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lit. warm rain, no one seems to know. Very common, 

 especially near the sea, Tanglin, Reservoir, Changi, etc. 



Stturopw alblcans'Bl. " Chekop Manis." A small shrubby plant 

 wirh dark green leaves with a white central blotch, red 

 flowers and pink or white fruit. A popular native 

 vegetable, leaves eaten as spinach. Waste ground, com- 

 mon. 



Cyclostemon ionffifolins Jtt. A tree with pendent branches anl 

 large leathery leaves. Rarely met with in flower. 

 Common in woods, Garden jungle, Selitar. 



Clioriophylltim malayanum Benth. Sandy spots near the sea. 

 Rare, Seremban ; also collected by Wallich, 7975. 



Aporosa fcifolia Baill. Not rare, Bukit Timah, Chan Chu 

 Kang, Garden jungle. 



A. nigricans Hook. fil. Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai. 



A. Mningayi Hook. fil. A shrub, Garden jungle, Selitar, 



Kranji, Jurong. 

 A.fruticosa Muell. A bush, common, Tanglin, Tanjong Gol, 



Chan Chu Kang. 



A. Praineana King. Bukit Mandai, Selitar, Kranji. 



A. Benthamiana Hook. fil. Tree, about 40 feet tall, with red 

 showy fruits. Not raie, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Chan 

 Chu Kang. 



A. lunata Benth. Not common, Jurong. 



A. stellifera Hook. til. Garden jungle, Kranji, Bukit Timah. 



A. fahifera Hook. fil. Not common, Jurong, Toas. 



Daphnipkyllum laurinum Baill. " Ruas-Ruas jantan." A big 

 shrub or tree with white flowers, and olive shaped green 

 fruits. Usually near the sea, Changi, Kranji, Teban, 

 Siglap. 



Antidesma velutinosuin Bl. Shrub with racemes of pink fruits. 

 Common, Garden jungle, Changi, Pulau TTbin, etc. 



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