96 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



the panicle are stouter and I have not seen fruit of the Singapore plant. 

 It is quite possible however that there are two species here. 



2. D. brachystachis, Hook. til. PL Brit. Ind. VI. 328. A tree 

 about 20 feet tall, but little branched. Leaves tufted at the ends of 

 the branches 2 to 3 feet long 2 inches wide, coriaceous dark green 

 ensiform acuminate with a long point, keel stout base passing into the 

 petiole which is dilated at the base. Panicle large peduncle stout 

 woody over 2 feet long, and h inch through at the base, branches 5 or 

 more about a foot long scaberulous. Bracts at the bases of the branches 

 lh inch long lanceate cuspidate. Flowers 2 to 4 in a tuft h inch long 

 white, pedicels i inch long. Perianth lobes free for about \ their 

 length blunt. Filaments rather thick. Style stout. Stigma rather 

 large capitate. Berry 1 to 3 seeded large globose or 3 lobed orange. 

 Endemic. 



Singapore : Pulau Serapu (Eidley 10128) ; Malacca : Hulu Belang- 

 kan (Derry 1087) ; Selangor : Bukit Kutu (Ridley 7770) ; Perak : Her- 

 mitage Hill (Ridley) ; Penang : Moniot's Road (Curtis 2302). 



Occurs scattered over the peninsula in forest not very rare. The 

 name " brachystachys " (a most unsuitable name) is probably a mis- 

 print for trachystachys referring to the scaberulous panicle. Endemic. 



3. D. conferta, Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. Vol. 44, p. 35. 

 Stem 6 to 10 feet tall. Leaves narrow linear acuminate 24-27 inches 

 long | inch wide base broadly sheathing, midrib very strong at the 

 base thining upwards and disappearing before the apex. Raceme 2 

 feet long erect, base with numerous reduced leaves with a broad base 

 acuminate upwards, peduncle rather stout with few small sheathing 

 leaves, inflorescence long dense. Flowers white 3 or 4 in a tuft with 

 very short pedicels, and 2 or 3 ovate acuminate bracts « inch long at 

 base. Perianth tube ] inch long narrow lobes linear \ inch long. 

 Fruit globose as large as a pea. 



Perak : Selama 3-500 feet (King's Coll. 3149) ; Malacca : or Sungei 

 Ujong (Cantley's Collector). " Poko San Juan hutan jantan." Ende- 

 mic. 



4. D. r.r.AMixiFOLlA, Wall. Cat. 5149. A low shrub about 2 feet 

 tall, little or not branched, stem slender not \ inch through. Leaves 

 linear acuminate 15 inches long \ inch wide, strongly keeled, sheathing 

 base rather broad. Raceme simple or with few branches, 12 to 18 

 inches tall erect, hast; nude except for some linear bracts. Flowers :i 

 to 4 in a tuft, numerous white an inch long, on pedicels i inch long 

 tube very narrow dilated at the base, lobes linear free for more than 

 half their length. Fruit small globose orange. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit, Ind. 

 VI. 327. D. Finlaysonii, Bak. Trim. Journ. Bot. 1873, 2G1, Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. XIV. 525. 



