96 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



Canihium didymum Roxb. " Mata Keli jautan." Tidal rivers and 

 other places near the sea. Common, Kranji, Selitar, Pulau 

 Tekong. 



C. glabrum Bl. A tall tree, 20 feet high, with small greenish 

 white flowers and large grey-green plum-shaped fruits 

 containing two 3-sided stones. Woods, Garden road, Toas. 



C. confertum Korth. Garden jungle (4124), Selitar, Pulau 

 Tekong. 



C. sp. " Gading." The white wood, suggesting ivory, gives it 

 its native name, the leaves are used for making a kind of 

 tea. Not rare, Tanglin, Thomson Road, Selitar, Jurong 

 (650G). 



C. horridum Korth. " Bulangan Tikus." A small thorny shrub, 

 with small green flowers and plum-like yellow fruits. 

 Common especially near the coast in dry spots. Tyersall, 

 Tanjong Katong, Bukit Timah, Changi, etc. 



C. scaiulens Bl. " Akar Kuku Bailing," lit. tortoise-claws. A 

 thorny climber with pubescent leaves, green flowers and 

 black fruits. Thick Woods, Garden jungle. 



Ixora pmdula Jack. A pretty shrub about 4 feet tall with 

 clusters of slender flowers white with a pink tube on long 

 hanging peduncles. Fruit small elliptic dark purple. 

 Common in thick woods. Garden jungle, Changi, Chan 

 Chu Kang, Bukit Timah. 



I. opaca Br. Woods. Changi, Bukit Timah. 



/. fulgens Roxb. " Bunga Pechah Priok," lit. the broken pot, 

 the red spreading corolla lobes supposed to resemble a 

 broken earthenware pot. One of the showiest native 

 plants, the splendid orange red trusses of flowers being 

 most conspicuous. Common in woods, Tanglin, Bukit 

 Timah, Changi, Pulau Tekong, etc. 



/. congesta Roxb. A similar plant with broader leaves and 

 shorter flowers. Common, Changi, Chan Chu Kang, Pu- 

 lau Ubin, Garden jungle. 



