Rare. 
r » . . Xa^Riophylluni vi- 
tellimun. 
Rumania ... Bouea" micropliylla ') Common in a bul- 
> Yields edible fruits ... tivated state. 
B. maeropliylla * _) do. 
Binjei . .. Man gif era eaesia ... Cultivated for its fruit 
Ptilei ... Al^anuu scholars | Yields a Gntta ; wood Common • 
GiStali Jelutong Dyera eostuJata. ) while. Eare. 
Sterculia foetida . .. . Wood light. Exudes gum. Rare. 
Sterculia sp. ■ ... 
Jawi-jawi ... Eicua nitida ... Common. 
Buah Pala . .. Myristica fatua ... ...... Not common. 
Bo. M. furfuraeea ... do 
Bo. M, sesquipedale ... Rare. 
Cajeputi or Melaleuca leucoden- Yields a valuable oil. Common in Malacca. 
Kayu Puteh. dron. 
Nam-Nam ... Cynometra cauliflora . Yields a fruit. Timber of ordinary quality. 
Note. — I t is to be observed that some trees grow both in marshy and hilly 
ground. These appear on both lists. 
■; V. — List of Trees found in Salt Water Marshes . 
Local Name. 
Api-Api 
Bakau 
-k'do.v. pt 
Lcnggadei . 
Merbatu .* 
Merpuan 
NyCreh Bunga 
Baru .oh 
Systematic Name. 
Lumnitzera coccinea * 
Bruguiera sp. 
Rhizophora mucronata 
Rhizophora conjugata 
Iieritiera littoralis 
Extensively used for firewood, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. and charcoal, 
do. do. 
House-building, &c. 
Bark used for caulking seams of 
boats. 
Wood tough and durable. 
Local Name 
Bakau .. r r; , 
Ecnggadei 
Merbatu 
Chendtrei 
Api-Api 
VL, — List of Trees chiefly used as Fuel. 
— ^ Systematic Name. 
... Bruguiera and Rhizophora. 
... Lumnitzera coccinea. 
do alba. 
Cajeputi or KAyu Puteh Melaleuca leucodendron 
! Common as small trees in the 
* swamps along the coast. 
VII, List of valuable Trees , very few. of which still remain in Singapore. 
Local Name; Systematic Name. 
Tampinis . ■ ... Slsetia sideroxylon 
Kayu Kulim . ... Sco^bdocarpus Borneensis ... 
Meranti n ,t ■ Hopea Meranti and Biptero- 
A .earpese generally. 
Temusu ... Eagrsea peregrina -■ , 
