanda.” <A prickly shrub 
with white flowers, and smooth red orange fruits. Sandy 
places, Tanjong Katong, perhaps wild. 
S. biflorum Lour, Singapore (Wallich); more probably an error 
for Penang. It is a hill plant. 
Capsicum frutesceus L. C. minimum, and more rarely C. grossum 
Willd. are much cultivated, and the two first occasionally 
occur as escapes. 
Datura fustuosa L. “ Kachubong.” Weed in waste ground. often 
planted for use in medicine. Tanglin, ete., Pulau Ubin. 
SCROPHULARINEAE. 
Mazus rugosus Lour. Small weed, flowers pale violet almost 
white in the centre of the lip, where are 4 or 5 yellow 
spots. Waste ground, Botanic gardens. 
