Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 67 



white. Seeds black rounded aciniform, longitudinally ribbed with 

 minute papillae. 



Baker Journ. Linn. Soc. XVII. 125, Bot. Mag. t. 2034, Bot. Eeg. 

 t. 754, Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. III. 585, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 280. 



C. sumatrana, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. II. 146, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 443, 

 Wight Ic. t. 2042. Molinieria sumatrana, Herb. Amaryllid. 84. M. 

 latifolia anclilf. plicata, Kurz. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. IV. 176. 



Singapore : Tanglin (Eidley 6940). Bukit Timah (Ridley 8044): 

 Malacca: Pringit (Griffith) ; Selangor: Kwala Lumpur (Ridley 10174) ; 

 Perak: Ipoh (Curtis 3364), Larut, (King's Collector 6405). 



var. glabresce?is. Leaves exactly lanceolate 1-li foot long 2 to 

 4 inches wide, petiole 2 to 8 inches long almost or completely glabrous. 

 Raceme elongating to 2 inches. Bracts lanceolate hairy. 



Singapore : Tanglin (Ridley) ; Malacca : Chabau (Ridley) ; Sungei 

 Ujong : Tampin Hill (Goodenough) ; Pahang : Temerloh (Ridley) ; 

 Dindings : Gunong Tungul (Ridley 7247) ; Province Wellesley : Bukit 

 Juru (Ridley). 



Distribution : Burmah, Andaman Islands and Malay Islands. 

 Several other less distinct varieties might be made from this very vari- 

 able plant, differing in the size of foliage, pubescence and length of 

 raceme. The species is common all over the peninsula, and is known 

 by the native name of " Lumbah," and in Pahang " Linsubah," small 

 forms " Lumbah Padi." The sweet fruits are eaten by natives and 

 have the peculiarity of causing every thing eaten or drunk for some time 

 afterwards to possess a very unpleasantly sweet taste. The fibre of the 

 leaves is used in some places for making nets, etc. 



4. C. megacaepa, Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. Vol. 41, p. 33. 

 A large tufted plant with a stout stem. Leaves dark green oblong 

 lanceolate acuminate glabrous 20 inches long 3 inches wide, petiole 8 

 inches long. Peduncle 4 inches long tomentose with large lanceolate 

 acuminate bracts at the base, lower ones hairy on the edge only, upper 

 ones more hairy. Spike broad conic cylindric 2 to 4 inches long. 

 Flower 1 inch across. Sepals lanceolate acute i inch long, dirty yellow 

 outside and hairy at the tip. Petals bright yellow. Stamens yellow, 

 filaments short, anthers oblong. Ovary hairy beaked. Fruit 2 inches 

 long Indian club-shaped f inch through at base white. Seeds very 

 numerous angled, black, ribbed. 



Perak, Larut Hills at 2-3000 feet alt. (Ridley). Endemic. 



3. CRINUM, L. 



Rootstock bulbous. Leaves long lorate or ensiform. Scape 

 stout leafless solid. Flowers umbelled white. Bracts involucral 

 lanceolate or ovate, floral linear. Perianth tube long slender lobes linea 



