THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 75 



B. semibijida Roxb. Climber with white flowers. Common, Bu* 



kit Timah, Bukit Mandai, etc. 



Cynometra cauliflora L. " Nam-nam." Cultivated 



C, famiflora L. var heterophylla. Shrub. Rnre, river banks, Sungei 



Jurong. 



Sindora Wallichiana Benth. " Saputi." A very fine tree, with 

 green flowers. The calyx is covered with soft processes, 

 not firm prickles as has been described. The flowers are 

 fertilize! by flies, which visit them in such quantity that 

 I have heard the roar of their wings from the base of a 

 very lofty tree, when in flower. The pods are flat, usually 

 one seeded and covered with prickles which exude a gum. 

 Harden jungle, Changi, Dalvey Road. 



S. intermedia Bak. Changi, Blakang Mati. 



Afzelia return Kurz. A small tree, flowers white: sea coasts, 

 common, Bajau, Changi, Pulau Ubin. Selitar, Serangoon. 



Pelfophorum fcrrurjineum Benth. 'vBatai." A handsome tree with 

 yellow flowers. Rare, Changi. 



Cemlpinia nuga Ait. Thorny climber, flowers 3 ellow. Sea shores 

 Changi, Selitar. 



G. tortuosa Roxb. Rare, Selitar. 



Mezoneuron sumatranum W. and Arn. A very thorny climber 

 with erect racemes of tubular flame-coloured flowers and 

 thin flat pods bright red. Either in fruit or flower, this 

 is a most beautiful plant. Not very common. Along the 

 Bukit Timah Road. Sungei Jurong. 



Parlia speciosa Hassk. " Petai." A tree with pear-shaped heads 

 of small yellowish flowers on long hanging peduncles, 

 and flat green pods, eaten by the Malays. Common wild 

 and also planted. Bukit Timah, Bajau, Changi, Selitar, etc. 



Entada spiralis Ridl. Woody climber with curious curled pods 

 and very large brown subtriangular seeds. Common all 

 over Singapore. 



