388 ‘MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE FLORA OF THE 
DRACJENA CONGESTA, n. sp. Caulis brevis, заре vix tripollicaris, lignosus. Folia lanceolata 
acuta vel caudata vel elliptica caudata, petiolata, lamina atro-viridis, 6-9 pollices 
longa, 2-3 pollices lata, basi carinata; petiolus 3-6-pollicaris. Panicula breviter 
pedunculata, compacta, 3-pollicaris, pedunculo 2-pollicari. ^ Flores plurimi arcte 
congesti, bini vel terni, pollicem longi, rubescenti-albi, pedicellis vix j-pollicaribus. 
Bracteze parvee, ovate “асаіге. Sepala et petala ad dimidium libera, linearia, obtusa, 
tubo ad basin dilatato. Stamina filamentis gracilibus, antheris oblongis. Stylus 
gracilis, filiformis. Bacca aurantiaca, globosa monosperma, vel 2-3-loba, 2-3- 
sperma. 
Limestone districts, Kota Glanggi, also in the Tahan woods. Т have gathered this 
plant, too, in the limestone rocks of Kwala Lumpur. 
It is easily distinguished by its exceedingly short stem and very compact panicle, 
almost capitular, very much shorter than the leaves, which are also remarkable for their 
long petioles. 
D. LONGIFOLIA, n. sp. Caulis fruticosus. Folia elongata, lanceolata acuminata, basi 
longe petiolata, petiolo alato, 2 pedes longa, 22 pollices lata.  Panicula foliis brevior, 
gracilis, laxa, pauci-ramosa, sesquipedalis, ramis ascendentibus, bracteis pluribus 
lanceolatis acuminatis acutis, dissitis in pedunculo et ad bases ramorum. Flores 
bini vel terni, bractea ovata, apposita, graciles, }-pollicares, pedicellis tenuibus, 
i-pollicaribus, albi, laciniis $ longitudinis liberis, marginibus tenuibus, tubo 
versus basin attenuato, dein incrassato.  Antherz oblonge. 
Таһап woods. 
This Dracena is distinguished by its narrow lanceolate leaves, tapering into a long- 
winged petiole, and by the short, graceful, erect panicle of few slender branches with 
small white flowers. 
D. NUTANS, n. sp. (See Appendix, p. 406.) 
PONTEDERIACEE. 
MONOCHORIA HAST/EFOLIA, Presl. 
Common in pools and ditches along the River Pahang at Pekan, Renchong, &с. 
M. VAGINALIS, Presl. 
Even commoner than the last. Pekan, Kwala Tembeling, &c. 
XYRIDEÆ. 
XYRIS PAUCIFLORA, Willd. 
Open country, on sandy heaths, Pekan. 
