THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 141 
Cwlodepas ferrugineum Hook. fil, A small tree with long 
slender yellow flower spikes, and capsules covered with 
brown wool. Garden jungle (5991, 6481), Bukit 
Timah. 
Alchornea villosa Muell. “Ramin bukit.” A big shrub, the 
bark used for string. Common in thickets and edges of 
wocds. Bukit Timah Road, Reservoir woods, Chan 
Chu Kang, Bukit Mandai. 
A. ruyosa Muell. Common, Changi, Serangoon. 
Mallotus macrostachyus Muell. A big shrub. Thickets, Bukit 
Timah Road at the 9th mile. 
M. Cochinchinensis Lour, “ Balik Angin.” A small tree, pretty 
when in flower from its pendent white racemes. The 
under side of the leaves is white, so that-when blown 
by the wind the whole tree appears white, whence the 
native name. A fairly good fibre can be obtained from 
the bark. Common in open country, Tanglin, Kranji, 
etc. 
M, penangensis Muell, Not common, Bajau, Toas, Sungei 
Morai. 
M. philippinensis Muell, and JV, barbatus Muell, given in Flor, 
Brit. Ind. as from Singapore; (the latter collected by 
Lobb) are doubtless errors. 
M. vernicosus look. fil. “Singapore Botanical Garden, 
Cantley ” is altogether doubtful. 
Macaranga hypoleuco Muell. <A fair sized tree with white 
stems and white undersides to the leaves. Sticks of its 
wood are used for setting gambier. Common in dry 
woods and secondary growth, all over Singapore. 
“ Mahang putib,.” 
M. meyalophylla Musll, “ Kubin.” A fair sized tree with very 
large leaves. The wood used for making windmills, 
hence its name, Selitar, Choa Chu Kang. 
