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Bischofia javanica, with trifoliolate leaves, known as the “ ka-tang ” 
(in the local dialect). The wood is good, and used for making 
furniture. 
Melia Azedarach, ie pride of India, “ k'u-lien." 
‘Neither the common loquat nor the rare Hong Kong species occurs 
in Formosa, but. à ae large, and perhaps new, species o rya 
occurs near Takow and at the South Cape. The fruit is smaller than 
the ZU Hab loquat, and has little flavour. 
An ash (Frawvin " a oceurs rarely about Apes Hill, but it is 
common in the m 
The wood-oil te IP dal cordata) was found by Mr. Playfair on 
Apes Hill, but " is MT rare, and no commercial use is made of its 
product in Form 
Cordia Myso" produces a viscid fruit, eaten by the natives with soy 
and garlic, and named “ p‘o-tzu 
"he Me beta tallow tree, Sapium sebiferum.—The fruit is not 
utilized i m Form 
Sapin us Mak oriit, common on the cliffs as a shrub, is occasionally 
seen as a “iare tree. The fruits are not so much used here in lieu o 
soap, as they are in many places on the mainland. 
Bombax matabarioun, the silk eotton or “moec-main " tree, known 
to the natives a un-chi," is a thorny tree with red. tulip- like flowers 
and te Gaai containing the silk-cotton. Itis not collected in 
Form 
-iaioa smaller. trees worthy of notice are the following : 
ortea pterostigma, a tree of the nettle family, with satan leaves 
Jas 
hretia formosana, the ^ houk'o ” om “thick bark” has hard:woo ood, 
whith, podes er, splits on drying. E. macrophylla and Æ. acuminata 
also occur. 
-EMftanpor um sp.nov. the * kiehjiu," is very common, and has -— 
Malta cochinchinensis, M. Playfairti, and M: philippinensis are 
small trees or shrubs, while M. repandus has a somewhat climbing 
abit 
Hibiscus tiliaceus grows to be a fair-sized tree. Its bright sulphur- 
yellow flowers change as the day advances to,a dark maroon colour. 
H. mutabilis, smaller, has white flowers changing to pink towards 
evenin 
Murrayü exotica, the “shih-ling,” is a small em with fragrant 
. Leea sambucina, a beautiful shrub or small tree, ith large much: 
Pide nip is leaves and a mass of red inflorescence, the individual 
they open being pale yellow. This tree belongs to the vine 
fich, from which ^ differs so paci in habit. 
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Caesalpinia, which is wrongly ana “acacia” by some Europeans 
-n China, is represented by three 
. pulcherrima, an erect shrub with — red flowers, much culti- 
vated. I ae seen no wild specime 
^ €. Nuga, a large thorny climbing nae with masses of bright 
yellow flowers and smooth short broad pod 
C. Bonducella, also a large — climber, with inconspicuous 
yellow er ied spiny broad 
wo other common leguminous caiba on Asia Hill are :— 
Millettia reticulata, with purple flowers. 
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