THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

CXLVll. LILlACElE. [Dracama.
Hab. Mountains in forest. Perak, Gunong Hijau at 5500 ft.
altitude (Ridley). Distrib. of species, Himalayas, Andamans,
Sumatra, Java, Borneo.
(21) D. yuccrefolia Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 168.
Branched shrub. Leaves crowded at branch ends, stiff coriaceous
ensiform, acuminate, IS in. long, I in. wide. Panicle large,
spreading, branches numerous pubescent. Flowers '12 in. long,
yellowish white, sub-sessile. Perianth turbinate, lobes oblong,
free nearly to base. Stamens shorter; filaments red. Fruit '12 in.
long, globose red, I-seeded. Hab. On limestone rocks in the north.
Setul, Bukit Rajah Wang (Ridley, Curtis). Distrib. South Siam.
DOUBTFUL SPECIES
D. JACKIANA Wall. Cat. 1545, Penang, Jack.
I have seen nothing exactly matching this. It seems to be a robust plant
with elliptic cuspidate leaves 9 in. long, 2 in. wide, narrowed into a broad
winged petiole. The panicle is very incomplete and the flowers are only in
young bud, in tufts of 2 or 3. It has been variously referred to D. longtfolia
Ridl., D. pachyphylla Hook. fil, D. termflora Hook. fil. (i e. umbratica) and
aurantiaca, Wall. and it is quite pOSSIble it is an abnormal specimen of the
last named.
12. DISPORUM, Salisb.
Herbs. Roots creeping. Stem erect angled. Leaves sessile or
nearly so, thin, strong-nerved. Flowers in terminal or axillary
umbels; pedicels slender decurved. Perianth campanulate, lobes
saccate or spurred at base. Stamens 6; anthers dorsifixed extrorse.
Ovary 3-celled. Style long or short. Stigmas 3. Ovules 2 to 6
in a cell. Berry pea-shaped, black or blue. Seeds sub-globose.
Species about 12, Asia and North America.
(I) D. pullum Salisb. Trans. Hart. Soc. i. 330; Ridl. Journ.
F.M.S. Mus. iv. 82.
Stem 2 to 4 ft. tall, branched. Leaves lanceolate acuminate,
4 in. long, I to 2 in. wide; petioles '12 in. long. Flowers 4 or 6
in an umbel; peduncles·s to I in. long; pedicels I to I'S in. long.
Sepals and petals '5 in. long, lanceolate-oblong, cuspidate, saccate
at base, greenish tinted red. Stamens half as long; filaments
broad, flat, as long as anthers. Berry dark blue, 1- to 3-seeded.
Hab. Rare in sandy woods. Pahang, Telom (Ridley). Distrib.
India, Java, Sumatra, China.
Our form is the variety multl/lorum.
13. GLORIOSA, Linn.
Herbs. Rhizome tuberous, stem climbing by the tips of the
leaves. Flowers large, yellow, becoming red. Petals and sepals
linear undulate. Stamens with long filaments; anthers versatile;
style long bent at an angle with the ovary. Fruit capsular. Species
4 or 5, chiefly African.