110 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



Kopsia macrophylla Hook. fil. Shrub about 15 feet tall, flowers 

 white with pink ring- in centre. Chan Chu Kang. 



(Vinca rosea L. has established itself in many places near the 

 sea, and Allamanda Schottii Pohl. has run wild in a few 

 places.) 



Alstonia scholaris Br. " Pulai." A tall tree, flowers green, 

 branches in distant whorls. Common, Tanglin, Reservoir 

 woods. 



A. spathuiata Bl. Jungle swamps, Cluny Road, Bukit Mandai. 



A, angustifolia Wall. " Buta Buta Darat." Common woods, 

 Bukit Timah, Changi, Kranji, Sungei Morai. 



A. grandifolia Miquel. Singapore (Anderson); doubtful. 



Dyer a kud flora Hook. fil. " Jelutong." A big tree with grey 

 smooth bark, flowers small white. Pods very large and 

 woody. Seeds thin flattened winged. Produces an 

 inferior rubber. Common all over Singapore. Tanglin, 

 Changi, etc. 



Tabernaemontana corymbosa Roxb. " Jelutong Badak." A small 

 tree with while flowers fragrant. Not very common, 

 Changi, Reservoir woods, Choa Chu Kang. 



T, hirta Hook. til. Chan Chu Kang, Jurong. 



T. Malaccensis Hook. fil. " Lada Lada jantan." A shrub with 

 small white flowers and orange pods containing several 

 seeds wrapped in crimson arils. Common in woods. 

 Gaiden jungle, Changi, etc. 



(T. coronaria Roxb. " Bunga susu." Is often cultivated aud 

 half wild near villages.) 



Parsonsia spiralis Wall. Climber with greenish yellow flowers. 

 Mangrove swamps. Not rare, Changi, Tampenis, Selitar, 

 Toas, Sungei Morai. 



Vallaris Maingayi Hook. til. A large tree with deep green 

 leaves and large white flowers. Pods long and slender 



