168 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
D. deflera Hook, fil.’ ‘Singapore Maingay ”; not seen. 
D. polyclades Hook. fil. Not common. Sungei Pandan. 
D. glabra Roxb. Tanglin, Bukit Mandai. 
D. sativa L. “Ubi Kistala.” Waste ground and hedges, com- 
mon. 
(D, alata L. The yam is often cultivated. ) 
ROXBURGHIACE®. 
Stemona luberosa Lour. Not common, Bukit Timah. 
LILIACE. 
Smilax calophy'la Wall. A dwarf erect shrub with yellow flowers 
and red berries. Common in dense jungle. Garden jun- 
ole, Changi, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah, ete. 
S. myosctiflora A. De ©. Slender climber flowers green. Rare, 
Garden jungle, Chan Chu Kang. 
S. megacarpa Roxb. Not common, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah. 
R 
harbata Wa‘). A strong climber with Uristly stems. Com- 
mon al] over Singapore, Tanglin, etc. 
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leucophylla Bl. with large lanceolate acuminate leaves broad at 
the base, smooth unarmed stem, and large flowers in 
solitary umbels on stout peduncles 2 inches long. Kare. 
Tanjong Katong ( Hullett }, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah. 
Dianella ensifolia Red. “ Lenjuang.” Herb, flowers yellow- 
ish and fruit white, or flowers and fruits blue. Common 
all over Singapore. 
Dracena granulata Hook, fil. A tree about 20 feet tall with 
stems about 4 inches through, leaves narrow and dark 
oreen, flowers white in large panicles. A beautiful tree. 
In Journ, Bot. Apr. 1896. I confused this with D, 
graminifolia Wall, a low shrub occurring in the Dindings. 
Wet jungles, Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, Choa Chu 
Kang. 
