List of Pandani cultivated in Singapore Botanic Gardens. 



P. atrocarpus, Griff. "Mengkuang", native of the Malay 

 Peninsula. 



P. bicornis, Ridl. ... ... Selangor. 



P. elatus, Ridl. ... ... Christmas Island. 



P. fascicular is, "Pandan Duri", Mengkuang in Malacca. Com- 

 mon on Sea coasts. A large shrub with orange coloured 

 heads of fruits as big as a human head. 



P. graminif alius, a bush with narrow leaves ... Burmah. 



P. Houlletianus, Carr. "Pandan Hutan" ... Singapore. 



P. labyrinthicus ...< ... Java. 



P. laevis? "Pandan Jelinkek 



P. kaida ... ... India. 



P. luzonensis ... Philippines. 



P. macrophyllus ... ... New Guinea. 



P. ornatus, Gaad. ... ... Singapore. 



P. parvus, Ridl. ... Singapore. 



P. penangensis, Ridl. ... ... Penang. 



P. samak ... ... Java. 



P. sanderiana 

 P. Veitchii 



P . militaris, Gaud. ... ... 



Doubtful species. A narrow-leaved epiphytic plant trom 



SOME INSECT PESTS, ATTACKING PALA 

 QUIUM GUTTA VAR : OBLONGIFOLIA, 

 AND APZELIA PALEMBANICA 

 IN MALAYA. 



Ever since the Gutta Percha (Palaquium gutta var: oblongjfolia) 

 and "Merbau" (Afzelia palembanica) trees were first planted b) 

 the Forest Department in the Federated Malay States sever 

 species of Lep,dopterous l arvae (Rhodoneura myrtoea ^/^% 

 belonging to the Family Thyrididse, a Tortricid and a im* i 

 were noticed to feed freely on their leaves. 



As the area planted in these trees increased, the damage . wrong 

 to them by these insects became a matter of considerable imp 



During the months of March and April of this year *cir nu^J 

 have assumed such a proportion that a large amount ot dan » 

 being caused to both the young and old trees. Indeed it i 

 difficult to find a tree that haf not suffered, at some t me ^ ^ 

 present year to a greater or less extent. The rapid "fig^ 

 individuals of these insects has led to the investigation of t^he ^ 

 of the disease in order to ascertain such remedies as n»& 

 applicable to the area under cultivation. 



