EASTERN COAST OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 407 
gracilibus, longis, 6-7, remotis. Bracteæ рату, ovate аспіге, brunnese. Flores bini 
aut singuli, pedicellis 3 pollicem longis, virescenti-albi, 12 pollices longi, graciles, basi 
dilatata, superne teretes, lobis perianthii liberis ad $ longitudinis, linearibus, spathu- 
latis obtusis. Stamina filamentis flavis, quam perianthium brevioribus. Stylus 
filiformis, perianthium superans, album. Васса aurantiaca, globosa, mediocris, 
seminibus 1-2. 
In damp spots by the river Ayer Hitam, near Pekan. Ап elegant. half-scandent 
Dracena, with numerous narrow leaves crowded towards the top of the bare stems. Тһе 
flowers are in a large loose panicle, and for them alone the plant is well worth cultivation. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
PLATE LXI. 
Pomazota sylvestris, n. sp. 
А. Complete plant (life-size). F. Calyx and ovary (enlarged). 
B. Flower (enlarged). б. Ovary,in section (enlarged). 
C. Flower, from in front (enlarged). H. Anther dehiscing. 
D. Flower, corolla opened (enlarged). I. Seed. 
E. Bud (enlarged). 
PrATE LXII. 
Geophila melanocarpa, n. sp. 
A. Complete plant (natural size). | E. Stamen (enlarged). 
B. Flower (enlarged). | F. Seed, outer side (enlarged). 
C. Flower, in section (enlarged). | С. Seed, inner side (enlarged). 
D. Style (enlarged). | | 
Puate LXIII. 
Spiladocorys angustifolia, n. sp. 
A. Whole plant (natural size). E. Pollinia (enlarged). 
B. Flower (enlarged). F. Capsule (enlarged). 
C. Coronal scale (enlarged). G. Seed. 
D. Stamen, inner face (enlarged). | 
SECOND SERIES.—BOTANY, VOL. III. art 
