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Eoxb. Fl. Ind. III. 806. Wight Ic. t. 814. Kuntb. Enum. 396. 

 Trimen. Fl. Ceyl. VI. 276. Bl. Enum. I. p. 30, (part). Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 

 III. 574, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 289. D. triphylla, Linn. I.e. 

 Jacq. Ic. t. 627. D. Kleiniana Kth. I.e. 394. D. litnata, Roth. Not. 

 PI. Sp. 370. D. dicjitata Mill. Gard. Diet. No. 6. Botnjosicyos penta- 

 phyllus, Hochst. Flora 1844, Beil. 3, Hamatris triphylla Salisb. Gen. PI. 

 Fragm. 12. 



Johor: Gunong Panti (Ridley 4139); Malacca: Merlimau (Good- 

 enough 1570) ; Pahang : Tahan Valley (Ridley 2355), Kemaman (Vaug- 

 han Stevens), Lankawi (Curtis 2539). A variety with smaller more 

 glabrous leaves, smaller male spikes and pedicelled flowers). Distrib. 

 India, Malay Islands, and Ti'opical Africa. 



Tubers sought for food by the Sakais" Ubi pasir," " Ubi Chiabet." 



3. D. CORNIFOLIA, Kunth. Enum. V. 385. Stem pubescent, 

 base thorny. Leaves opposite coriaceous ovate or lanceolate-ovate 

 cuspidate 5 nerved, base cordate 3 inches long li inch broad glabrous 

 above pubescent beneath, especially on the nei'ves. Petiole stout pub- 

 escent, an inch long. Male spikes whorled 1-2 inches long pubescent. 

 Bracts small ovate or ovate acuminate. Sepals ovate. Petals oblong 

 spathulate stamens 3. Filaments very short. Female flowers scat- 

 tered. Capsule broad rounded, wings unequal glabrous i inch long, 

 if inch wide across the two broadest wings the third wing smaller. 



Singapore: Garden Road (Ridley 4127), Bukit Mandai Road 

 (3768); Malacca (Maingay 1705, 3391)'; Selangor : (Cantley's Coll.); 

 Johor: Teling Tinggi (Ridley 1190); Dindings, Simpit (Ridley); Selan- 

 gor : Rawang (Ridley 10489). 



Native name " Akar Kemeniyan hantu." Common in hedges. 



I only know Kunth's plant from the description. It is based on 

 Zollinger's Javanese plant No. 875. 



The under side of the leaves is very finely dotted and sprinkled 

 all over with short thick scattered hairs. 



4. D. polyclades, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 294. Stems 

 fairly stout pubescent. Leaves ovate cordate cuspidate covered with 

 stiff hairs scattered above, thicker beneath, 3 to 4 inches long, 2 to 3 

 inches wide. Petiole 2 to 3 inches long tomentose. Male panicles 

 1 to 2 feet long. Branches in pairs opposite 2 to 3 inches long. 

 Spikes 6 to 10 in a whorl A an inch long tomentose. Flowers i inch 

 long green tomentose. Sepals ovate. Petals elliptic. Stamens 6 

 very small. Capsule broadly oblong transversely, hairy f inch long 

 H inch wide. 



Singapore : Chan Chu Kang, Sungei Pandan (Ridley 1646) ; 

 Perak : Kinta (King's Coll. 7161). 



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