THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

334 CXLVII. LlLIACE...E. (Draccena.
(8) D. umbratica Ridl. D. terniflora Ridl. Mat. ii. 97 (not of
Roxburgh). D. terniflora, var. Curtisii Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 329.
A low little-branched shrub, 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic to
elliptic-Ianceolate cuspidate, base narrowed into petiole, 3 in. wide;
petioles of lower leaves I to 2 in. long, channelled not winged; of
upper leaves broadly winged. Inflorescence racemose not or hardly
branched, 9 in. long, the lower half flowerless. Flowers 5 or 6 in
a tuft, white on pedicels '12 in. long. Perianth I in. long, split
half-way, lobes linear blunt. Berry small globose to 3-lobed,
'25 in. through when I-seeded, orange red. Seeds I to 3. Hab.
Common in lowland woods. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi.
Johor, Tanjong Surat and Jambu Larang (Feildmg). Malacca,
Sungei Hudang. Pahang, Tahan River. Perak, Kol; DIu Kal
and Larut (KunstIer). Dindings, Lumut. Penang, Balik Pulau
and Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kedah, Gurun (Robinson).
This has commonly been identIfied with the Indian D splcata, Roxb
but that is described as caulescent by Roxburgh and as arboreous by Hooker.
It resembles D. POl'tel'i, but has broad elliptic leaves.
(9) D. singapurensis Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 4; Mat. ii.
166.
Dwarf shrub, I ft. tall, '25 in. through. Leaves elliptic or lanceolate
acute, 7 in. long, 2'5 in. wide, dull green; petioles slightly
winged, 2 in. long or less. Raceme 2 in. long; pedicels '12 in.
long. Flowers white, lobes free more than half-way lorate. Stamens
shorter. Fruit small, globose red. Hab. Not common in den!>e
jungle in the south. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chan Chu Kang.
Johor, Gunong Pantai (Ridley).
(10) D. siamica Rldl. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 166.
Dwarf shrub, I ft. tall, stem '12 in. through. Leaves oblong
or elliptic or lanceolate acuminate, 6 in. long, 2 in. wide, light
green with pale circular blotches; petioles I in. long. Raceme
4 or 5 in. long; flowers rather crowded. Flowers'5 in. long,
pinkish, pedicels less than '24 in. long. Hab. Open sandy spots
in the north. Perlis, sandy heath on Ginting Kabok (Ridley).
Distrib. South Siam.
(II) D. congesta Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 388; Mat. ii. 98.
D. pachyphylla Kurz Journ. As. Soc. 42, p. 249 (in part).
A dwarf species with a woody stem 3 to 6 in. tall and '5 in.
through with stout roots. Leaves elliptic to nearly lanceolate •
acuminate or cuspidate rather abruptly narrowed at the base,
6 to 9 in. long, 2'5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 3 to 6 in. long, slightly
winged, sheathing at base and '25 in. wide. Panicle short and
dense, 3 in. long, many flowered; peduncle 2 in. long. Flowers
reddish white, I in. long; pedicels 'II in. long. Perianth-Iobes
free half-way down linear blunt. Berry small, 1- to 3-seeded.
Hab. In woods, and especially among limestone rocks in shady
spots. Pahang, Kota Glanggi, limestone rocks; Tahan woods.