90 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



A very fine and large tree with white flowers. A good 

 timber ; the fruit is large and deep purple. Garden 

 jungle. 



M. Grijfitlrii C. B. Clarke. Rare, Sungei Buluh. 



M. sp. " Kayu Tas." Rare, Ponggol. 



This tree is supposed to have remarkable powers in driving 

 away tigers, and the Malays often wear bits of its wood 

 to protect them from these animals. 



Mdsiixia Junghuhniana C. B. Clarke. Garden jungle. 

 CAPRIFOLIACEiE. 



Viburnum sambucinum Reinwdt. A large bush with white flow- 

 ers and red drupes. Rare, Road to Kranji near Bukit 

 Mandai. 



RUBIAOE^E. 



Sarcocephalus Junghuhnii Miq. " Chermin Ayer." A medium 

 sized tree with balls of small yellowish white flowers and 

 hard brown compact heads of fruits. The timber is of 

 fair quality and used for posts. Woods, Tanglin, Siglap, 

 Changi, Selitar. 



S. aubditus Miq. Rarer, Kranji. 



S. Maingayi Hav. Bukit Timah Road. 



S. sp. A big tree, Chan Chu Kang (6831), 



Adina rubescens Hemst. " Berambong." A tall tree with good 



yellow timber, remarkable for the curious natural holes 



or depressions in the trunk. Common Tanglin, Bukit 

 Timah. 



Uncaria. " Akar Kait-Kait." There are a number of kinds of 

 wild gambiers, ail are climbers, and often climb very high 

 by the aid of short hook-shaped branches, whence the 

 uative name (Kait, a hook). Some attain a great size, as 

 thick as a man's leg, and these can be safely depended on 



