THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 45 



Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. A small branched weed about 3 

 inches tail with pink flowers. Common in waste ground. 



S. oblongi 'folia Dec. Rare, sandy spots, Changi. 



S. aphylla Griff. A very small buff colored saprophytic plant 

 with minute flowers. Rare, in dense wet w T oods. Chua 

 Chu Kang. 



Trigoniastrum Injpohucum Miq. Small tree, flowers white. Bukit 

 Timab. 



XanthophyUum. Large or small trees, with white or pink 

 flowers and globose one or several seeded fruits. " Lima 

 Beruk." 



X. palemhanicum Miq. A small tree, with white flowers. Woods, 

 Garden jungle, Selitar. 



X, obpcurum Benn. A laro-e tree with dark green shining 

 leaves, flowers white tinted with rose. Fruit as large as 

 a cricket ball, greyish green with a very thick woody 

 rind orange color insiie, and numerous seeds. Woods, 

 Tanglin. 



X. ellifticum Korth. A medium sized tree with deep green 

 leaves. Flowers at first white then yellow, with a red 

 calyx. Drupe globular orange turning dark red, with a 

 sweet but rather soapy taste. Tanglin, Changi. 



X. qffine Korth. A small to medium sized tree, flowers white. 

 The commonest species in the peninsula, but not common 

 in Singapore. VVoods, Bukit Mandai, Jurong, Bukit 

 Tim ah. 



X. Kunstleri King. A fair sized trea with dark green leaves, 

 and golden buds, flowers white, fertilized by bees. Not 

 common. Tanglin. 



Portulacacej:. 



Portulaca oleracea L. Purslane. A common succulent prostrate 

 weed with yellow flowers. Waste ground. 



