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I. sepiaria Koen, White with a pink eye; Z quamoclit L. and 
potato, “ Keledi,” flowers pink; and /. aquatica Forsk. 
* Kaugkong,” a white flowered aquatic nis d as oe 
occur as escapes from cultivation here and t 
Evolvulus alsinoiles L. A little orte plant, flowers light 
blue, Sandy spots, Chang 
SOLANACEAE, 
I doubt that any of these, except one Solanum, are native 
to Singapore 
Solanum nigrum L. Galang. 
S. torvum Sw. Shrub with white flowers, the leaves smoked by 
Malays like tobacco. Waste ground, Tanglin. 
S. melongena L. “ Brinjal.” Cultivated. 
S. sarmentosum Nees. A prickly prostrate plant with blue flowers 
and black fruits, weed. Botanic Gardens 
s. кенинин» Jacq. “Terong Blanda." A prickly shrub 
ite flowers, and smo ooth red orange fruits. Sandy 
еа, Tanjong Katong, регһарз wild. 
5. стосе Lour. Singapore nes ; more probably an error 
for Penang. It is a hill plant. 
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ngan ea basa s L. C. minimum, and more rarely C. grossum 
. Willd. are much cultivated, and the two first occasionally 
occur as escapes. 
Datura d. L. * Kachubong." Weed in waste ground, often 
anted for use in medicine. Tanglin, etc., Pulau Ubin. 
SCROPHULARINEAE. 
Mazus rugosus Lour. Small weed, flowers oi Menge almost 
white in the centre of the е lip, where are 4 or 5 yellow 
spots. Waste ground, Botanic hase 
