THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 12% 
Thotiea grandiflora Rottb. “Seburui.” A low shrub, 2 feet tall 
with rough hairy leaves, and bell-shaped flowers as big 
as a tumbler, hairy with raised veins outside, smooth deep 
purple ins'de. <A very curious plant. Common in dry 
jungles, Bukit Timah, Reservoir woods, Bukit Mandai, 
Chan Chu Kang, Bajau. 
Th, dependens Klotsch, Rare, Sungei Buluh. 
PIPERACE®. 
Piper (Muldera) Maingayi Hook. fil. Climber, rarely flowering. 
Common. Jungles, Bukit Timah, Chan Chu Kang. 
P. (Cubeba) sumatrana Cas. Not common, Reservoir woods, 
P. pedicellosum Wall. Rare, Chan Chu Kang. 
P, muricatum Bi. An erect herb. Not very common, Bukit 
Timah, Chan Chu Kang, Jurong. 
P. (Chaviea) caninum Bl. “ Lada Hantu.” Stender climber, 
common in woods. Garden jungle, Selitar, Kranji, Pulau 
Tekong. 
var. /anatiu. Less common, in more exposed spots. Siglap, 
Chan Chu Kang, Pulau Ubin. 
var. angustifolium. Garden jungle, Changi. 
P. chaba L. “ Bakek.” Cultivated. I have also what may be a 
wild form of this under the name “ Bakek hutan” from 
Bukit Mandai, (5851). 
P. sarmentosum “ Chabei.” “ Kadok.” An erect herb with lone 
runners. Common in orchards, villages, ete., all over 
Singapore. 
(P. Betel L. “Sirih,” and P. nigrum L. “ Lada hitam ” are often 
cultivated.) 
P. miniatum Bl. “Sirih Ayer.” Climber, fruit-spikes red. Woods, 
not rare, Reservoir woods, Bukit Mandai, Toas, Chan Chu 
Kane. 
