170 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
COMMELINACE®, 
Pollia sorzogonensis Endl. Uerb, flowers wh'te. Jungle, Pulau 
Ubip. 
Commelina nudiflora L. “ Rumput Aur.” Common weed with 
blue flowers opening in the early morning and soon 
withering. Common all over Singapore. 
C. benghalensis L. Weed in cultivated ground, flowers blue. 
Tanglin, Galang. 
Aneilema nuwliforun Br. Small weed with pink flowers, waste 
ground, Tanglin. 
A. vaginatum Br, Telok Kurau. 
Forrestia mollis Hassk. “ Setawa.” <A tall erect plant about, 
4 feet high, with white flowers and pink capsules. 
Jommon in jungles, Bukit Timah, Tanglin, Tampenis, 
Reservoir, Pulau Ubin. 
EF. marginata Hassk. Stout creeping plant, flowers white. Cap- 
sule purple. Rocks, Bukit Timah. 
Cyanotis cristata C. B.C. Sandy shores. Changi, Teluk Kurau. 
Floscopa scandens Lour. Damp spots, ‘Tanglin, Galang. 
FLAGELLARIEE. 
Fiagellaria indica LL. © Rotan Binni.” Stems used for making 
baskets. Common in mangrove swamps and other places 
near the sea. Bajau, Changi, Pulau Ubin. 
var, nivor Jurong, Selitar, Bajau. 
Susum anthe'nminticum Bl.. Common in jungle. Bukit Timah, 
Chan Chu Kang. 
PANDANEX. 
Pandavus atrocarpus Griff. “ Mengkuang.” The biggest spe- 
cies here, often 40 feet high with very long leaves used 
for Kajangs, and ataps, baskets, hats, etc. Common ail 
over Singapore, in Swamps. 
