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I), liicida Wall. ' Kayu Arang." Woods, usually near the 

 sea, not rare. Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, Changi, 

 Loyang, Bajau, Tampenis, Sungei Morai. 



I). bil'Wblai ts Oliv. Maba Maingdyi Hiern. Tree. Garden 

 jungle. 



D. sapotoides Kurz. Very large tree, Bukit Timah, Chan Chu 

 Kang. 



D. oblohfjoi Wall. Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, Tanjong Gol. 



I), cfavigera Clarke. Produces ebony. Sungei Morai. 



Z>, argenlea Griff. " Bedil Lalat." " Mulatope Lalat." A small 

 tree with large leaves coated beneath with golden yellow 

 fur. Fruit large, covered with red hair. The dried 

 leaves when burnt crackle, and this is supposed to drive 

 away mosquitoes, hence the native name " Fly-cracker." 

 Not rare. Dense jungle, Bukit Timah, Changi, Chan Chu 

 Kang. 



D. sp, with large coriaceous leaves, and cream colored flowers 

 on the stem, fruit pearshaped, Bukit Timah, 



Styiuce.f. 



Sgwplocos, small or medium trees with white flowers and blue 

 or green fruit. 



*S'. epical a Roxb. Rare, Bukit Mandai. 



S. fasciculata Zoll. Flowers white in small nearly sessile cymes 

 diupes blue. Very common, woods and secondary jungle. 

 Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Selitar, etc. 



S. adenophylla Wall. Common in woods, especially near the 

 sea. Changi, Jurong, Kranji, Toas, Pulau Tekong. 



S. celastiifolia Griff. Rare, Jurong River (8423). 



S. rubif/inosa Wall. Not very common, Chan Chu Kang, Bukit 

 Timah. 



S. riyida Clarke. A big tree. Rare, Changi. 



