SMILACE^. 649 



ll.lanceafolia, Roxb. {fi. ind. 3, p. 792; not S. lanceolata, Wall, nor 

 Lour.) B v_/ Silhet. Introduced into H. C. G. in 1811, but had not 

 11. in 1814. Its large, tuberous roots are much used by the natives 

 in medicine, (Roxb.) 



\2. glabra, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 792.) B w Garrow Hills. Silhet. Intro- 

 duced into H. C. G. in 1811, but had not fl. in 1814, The natives 

 of Silhet use a decoction of the large, tuberous, fresh root for the 

 cure of sores and syphilitic complaints. (Roxb.) 



13. grandis, Wall. MSS, (S. macrophylla, Roxb. not Willd.) In H, C. G. 

 Fl. ? 



\i..stipulacea, Bojer. (Hort. Mauritianus 352.) Mauritius. 



15. anceps, Willd, Mauritius. Bombay. 



Genera allied to Smilaceae. 



A. ASPIDISTRE^. 



Endl. gen.pl. i, p. 155. 

 RoHDEA, Roth. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 10, No. 1291 ^—Endl.l. c.) 



l.Japonica, Roth. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 118, excl. syn.; — Schult. syst. 7, 

 p. 172. — Orontiumjaponicum, Thunb ;—B. M.13, ^.898.) % Japan. 

 Fl. small, yellowish, C. S ; fr. 0. 

 TupiSTRA, Ker. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 10, No. 1292; — Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 

 156,) 



1. squalida, Ker. (B. M. 40, t. 1655;— B. Reg. 9, t. 704;— B. Cab. t. 

 515; — Spreng. syst. 2, p. 118. — Rohdea Tupistra, Schult. syst. 7, p. 

 173,) 2/.. Amboyna. Fl. middle-sized, pale-dingy-purplish, scentless, 

 R. S. ; fr, 0. 



2. nutans, Wall. (B. Reg. 15, t. 1223 ;—B. M. 58, t. 3054.— Rohdea 

 nutans, Schult. syst. 8, p. 1653.) 2/., Khassya Mountains. Fl. mid- 

 dle-sized, pale yellowish-brovv^n, streaked vv^ith purple, Dec. ; fr. 0. 



} 3. aura7itiaca. Wall. (Cat.) %. Nepal. Introduced in 1830, but has not 



fl. yet. 

 4. angustifolia. Wall. Khassya Mountains. 

 Aspidistra, Ker. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 174, No. 1489; — Endl.gen.pl. I, 



p. 156.) 

 X.lurida, Ker (B. Reg. 8, t. 626 ;— fi. Reg. 5\, t. 2499 ;— Spreng. 



syst. 2, p. 243. — Macrogyne convallarisefolia, Lk.) %. China. Fl. 



middle-sized, greenish-dark-purple. Introduced in August, 1841, 

 2. punctata, Lindl. (B. Reg. 12, ;, 977 ; — Spreng. c. p.p. 152.) %. China. 



Fl. small, pale-green outside, dotted with purple inside. Introduced 



in August 1841. 



B. OPHIOPOGONii^E. 



Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 156. 

 LiRioPE, Lour. (Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 354. — Ophiopogon, Ait. ; — Spreng. 

 syst. 2, p. 8, No. 1260 ;—Endl. I. c.) 



l.japonica, Lindl. (Ophiopogon japonicus, Ker,; B. M. 27, t, 1063 ; 



Spreng. syst. 2, p. 97. — Convallaria japonica, L. fil, ; — Red. HI. 2, t. 



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