136 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



P. urinaria L. " Pukong Anak." Common weed everywhere, 

 used medicinally, and it is also supposed that after 

 chewing- a bunch of this plant it is possible to bite up 

 glass with impunity. 



(P. disticlius Muell. Cicca aeidissima is sometimes cultivated.) 



Glochidion. Trees with inconspicuous flowers. " Ubah," of 

 the Malays. 



G. littorale Bl. Banks of tidal rivers. Chan Chu Kang. 



G, goniocarpum Hook. fil. Not rare, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, 



Galang. 



G. desmogi/ne Hook. til. Rare, Bukit Timah, Selitar. 



G. insulare Hook. fil. Not rare, Selitar, Bukit Mandai, Toas, 

 Jurong, etc. 



G. hunneum Hook. fil. " Ubah Merah." Gardens, Bukit 

 Timah. 



G. desmocarpum Hook. fil. Not common, Tanglin, Bajau. 

 G. Iwvigatum Hook. fil. Bukit Timah, Sungei Brnang, Bukit 

 Mandai. 



G. microbotrys Hook. fil. Tall tree with flaking bark. Flowers 

 very small scented of cucumbers. Gardens, Chan Chu 

 Kang, Changi, Pulau Ubin. 



G. superbwn Baill. Small tree with large leaves. Common in 

 open country all over Singapore. 



G. leiostytum Kurz. Common, Gardens, Selitar. 



G. coronotum Hook. fil. Rare, Jalan Bray. 



Breipna rhamnoides Muell. Large shrub. Eskbank (Hullett). 



B. disci f/era Muell. Rare, Upper Bukit Timah. 



B. reclinata Hook. fil. " Hujan Panas." A shrub conspicuous 

 from its bright red berries, but why called Hujan Panas, 



