128 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 
P. rostratum Roxb. Erect, rare, Bukit Timah. 
P. porphyrophyllum EK, Br. A well known ornamental climbing 
plant, leaves deep green spotted white and pink, Com- 
mon but rarely flowering, dense woods, Bukit Timah, 
Selitar, ete. 
(Peperomia erigua Miq. <A little weed in gardens, on walls, ete., 
introduced. Tanglin, Chan Chu Kane). 
CHLORANTHACE. 
Chioranthus officinalis Bl, Shrublet, with slender spikes of white 
flowers and translucent white berries. Damp ravines in 
jungles, local but abundant. Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, 
Jurong. 
MYRISTICACEAR. 
The wild nutmegs are very plentiful in Singapore, occurring 
in all the bigger jungles, but almost invariably in an isolated 
manner, so that it is often by no means easy to get both sexes 
of any species. They are all trees, varying in height from about 
fifteen feet to 100 or more. ‘The seeds seem to be (in all but 
M. cinnamomea) deficient in aromatic properties, and are not 
used by the natives at all. The timber is often good. The 
native name for the cultivated Nutmeg is ‘“ Pala,” the Mace be- 
ing called “ Bunga Pala,” (literally flowers of Nutmeg). Many 
of the wild species are called “* Pala Hutan,” etc.; but ‘‘ Pendarah,” 
with the local variants Menarah, Mendarah, and Chendara, is 
the common name for other species. 
M. elliptica Wall. Common, Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, Chan 
Chan Chu Kang. var. Bukit Mandai, Chan Chu Kang. 
M. bracteata De C. A very large tree, rare, Bukit Timah. 
M. cinnamomea King. Not common, Bukit Mandai, Sumbawang, 
Changi, Selitar. 
M, crassa. King. Flowers orange, Garden jungle, Bukit Man- 
dai, North Selitar, Sungei Morai. 
M. Lowiana King. Rare, Kranji. 
