170 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
COMMELINACEJE 
Pollia sorzojonensis Endl, Herb, flowers whte. Jungle, Pulau 
Ubin. 
Commelina nudiflora L. “ Rumput Aur.” Common weed үт 
lue flowers opening in the early morning and soon 
withering. Common all over Singapore. 
C. di ome L. Weed in cultivated ground, flowers blue. 
Tanglin, Galang. 
uir cde nuliflerum Br. Small weed with pink flowers, waste 
und, Tanglin 
A. vaginatum Вг. Telok Kurau. 
Forrestia mollis Hassk. “ Setawa? А tall erect plant about, 
4 fe ss high, with white flowers and pink capsules. 
Common in jungles, Bukit Timah, Tanglin, Tampenis, 
йомо. Pulau Ubin. 
F. posl tees Hassk. Stout creeping plant, flowers white. Cap- 
urple, Rocks, Bukit Timah. 
- Cyanotis cristata €. B. C. Sanly shores. Changi, Teluk Kurau. 
Floscopa scandens Lour. Damp spots, Tanglin, Galang. 
FLAGELLARIEÆ. 
Fiageligria indica L. * Rotan Binni.” Stems used:for making 
baskets. Common in mangrove swamps and. other places 
near the sea. Bajau, Changi, Pulau Ubin 
van minor Jurong, Selitar, Bajau. 
Susum anthe'minticum BI. Common in jungle. Bukit Timah, 
Лап Chu Kang. 
PANDANEX. 
Pandanus ge ocarpus Griff. * Mengkuang.” The biggest spe- 
Лез here, often 40 feet high with very long leaves used 
for Kajangs, and ataps, baskets, hats, etc. Common ail 
over Singapore, in swamps. 
