THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 45 
Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. A small branched weed about 3 
inches tail with pink flowers, Common in waste ground. 
S. oblongifo/ia Dec. Rare, sandy spots, Changi. 
^. aphylla Griff. A very small buff colored saprophytic plant 
with minute flowers. Rare, in dense wet woods. Chua 
Chu Kang. 
Trigoniastrum hypoleucum Miq. Small tree, flowers white. Bukit 
‘Timah. 
Xanthophyllum. Large or small trees, with white or pink 
rs and globose one or several seeded fruits. * Lima 
Beruk 
X. palembanicum Miq. A small tree, with white flowers. Woods, 
Garden jungle, Selitar. 
X, obscurum Benn. А large tree with dark pe pu 
eaves, flowers white tinted with rose. Fruit 
a cricket ball, greyish green with a very thie k^ woody 
rind Mai color inside, and numerous seeds. Woods, 
'l'an 
X. die Korth. A medium sized tree with deep green 
leaves. Flowers at first white then yellow, ieee a red 
calyx. Drupe globular orange turning dark red, with a 
sweet but rather soapy taste. Tanglin, Chan is . 
S gi a Korth. A small to medium sized tree, flowers white. 
Тһе commonest species in the peninsula, but not. common 
in Singapore. Woods, Bukit Mandai, Jurong, Bukit 
Timah. 
$n € King. A fair sized tres with dark green leaves, 
golden РЕ flowers white, fertilized by bees. Not 
common. Tanglin 
PORTULACACE®. 
Por — oleracea L. Purslane. A common с prostrate 
eed with yellow reni Waste ground. 
