170 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



COMMELINACILE, 



Pollia sorzo'jonensis Endl. Herb, flowers vvhte. Jungle, Pulau 

 Ubin. 



Commeliita null flora L. " Rum put Aur." Common weed with 

 blue flowers opening in the early morning' and soon 

 withering. Common all over Singapore. 



C. beng/udensis L. Weed in cultivated ground, flowers blue. 

 Tanglin, Galang. 



Aneilema nuiliflorum Br. Small weed with pink flowers, waste 

 ground, Tanglin. 



A. vaginatum Br. Telok Kurau. 



Forrestia mollis Uassk. " Setawa." A tall erect plant about, 

 4 feet high, with white flowers and pink capsules. 

 Common in jungles, Bukit Timah, Tanglin, Tampenis, 

 Reservoir, Pulau Ubin. 



F. marginata Hassk. Stout creeping plant, flowers white. Cap- 

 sule purple. Rocks, Bukit Timah. 



Cyanotic cristata C. B. C. Sandy shores. Changi, Teluk Kurau. 



Floscopa scandens Lour. Damp spots, Tanglin, Galang. 



Flagellarieje. 



Fiagellaria indioa L. '" Rotan Binni." Stems used for making 

 baskets. Common in mangrove swamps and other places 

 near the sea, Bajau, Changi, Pulau Ubin. 

 var. minor Jurong, Selitar, Bajau. 



Susum anihe'ihiitiicum Bl. Common in jungle. Bukit Timah, 

 Chan Chu Kang. 



Pandane^e. 



Pandauus atrocarpus Griff. " Mengkuang." The biggest spe- 

 cies here, often 40 feet high with very long leaves used 

 for Kajangs, and ataps, baskets, hats, etc. Common ail 

 over Singapore, in swamps.^ 



