42 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE 



Mezzettia leptopoda Oliver. A very large tree with green 

 flowers, and large globose fruit containing two very hard 

 seeds, ; 'Poko P'rau." Garden Jungle. 



Menispekmaue.e. 



Climbing- plants with very small dioecious flowers and 

 drupaceous carpels with the seeds usually curved. 



Tinozpora cordifolia Miers. Probably introduced. Macpherson 

 Road, Balestier plain, Pulau Ubin. 



Tinoihiscium petiolare Miers. " Akar Lankap." A stout climber 

 with milky juice, flowers white, fruit green with white 

 spots. A decoction of the roots is used for rheumatism. 

 Common in open woods, Garden Jungle, Siglap, Jurong, 

 Bukit Mandai. 



Fibraurea ch/orolcuca Miers. " Akar Kuning." A big woody 

 climber with yellow juice formerly used in dyeing. The 

 male flowers are white in large panicles on the stem. 

 The females green. The fruit is about an inch long, 

 orange-colored. Common all over Singapore. 



Cosciiiium fenestratum Colebr. " Akar Kunyit, Kunyit Babi." 

 A stout woody climber with large round leaves white 

 beneath and large globular fruits. Common in woods. 

 Chan Chu Kang, Changi, etc. 



Hgpserpa tri/fora Miers. A slender climber with narrow deep 

 green leaves and small green flowers. Not common. 

 Hedges, Tauglin, Selitar, Jurong, Chua Chu Kang. 



Limacia velulina M.iers. A low rather slender climber, the 

 leaves covered with a velvety golden olive fur. Com- 

 mon in open country. Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Changi, etc. 



J, KuDstltri King. A pretty little slender climber with white 

 flowers and yellow stamens. Rare, on bushes by the sea. 

 Changi beach. 



Stephania hernandi folia Wall. A slender climber with peltate 



