288 Dioscoreacee. [ Dioscorea. 
glabrous, lamina 23-4 in. long, ?-14 in broad, 7-nerved, 
drying black; petiole 1-2 in. long; flow ers unknown: capsules 
acute at the base, I- 14 in. long, apex acuminate, wings 
semicircular, rarely ? in. broad, brown. 
Moist country; very rare (?) Ambagamuva. 
Endemic. 
7. D. oppositifolia Linn. Jambu-ala, S. Podhali-valli- 
kilangu, T. (Burkill). 
Var. inneei Prain and Burkill 1. c. p. 276. D. spicata Hk. f. 
Lc. pp. 
Leaves glabrous, broadly lanceolate or ovate. 
Var. Thwaitesii Prain and Burkill l. c. 
Leaves pubescent, lanceolate-ovate or broadly ovate, dry- 
ing brown. 
Hantane. 
Also in S, India. 
8. D. obcuneata Hk. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI, p. 293 (1892); Prain 
and Burkill l. c. p. 30. 
D. acata Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1033 (1753); Prain and Burkill 1. c. p. 39. 
D. purpurea Roxb. Fl. Ind. III, p. 800 (1832). Buina-ala, 
Kahata-kondal, Kiri-kondal, Katu-arg-ala, Vel-ala, 
Hinguru-ala, Angilis-ala, Gere-arg-ala, Ratta-ballu, 
Kohata-ala, Jaffana-ala, Gulakiri-wel-ala, Bonderi-ala, 
Raja-ala, Rata-kondal, Rata-vel-ala, Kiri-vel-ala, S. 
Vettilai-valli-kilangu, Naga-valli-kilangu, Peru-valli- 
kilangu, Pedu-chari-valli-kilangu, Sakkra-valli-kil- 
angu, Raja-valli-kilangu, 7. 
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1. SMILAX Linn. 
Umbels in short axillary spikes E ee” . J. S$. ASPeRAS 
Umbels solitary or racemose : 
Racemes 1-4 umbelled : 
L. 3-4 in. long; petioles 3-1 in. ‘ . 2. S. ZEYLANICA. 
L. 1-23 in. long; petioles very short. . 3. ». RErmaae 
Racemes 5-15 umbelled : : A S. PROLIFERA. 
3. S. Rettiana Willis in Ann. Perad. v, p. 221 (1911) nomen; 
Livera in Ann. Perad. XI, p. 103 (1928). 
A scandent, unarmed or very sparingly prickly shrub; 
1. 24 in. long, 4-11 in. broad, ovate-elliptic or ovate- lanceo- 
late, cuneate or more rarely subcordate at base, usually acute 
and acuminate, 3-5-veined, coriaceous; petiole under + in., 
cirrhiferous; infl. umbellate; umbels about # in. diam.; 
peduncle about 1 1 in. ; fl. not seen; berries globose, under + in. 
diam. ; pedicels 4 jo 2, in. long. 
Top Pe Naminakula 6680 ft. 
Endemic. 
Page 293.—For Scilla indica Baker read: 
S. hyacinthina (Roth.). Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth. Nov. Sp. 
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