104 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



name \ar. Ophirense on account of its strongly reticulated leaves. The 

 plant however like most species in the genus is very variable in form 

 and texture of the foliage. 



4. S. EXTENSA, Wall. Cat. 5126 B. A. De C. Monogr. Smilax 179. 

 Stem rather slender unarmed. Leaves coriaceous shining elliptic or 

 oblong lanceolate 3 to 6 inches long l£ to 3 inches wide, acute abrupt- 

 ly narrowed into the petiole, ribs 3 free to the base, w T ith a slender 

 intramarginal vein, reticulations conspicuous when dry, petiole stout 2 

 inch long sheathing \ w r ay. Umbels 1 to 3 on a very short corm on 

 peduncle with a lanceolate acute bract at the base ; secondary peduncles 

 slender with lanceolate acuminate bracts at the base. Pedicels slend- 

 er i inch long. Flower bracts lanceolate acute small. Sepals linear 

 obtuse. Petals narrowed. Stamens rather long filaments filiform. 

 Anthers narrow linear. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 309. 



Penang, Government Hill, (Porter in Wall. Coll. 5126 B) (Curtis 

 1244, 458). Endemic. 



5. S. megacarpa, A. De C. Monogr. Smilax 186. Stem thorny 

 at base, branches terete stout unarmed. Leaves oblong to elliptic 

 rounded or retuse at apex, narrowed or broad at base coriaceous, ribs 3 

 from above the base, 3 to 8 inches long, 1 to 6 inches wide, reticula- 

 tions usually conspicuous when dry, petiole stout twisted i to l| inch 

 long sheathed about i way, tendrils stout about 10 inches long. Pe- 

 duncle stout subtended by an ovate bract, secondary peduncles 2 to 3 

 stout woody 1 inch long in fruit. Umbels £ an inch through, pedicels 

 in flower very short. Male flowers little more than -} inch long. 

 Sepals linear oblong narrow. Petals 2 as wide. Stamens longer, fila- 

 ments slender long. Anthers linear. Female flowers larger. Sepals 

 and petals similar to those of the male. Staminodes 3 short filaments. 

 Pistil largo flask-shaped, style distinct thick, stigma 3 lobed. Berry 

 as big as a cherry globular vellow. Seeds 2 discoid flat. Hook. fil. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. VI. 311. 



Singapore : Tanglin (Eidley 4815, 5106) Bnkit Mandai (Ridley 

 4600) ; Malacca : (Maingay) ; Malacca : Pindah (Ridley 1137), Panchur 

 (Ridley 1403), Batang Malaka (Deny 90S) ; Bindings: Lumut (Ridley 

 10,351), Larut (King's Collector 4177, 5776 and 5084); Penang: 

 Balik Pulau (Ridley 9477). Distrib. India, Tonkin. 



Native names " Akar Banau," " Akar Rabana," " A. K'luna," 

 A. Rabanu," " A. Lampau Bukit." The tubers ore eaten by the wild 

 tribes. The young leaves are dark green mottled with grey, adult 

 leaves deep shining green. 



6. S. HELFERI, A. De. C. Monogr. Smilax 176. A rough climb- 

 er, stems woody longitudinally ribbed with numerous recurved thorns, 

 internodos 3 inches long. Leaves oblong obtuse rounded at both ends 

 very variable in size, with ribs 3 meeting at the base, and reticulations 



