134 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



Loranthus Lobbii Hook. fil. A variety with red, not yellow 

 flowers. Changi, Chan Chu Kang*. 



L. coccineus Jack. Bukit Mandai. 



L.ferrugineus Roxb. Common, Tanglin, etc. 



L. longifiorus Desr. Flowers crimson-scarlet. On a very 

 lofty tree, Bukit Timah. 



L. pentandrus L. A big stout plant, flowers light pinkish red ; 



parasitic on Eugenia. Gardens, Alma, Bukit Timah, 



Chan Chu Kang. 

 L. albidus Bl. Flowers white, rare, Bukit Timah. 



L. retusus Jack. On RJwdomjrtus and Eugenias, near the sea. 

 Changi, Blakang Mati, Pulau Tekong, Jurong. 



L. ampullaceu* Roxb. Flowers green and black. Very 

 common, Tanglin, Changi, Chan Chu Kang. 



L. crassus Hook, fil. Gardens, Changi. 



L. Maingayi Hook. fil. A very curious little Uow^ered species, 

 flowers brown. Rare, Kranji (6923). 



Viscuni articulatum Burm. Parasitic on Loranthi. Common, 

 Tanglin. 



V, orientate Willd. QnEicus, and Macarangq javdniaa. Common, 

 Rochore, Bukit Timah, Jurong, Chan Chu Kang, etc. 



EUPHOKBIACE^E. 



Euphorbia atoto Forst. A shrubby plant, sea coasts, Changi. 



E. pi.'ulifera L. " Gelang Susu." Common weed in waste 

 ground, everywhere. 



E. thymifolia Benn. Prostrate weed, waste ground, paths, etc. 

 Common, Tanglin, etc. 



(E, Tirucalli L. A large succulent shrub, often cultivated, 

 occurs as an escape. The milk is used in native medi- 

 cine, and for putting into the wounds made for marking 



