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Go ny stylus Maingayi Hook. til. This aberrant tree is now 

 referred by some botanists to Tiiiaceee. It occurs in 

 the Garden Jungle, Bukit Mandai and Chua Chu Kang. 



Wihtroemia iridica. 'Singapore, Lobb ;" doubtless an error. 



Santalace.e. 



Henslowia Lobbiana De C. Climber. Common near the coast, 

 Changi, Kranji, Chau Chu Kang\ 



H. buxifolia Bl. Apparently a root parasite. It is a twiggy, 

 often nearly leafless shrub, entirely blight yellow. 

 Berry at first yellow, then red and finally black. Dry 

 woods near the sea, Bajau, Changi, Kranji, Sungei 

 Buluh. 



Scltropijrum Maingayi Hook. iil. " liukain puteh." A shrub 

 or small tree with stout spines, flowers greenish yellow 

 in dense spikes, fruit pear-shaped given juicy when 

 ripe. Woods, not rare, Tanglin, Changi, Kranji, Bukit 

 Mandai, Selitar. 



Champereia Griffitkiana . Planch. " Chemperei." A shrub with 

 white branches, small light brown flowers and orange 

 fruit. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable, but it is 

 said to be poisonous to dogs. Sandy spots on the 

 coasts, Changi, Tampenis, Selitar, Bajau. 



Linostoma pau:ifloru!uAiv\ii. A slender climber with light yel- 

 lowish green flowers enclosed in greenish cream colored 

 bracts. Common, Garden jungle, Blakang Mati, Bukit 

 Timah, Changi, Loyang. 



L. scandens King. " Akar kareh hitam." A scandent shrub or 

 tall climber. Common, Garden jungle, Changi, Chau 

 Chu Kang. 



LOKANTHACE.i:. 



These parasites are often very destructive to trees in 

 gardens. They are called by the Malays " Api-Api " or Senalu, 

 with its variants Bendalu, Ndalu, 



