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C. longifolia Lam. Shrub, lilac Mowers and white fruit. " Tam- 

 pon Besih." Common in hedges, Bukit Timah, Tanglin, 

 Ang Mo Kio. 



Premna. " Buas Buas." A group of shrubs with small white 

 flowers, and black drupes. All very closely allied and 

 difficult to distinguish. 



P. cordifolia Roxb. Tanglin, Thomson Road, 



P. paralitica 151. Changi. 



P. corymbosa Roth. Climber, Garden jungle. 



P. flavescens var. rubens. Pasir Fanjang. 



P. coriacea Clarke. Jurong. 



P. integrifolia var. angustior. A low prostrate plant, Serangoon 

 River. 



Gmelina villosa Roxb. " Bulang." A thorny shrub, with large 

 yellow Howers, fruit a yellow acid plum. Common, 

 Tanglin, Changi, Teluk Kutau. 



G. Hyslrix Kurz. occurs in the Garden road, possibly wild. 



Vitex trifo'ia L. kl Lagundi." Often planted, possibly wild. at 

 Bajau. 



V, Xegundo L. Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Mandai ; probably 

 an alien. 



V. puhesccns Vahl. " Alban." Tree, flowers blue, very common 

 in secondary growth. Whole island. 



V. vcatita Wall, Tree, flowers yellow. Common in woods, 

 Bukit Timah, Chan Chu Kang. 



V. gamosepala var. Tree, rare, Changi. 



Clerodcndron inerme Gaertu. Shrub, fJoweis white stamens 

 pink. Very abundant, near the sea, Rochore, Changi, 

 Selitar. 



C. disparifolium Bl. " Guriam Fadang." Small tree, Howers 

 yellow, fruit black with a red calyx. The wood is used 



