TUE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 95 



B. macropktjlla Br. ' Delima hutan." A small shrub with 

 large white trumpet-shaped flowers 4 indies across, white 

 with dark purple spots in the mouth. A most beauti- 

 ful plant. Common, Garden jungle, Changi, Bukit Ti- 

 mah, etc. 



Gardenia tubifera Wall. A "shrub or large tree with large sweet- 

 scented flowers opening nearly white and becoming orange 

 very quickly. Dense woods and river banks, not very 

 common here. Garden jungle, Changi, the Reservoir. 



G. Grifflthii Hook. til. A slender straight tree, with much larger 

 flowers than the last and very large globose fruit. Local, 

 damp thick woods. Bukit Timah, Selitar. Sungei Buluh, 

 Bukit Mandai. 



G. speciosa Hook.* " Singapore, Lobb," I have not seen. This 

 fine gardenia has only been collected by Lobb and never 

 met with again. 



Petunga venulosa Hook var. (?) Small tree, possibly a distinct 

 species. Garden jungle, 



Scypkipkora ligdroph<jllacea Gaertn. " Chingum." A very com- 

 mon sea shore shrub, with small white flowers. The 

 seeds may often be seen thrown up on the sea shore in 

 great quantities. Along the coast with mangroves. 



Jackia ornata Wall. A tall slender tree about 20 feet tall, with 

 drooping panicles of rosy white flowers, and red fruits, 

 very beautiful. Common in open swamps and wet bor- 

 ders of woods. Dalvey road, Bukit Timah, Changi, Selitar. 



Guettarda speciosa L. A common small or medium sea-coast 

 tree, flowers white, Changi, Selitar. 



Timonius Jambosella Thw. A very common tree 12 to 20 feet tall, 

 with small yellow- flowers. Secondary jungle everywhere. 



T. Rumphii De C. " Tulang-Tulang Paya." Common in secon- 

 dary jungle, whole island. 



T. Finlaysonianus Wall. A sea-shore plant, flowers white. Ti- 

 dal rivers, Serangoon, Changi. 



