OF MT, KINABALU AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. 165 
*OPHIOPOGON MALAYANUS, Ridl. in Journ. R. As. Soc. Straits Br., No. 41 
(1904) 34. 
Kinabalu, Gurulau spur, 5000’, common undergrowth in high forest. Fl. 
Feb. 3996. Before Lobang, 4500’, in high forest. Fl. Feb. 4103. 
Distrib. Malay Peninsula. 
“ Flowers greenish white, fruit bluish, 3996. Flowers pinkish, 4009.” 
IRIDACEA (H. N. RIDLEY.) 
PATERSONIA BORNEENSIS, Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2. Bot. iv. (1894) 
42. pl. 20 4. 1-6. 
Kinabalu, Kamburangau, 7500’, in a shallow sand-pan, amongst thick sedge 
tangle. Fl. Feb. 3124, 
Distrib. Borneo (B. N. B. Kinabalu, 7700', Haviland). 
* Flowers mauve." 
AMARYLLIDACEAE, (H. N. RipLEY.) 
Hypoxis AUREA, Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 200. 
Kaningau Plain, 1000’, near Station, undergrowth in sec. forest. Fl. Jan. 
2969. 
Distrib. Philippines and Solomon Islands. Japan, China, Indo-China, 
India and Ceylon. 
CURCULIGO LATIFOLIA, [ Dryandr. in] Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, ii. 253. 
Tenom, 100-900', general, undergrowth in sec. forest. Fl. Jan. 3123. 
Distrib. Borneo (D. Borneo). Java, Malay Peninsula; Indo-China, 
Andamans, and Ceylon. 
“Flowers yellow. The fibres of this plant are used by the Dusuns in 
spinning native cloth.” 
TACUACEA (H. N. RipLEY.) 
TACCA PALMATA, Blume, Enum, Pl. Jav. i. 83. 
Melalap, 900’, bridle-path to Kaningau. FI. Jan. 2853. 
Distrib. Borneo (Sarawak ; D. Borneo). Java, Timor Laut, Philippines ; 
Indo-China. 
DIOSCOREACEAE, (H. N. RIDLEY.) 
* DIOSCOREA PYRIFOLIA, Kunth, Enum. Pl. v. 384. | 
Between Koung and Ghinambur, scrambling in sec. forest. Fr. Feb. 
4297. 
