168. THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
D. deflexa Hook, fil. “Singapore Maingay”; not seen. 
D. polyclades Hook. fil. Not common. Sungei Pandan. 
. glabra Roxb. . Tanglin, Bukit Mandai. 
D. sativa L. ‘ Ubi Kistala.” Waste ground and hedges, com- 
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(D. alata L. The yam is often cultivated.) 
ROXBURGHIACE®. 
Stemona tuberosa Lour. Not common, Bukit Timah. 
LILIACES. 
Smilax calophy'la Wall. А dwarf erect shrub with yellow flowers 
and red berries. Common in dense jungle. Garden jun- 
gle, Changi, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah, ete 
S. myosotiflora А. De С. Slender climber flowers green. Rare, 
Garden jungle, Chan Chu Kang. 
5. megacarpa Roxb. Not common, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah. 
S. barbata Ма. А strong climber with Mee stems. Com- 
mon all over Singapore, Tanglin, etc. 
S. em credis Bl. with large lanceolate acuminate = ves broad at 
solitary umbels on stout peduncles 2 inches lo 
Tanjong Katong ( Hullett ›, Bukit Mindat, Bukit gini 
кше ensifo^ia Red. * Lenjuang." Негр, flowers yellow- 
and fruit me or flowers and fruits blue. Common 
all over Singapo 
Dracena үн iba. fil. A tree about 20 feet tall т? 
ut 4 inches through, leaves narrow and dar 
green, ‘towers white in large panicles. A beautiful мз 
In Journ. Bot. Apr. 1896. I confused this with D. 
а Wall, а low shrub occurring in the Dindings. 
=» Bukit Tinah, Bukit — Choa Chu 
