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Pentaphragma begomcefo'ium Wall. " Balong Ayam Batu." (Rock 

 Cock's comb), a very curious herb with scorpioid spikes of 

 creamy yellow flowers with purple spots inside. Banks 

 in woods, common, Bukit Timah, Sungei Morai, Changi, 

 Chua Chu Kang. 



Vacoiniace^. 



Vaccinium malaccense Wt. *' Kalumpadang." A large bush 

 with pink or white fragrant flowers and eatable black 

 fruits. Sandy places at Changi, abundant. 



V. bancanum Miq, Epiphytic or terrestrial. A bush or small tree, 

 leaves often red stiff, flowers waxy pink red or white. 

 Sea coast, Toas, Changi, Sungei Morai, on high trees, Bukit 

 Timah. 



V. acuminaiissimum Miq. Rare, Bukit Mandai. 



Ericaceae. 



Rhododendron lampongum Miq : R. jacanicum var, tubijlorum, 

 Bot. Mag. t 9840. A beautiful epiphytic shrub on the 

 tops of lofty trees. Bukit Timah, very rare, Flowers 

 bright red. 



EPACKIDE-E. 



Lcucupoijoii malaycmus Jack. Shrub with small white flowers 

 and red fruit. Sea shore. Changi. 



FLUMBAtTlNEiE. 



Plumbago zeylanica L. " Cheraka." Waste grouud near villages, 

 Galang, etc. 



Myksine^;. 



Masa indica L. A large shrub or small tree with very small 

 white flowers. Common in woods, Bukit Timah, Reser- 

 voir woods, etc. 



3f, rainentucea De 0. A half climbing shrub with narrower 

 leaves, but otherwise much like the last.- The branches 



