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as water-vines, supplying an excellent clear water, to ob- 

 tain which it is only necessary to cut the stem through 

 at one blow of a parang, as high as can be reached and 

 then cut through it again about three feet below, when 

 the water will drip rapidly from the cut portion. A 

 piece 3 feet long cut like this will give about half a pint 

 of water. The flowers are produced in balls two inches 

 or more through, and are usually green and reddish. 

 The fruits are capsules, with very fine winged seeds. 



U. pedicellata Roxb. " Akar Sulumbah." One of the biggest 

 species, with very large flowers covered with white silky 

 hairs. Common on edges of woods, etc. Tanglin, Bukit 

 Timah, Toas, Chan Chu Kang. 



V. pteropoda Miq. " Akar Kait-Kait Darat." A very large 

 plant, with broad leaves, stem 4 or 5 inches through. 

 Common in woods, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, Selitar. 



U. attenuate*, Korth. " Akar Kait-Kait Merah." A smaller plant, 

 the leaves covered with red wool on the back. Not com- 

 mon, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah Road, 



U. ovata Hook. fil. Rare, Tanglin near the Gardens. 



(jj. gambir Roxb. The gambier plant is cultivated and often 

 persists long after cultivation has been abandoned. It 

 is probably not a native.) 



U. jasnriniflora Wall. Flowers greenish white. Not com- 

 mon, Dalvey Road, Jurong, Selitar. 



U. glabrata De C. Not very common. Bukit Timah, Bukit 

 Mandai, Pulau Ubin. 



U. ferrea De C. Chan Chu Kang, Chua Chu Kang. 



U. Roxbuvghiana Korth. Chua Chu Kang, Bukit Mandai. 



F. dasyoneura Korth. was said to have been collected here 

 by Lobb. Probably an error for Penang. 



Coptompelta flavescens Korth. A climber with sweet greenish 

 white flowers. Rare, Chua Chu Kang. 



