168 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



D. deflexa Hook, fil. H Singapore Maingay " ; not seen. 



D. polyclades Hook. fil. Not common. Sungei Pandan. 



D. glabra Roxb. Tanglin, Bukit Mandai. 



D. satira L. " Ubi Kistala." Waste ground and hedges, com- 

 mon. 



(/). alata L. The yam is often cultivated.) 



ROXBURGHIACEiE. 

 Stemona tuberosa Lour. Not common, Bukit Tim ah.. 



LlLIACEiE. 



Smilax calophyla Wall. A dwarf erect shrub with yellow flowers 

 and red berries. Common in dense jungle. Garden jun- 

 gle, Changi, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah, etc. 



S. myosoti flora A. De C. Slender climber flowers green. Rare, 

 Garden jungle, Chan Chu Kang. 



S. megacarpa Roxb. Not common, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah. 



S. barbata Wall. A strong climber with tristly stems.. Com- 

 mon all over Singapore, Tanglin, etc. 



S. 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. Rare. 

 Tan Jong Katong ( Hullett ;, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah. 



Dianella ensifoUa Red. " Lenjuang." Herb, flowers yellow- 

 ish and fruit white, or flowers and fruits blue. Common 

 all over Singapore. 



Dracama granvlata Hook. fil. A tree about 20 feet tall with 

 stems about 4 inches through, leaves narrow and dark 

 green, flowers white in large panicles. A beautiful tree. 

 In Journ. Bot. Apr. 1896. I confused this with D. 

 gramiinfvlia Wall, a low shrub occurring in the Dindings. 

 Wet jungles, Bukit Timah, Bukit Mandai, Choa Chu 

 Kang. 



