THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE, _ 167 
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Sepals € о petals shorter and blunter. Fruit 
with beak o ch greenish white. Seeds few black 
about half as Si as those of C. latifolia Dry. Not rare, 
in long grass and SANE growth. Bukit Timah, 
Tanglin, Chua Chu Kan 
Crinum asiaticum L, * der ng." The common white sea shore 
тит, С. pedunculatum Br. is said to differin the long- 
redicelled ae ie elongate root stock. I have only 
seen one species in Singapore and Penang, and that has . 
open about 6 p. m. and are sweet scented, and v at- 
tractive to hawk moths. Sea coasts, Kranji, Selitar, Pulau 
in. 
Eurycles sylvestris Salisb. Is probably native here. It occurs 
n the sea sand at Changi, Bajau, etc., and is often culti- 
ТАССАСЕЖ, 
Tacca cris'ata Jack. Common in woods, Bukit Timah, etc. 
DIOSCOREACER. 
Dioscorea demona Roxb, “Gadung,” A fairly large climber 
ith prickly glaucous stems, The tubers sliced and 
washed in running water are eaten, but unless so washed 
are stated to be poisonous. Common in villages ; I have 
never seen it elsewhere. 
D. pi yrifolia Kunth. Common, Bukit Timah, Chan Chu Kang, 
Bukit Mandai, Sungei Pandan 
D. oppositifolia L. Garden jungle, Selitar, Bukit Mandai Road, 
D. laurifo’ ia Wall. Woods and edges of jungles, common, 
Tanglin, Sungei Morai, Bukit Timah, Changi. 
