THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, UI Fl 
lit, warm rain, noone seems to know. Very common, 
especially near the sea, Tanglin, Reservoir, Changi, etc. 
Suropus albicans Bl. ‘ Chekop Manis.” A small shrubby plant 
with dark green leaves with a white central blotch, red 
flowers and pink or white fruit. A popular native 
vegetable, leaves eaten as spinach. Waste ground, com- 
mon. 
Cyclostemon longifolins Bl. A tree with pendent branches ant 
large leathery leaves. Rarely met with in flower. 
Common in woods, Garden jungle, Selitar. 
Choriophyllam malayanum Benth. Sandy spots near the sea, 
Rare, Seremban ; also collected by Wallich, 7975. 
Aporosu ficifolia Baill. Not rave, Bukit Timah, Chan Chu 
Kang, Garden jungle. 
A. nigricans Hook. fil. Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai. 
A, Maingayi Hook. fil. A shrub, Garden jungle, Selitar, 
Kranji, Jurong. 
A. fiuticosa Muell. A bush, common, Tanglin, Tanjong Gol, 
Chan Chu Kang. 
A. Praineana King. Bukit Mandai, Selitar, Kranji. 
A. Benthamiana Hook. fil. Tree, about 40 feet tall, with red 
showy fruits. Not rare, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Chan 
Chu Kang. 
A. lunata Benth. Not common, Jurong. 
A. stellifera Fook. fil. Garden jungle, Kranji, Bukit Timah. 
A. fuleifera Hook. fil. Not common, Jurong, Toas. 
Daphniphyllum laurinum Baill. “ Ruas-Ruas jantan.” A big 
; shrub or tree with white flowers, and olive shaped green 
fruits. Usually near the sea, Changi, Kranji, Teban, 
Siglap. 
Antidesma velutinosum Bl. Shrub with racemes of pink fruits. 
Common, Garden jungle, Changi, Pulau Ubin, ete. 
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