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(Canauulia ensiformis De 0. " Kachang Parang." Cultivated.) 



C. lineata De C. A creeping' bean with pink flowers sweet- 

 scented, beans eatable. Sea shores, common, Changi, 

 Blakang Mati. 



C. obtunfolia De C. A climber on bushes, flowers pink. Beans 

 said to be poisonous. Sea shores, Toas, Changi. 



Mucuna gigantea De C. Climber, flowers greenish white. Not 

 common, Blakang Mati. 



31. biplicata Teystu. Flowers purple. Chan Chu Kang. 



{Erythrina stricta and E. lithosperma Miq. are planted here and 

 there, but not wild.) 



S [Kitholobus fen ugineus Benth. " Akar Sejangat." A big liana, 

 one of the best of the water vines, climbing to the tops 

 of the highest trees, flowers deep purplish small. Com- 

 mon, Tanglin, Chan Chu Kang, etc. 



S. Maingatji Frain. Flowers rosy. Woods, Bukit Timah, 

 Garden jungle. 



S. Rklleyi Praiu. * Big climber, flowers white. Gardens, Chan 

 Chu Kang. 



Indigofera hirsuta L. Sea shore, Teluk Kurau. 



Sesbania paludosa Roxb. Rare, Marsh near Kranji. 



(S. grandifiora Fers. Tree with large white or pink flowers. 

 Cultivated for its flowers, and for the leaves eaten as a 

 vegetable.) 



(Tephrosia Candida DeC. given for Singapore in the ''Materials," 

 is only a garden plant.) 



T. Hookerlana W. & A. Waste ground, Bidadari, probably an 

 escape. 



Mfflqttia eriantha Benth. A lofty climber with coppery red 

 flowers with a greenish yellow centre to the standard, 

 outside covered with golden fur. Not very common, 

 Bukit Mandai, Garden jungle. 



