THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, 101 



EUphantopusscdherL. " Tutup bumf." A very common weed 

 flowers pink. Whole island. 



Adenostemma viscosum Forst. A coarse herb with white flowers, 

 waste ground near houses, Chan Chu Rang, Pulau Ubin, 

 Bukit Panjang. 



Ageratum conyzoides L. An exceedingly common weed with blue 

 or white flowers, everywhere. 



Mikania scandens Willd. " Akar Churoma." A climber with 

 hanging heads of flowers. Thickets, not common, Jurong, 

 Woodsville. 



Engeron linifolius Willd " Sumbong Jantan." A large coarse 

 weed. Waste ground, Tanglin, Selitar, etc. 



Blnmea lacera De C. An erect herb with yellow flowers. Common 

 waste ground and grassy places. Tanglin, Selitar, etc. 



Bl. membranacca De C. Alexandra Road. 



Bl. baUamijera De C, Xgai Camphor. " Sumbong." A tall herb 

 about 8 feet high or less, with yellow flowers. The whole 

 plant has a strong camphor smell, and is used in medicine 

 by the natives. Very common in open ground, Tanglin, 

 Bedoh, etc. 



Pluchea indica Less " Poko Beluntas." A sea-shore shrub with 

 lilac flowers. Very common on the sea coast, Changi, 

 Galang, etc. ; rarer inland, Tanglin, near the rifle range, 



Sphoeranthus africaim* L. A herb with heads of white flowers. 

 Ditches, Galang. 



CcBsulia axillaris Roxb. Ditches, Tanglin and Galang. 

 Ec'ipta alba Has-k. Common weed in waste ground, flowers 

 white, 



Centipeda orbicularis Lour. A very small prostrate weed with 

 minute purple flowers. Paths in the Botanic gardens. 



Wedelia biflora De C. " Serenai Laut," Sea-shore herb with 

 yellow flowers. Common, Galang, Kranji, Changi. 



