76 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



Admanthera pavonina L. " Saga." Commonly planted and per- 

 haps wild. 



A. hicolor Moon. A more compact tree than "Saga," the seeds 

 half red and half black. Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, 

 Bedoh, Pasir Panjang, etc. 



Neplunia oleracea Lour. The water-sensitive plant, a floating 

 plant with bright yellow flowers Cultivated as a vegeta- 

 ble and formerly very abundant in Singapore, now rather 

 uncommon. 



Xylia dolabriformis Benth. " Singapore Wallich No. 5279." This 

 has never again been found in the peninsula, and is pro- 

 bably wrongly localised. 



Leucirva glauca Benth. Occurs near villages, doubtless planted 



Mimosa pudica L. The sensitive plant, is a well known pest 

 over the whole island. 



M. zepiaria Benth. An introduced shrub very common along 

 the Bukit Timah Road, Dalvey Road, and near the Reser- 

 voir. 



Acacia pseudo-intna Miq. A scrambling thorny shrub. Not 

 rare, Bukit Mandai, Changi, Toas, Chan Chu Kang. 



A. pennafa Willd. A thorny climber, climbing very high. Tang- 

 lin, hedges and thickets. 



Serianthes grandifiora Benth. Singapore (Wallich). Not seen. 



Albizzia Httoralis Teysm. A tree with pink heads of tlowers. 

 Rare, Pulau Ubin. 



A. pedicellata Bak. Rare, Kranji Road. 



A. lucida Benth. Singapore fide Baker, possibly from a culti- 

 vated specimen. 



A odoratimma Benth. A. Lebbek Benth. A. moluccana, some- 



