THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 147 
F. alba Reinwdt. A shrub leaves lobed and large when young 
smaller and entire in older trees, white beneath, figs, yel- 
low, becoming red. Very common in open country. 
F. chrysocarpa Reinwdt. A small shrub with rough leaves and 
golden hairy figs. Common in open country everywhere, 
Dr. King calls this 10 to 30 feet tall, and distinguishes 
it from I. hirta by the latter being smali and having lobed 
leaves. I have never seen this more than 5 or 6 feet tall, 
and the leaves are never lobed. 
F. chartacea Wall. A very slender shrub with very small yel- 
low figs. The lark is used for string. Common in thick 
wocds, Garden Jungle, Changi, Bukit Mandai. 
Ariocarpus rigida Bl.  ‘'Tampunei.”» Monkey Jack. <A very 
fine large tree with round yellow fruits covered with 
short spines and enclosing numerous seeds embedded in an 
orange colored sweet pulp. An excellent fruit. Tanglin, 
Changi, Chan Chu Kang. 
A. Kunstleri King. ‘Getah Terap.” A large tree, very vari- 
able in the shape of its leaves in young trees deeply 
lobed, in adults ovate oblong entire. The best is used 
for cordage, and as clothing by the Sakais. The milk is 
used as birdlime. Common all over Singapore. 
A. Lowti King. Rare. Bukit Timah. 
A. Maingayi King. Rare, Toas. 
A. Scortechinii King. Not rare, Garden jungle, Kranji. 
A, lanceefoha Roxb. ‘“ Keledang.” A very large tree with ex- 
cellent timber. Not common, Tanglin, Changi. 
Timah, Chan Chu Kang, Tanglin, Changi, Pulau Ubin. 
A, Gomeziana Wall. ‘“Tampang.” A medium = sized tree. 
Fruits smooth round, yellow and shining outside, inside 
rose pink, eatable but sour. 
A, pedunculavis King, Rare, Bukit Mandai. 
A. Lakoocha Roxb. “ Tampang Ambong.” Not rare, Bukit 
