166 THE DRAOiENAS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



winged, attaining a length of 8 in. ; the lamina 1 ft. long and 3 in. 

 across, dark green, lanceolate-acuminate. The raceme very short 

 and dense, 2 in. long, on a peduncle of the same length. Bracts at 

 the base numerous. Flowers numerous, densely crowded, greenish 

 white, in threes. Bract very small, ovate. Pedicels ^ in. long. 

 Perianth short, ^ in. long, split for half its length, the tube cam- 

 panulate, the lacinise oblong, blunt, recurved. Stamens : filaments 

 as long as the perianth-lobes, thick at the base, tapering upwards, 

 and inserted in the mouth of the tube by a very short slender 

 portion ; anther-bases divergent. Ovary oblong, yellow. Style 

 filiform. Stigma capitate. 



Johore, Uiu Batu Pahat (Lake <& Kelsall). 



Described from a plant cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, 

 Singapore. 



This plant has the habit of a young Susum, the leaves being 

 recurved, and forming a fairly large tuft. The long narrow petioles 

 and lanceolate blades, the short thick raceme, and remarkably 

 short flowers, distinguish it from all others I have seen here. At 

 the base of the raceme one leaf is shortly petioled and never fully 

 developed, but convolute round it, after the manner of a spathe. 

 I have seen this also in specimens of D. congesta Ridl. 



D. singapurensis, sp. n. Stem about 1 ft. tall, ^ iu. thick, 

 woody. Leaves elliptic or lanceolate, acute or subacute ; petiole 

 deeply grooved, slightly winged, 2 in. long or less ; lamina 7 in. 

 long, 2^ in. wide, dull deep green. Raceme short, about 2 in. long 

 Flowers white, crowded above, in threes. Bracts small, ovate- 

 acute. Pedicels ^ in. long. Perianth f in. long, nearly cylindric ; 

 lacinise lorate, blunt, longer than the tube. Stamens shorter ; 

 filaments filiform. Anthers small, conic. Style longer than stamens. 

 Stigma capitate. Drupe small, globose, red. 



Singapore, in dense woods, Bukit Timak, and Chan Chu Kang 

 (no. 6235). Johore, base of Gunong Panti. 



A very low-growing species with broad leaves rather longer and 

 distinctly petioled, and a very short raceme. The flowers are 

 larger than those of the preceding, but shorter than those of 

 D. ternijiora Eoxb. The terminal developed leaf has usually a 

 much shorter and broader petiole. 



D. siamica, sp. n. A dwarf plant about 1 ft. tall, with a slender 

 angled stem ^ in. through. Leaves oblong or elliptic, or lanceolate- 

 acuminate, acute, about eleven on a plant, petiole about 1 in. long ; 

 blade 6 in. long by 2 m. across or smaller, light green, with circular 

 paler blotches. Raceme 4 or 5 in. long, ^Yith rather crowded flowers, 

 five or six in a fascicle. Bracts lanceolate-acuminate. Flowers ^ in. 

 long, cylindric, on short slender pedicels less than ^ in. iu length, 

 greenish white. Stamens very slender. Anthers small, oblong. 

 Style much stouter than the stamens, with a capitate stigma. 



Siam, at Puuga {Curtis, 2945). 



Before flowering this looks like a young plant of D. uurantiaca 

 Wall., but it never attains the size of that species, and the in- 

 florescence is quite different. It is a pretty cultural plant. 



