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II. brevipes Poit. Common, Tangliu, Ang Mo Kio, etc. Both 

 of these are introductions from South America, now 

 thoroughly established. 



Dysophylla auricu'aria Bl. " Ekor Kuching." Flowers pale 

 lavender in long spikes. Very common in wet spots. 

 Tanglin, Changi, etc. 



Anisomeles ovdta Br. Not common, Tanglin. 



Lencas zeylanica Br. " Katumbet." A common weed with 

 white flowers, waste ground. Tanglin, Blakang Mati, 

 Selitar, etc. 



L. lint folia Spr. Less common, Mt. Faber, Siglap. 



Ocimum basilicum L, Basil. " Ruku-Ruku," often cultivated, 

 occurs spontaneously in waste ground, as does also Le- 

 onurus sibiricus L. and Leonotis nepetwjolia Br. 



PLANTAGINEtE. 



Plantago major L. "Ekor Angin." Waste ground, Chan Chu 

 Kang, Tanglin, etc. 



NYCTAGINEiE. 



Boerhaavia repens L. Sandy places, Galang. 



Amarantace^e. 



Albnania nodifiora Br. Sandy spots. Changi, common. 



Amarantus ?pinu*u* L. " Bay am Duri." Common weed in 

 waste ground. Tanglin, Rochore, etc. 



A. viridis L. " Bayam Itek." Common in waste ground, 

 everywhere. 



A. caudatus L. Cultivated, and often as an escape. 



A. paniculatus L. Government Hill. 



Cfjathula prostrata Bl. Not rare, weed in waste ground. Bukit 

 Timah, Pulau Ubin, Teluk Kurau. 



