102 THE FLOE A OF SINGAPORE. 



Spilanthes acmella L. "K'rabo." The toothache plant, a com- 

 mon weed with conical heads of yellow flowers very 

 pungent. Sold in the native herb shops. Open country, 

 Sungei Morai, Ang Mo Kio. 



Syneclrella nodiflora Gaertn. Stiff ^eed with yellow flowers. 

 Very common everywhere. 



Tvidax procumbais L. Sandy places, Tanjong Katong, Cathedral 

 Close, Changi, Teluk Kurau. 



Artemisia vulgaris L. Often cultivated for medicine in Chinese 

 villages. 



Gynura sarmentosa De C. " Akar Subiak.' 1 Climbing herb 

 with glaucous green leaves, and yellow flowers in a pur- 

 ple involucre. Swampy spots in dense jungle, Bukit 

 Mandai, Bukit Timah, Tanglin. 



G. pscudochina De C. A coarse common weed, Tanglin, Tan- 

 jong Katong, Selitar, etc. 



Emilia sonchifolia De C. " Katumbi jantan." Common herb 

 with bright pink flowers, waste ground. 



(Cosmos bipinnafus. Often cultivated as a vegetable.) 



Acanthospermum xanthioides De C. Prostrate herb with white 

 flowers and burr-like fruit. Not common, Pasir, Pan- 

 jang, Aug Mo Kio, Tanglin. 



GOODENOYIE^. 



Scoerola Koenif/ii Vahl. " Ambong-ambong." A common 

 sea-shore shrub. Flowers and fruit white. All round 

 the coasts. Changi, Selitar, Pulau Ubin, Blakang Mati. 



Campanula ceje. 



Pratia begonifolia Lindl. Small creeping herb with blue and 

 white flowers. Wet spots by streams, Bukit Timah, 

 Choa Chu Kang. 



