CXLIV. TACCACEjE. 
Tacca .] 
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Penang Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Burma. Native names: Sebiak; 
Tangut Bawo. ~ 
(4) T. Chantieri Andre Rev. Hort. 1901, 541 , pi. 241. i. 
vespertilio, Ridl. Mat. ii. /.c. 77. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded, 1 ft. long or less 6 in 
across; petioles 6 to 8 in. long. Scape over 1 ft. long. Involucral 
bracts, 2 outer short lanceolate acuminate, 1*5 m - l° n S> '5 m - wl de, 
m-een tipped purple, 2 inner ovate sessile alternate brown purple, 
2 in. long. Flowers 3 to 5, purplish. Bracts filiform 7 in. long* 
purple, tipped white. Sepals lanceolate acute, -25 in. long. Hat). 
Orchards and village grounds. Local. Perak, Kamumng; Ulu 
Temengoh. Perlis, Tebing Tinggi. Setul (Ridley). 
T. minor Ridl. Mat. ii. 78. 
Rootstock cylindric, 1-5 in. tall. Leaves elliptic acuminate or 
lanceolate narrowed at base, 6 to 10 in. long, 2 to 4 in. wide; petioles 
shorter Scapes 3 to 6 in. long. Involucral bracts olive green, 
2 outer lanceolate acuminate, 2 inner ovate acuminate (not clawed), 
•75 to 1 in. long. Floral bracts filiform, *5 in. long, dusky, pale 
tipped Flowers few, -5 in. across, brownish green. Sepals lanceo¬ 
late acuminate. Petals oblong-triangular. Fruit 1-5 in. long. 
Seeds crescent-shaped, 8-ribbed. Hob. Local on banks in shady 
spots. Perak, Kwala Kangsa; Tambun near Ipoh. Kelantan, 
Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 
Order CXLV. DIOSCOREACE^E. 
Rhizome often tuberous. Stem climbing or short erect. Leaves 
entire or trifoliate ribbed, reticulate. Flowers small or minute 
panicled, racemose or spicate, unisexual, rarely bisexual. Perianth 
superior 6-lobed, tube short or rather long. Stamens in male on 
base of perianth or on the lobes, 3, with or without 3 staminodes 
or 6 ■ filaments short. Pistillode sometimes present. Ovary 
triquetrous, 3-celled; ovules 2 in a cell. Fruit.3-winged baccate 
or capsular. Seeds flat winged or globose. Whole world. 
Flowers bisexual. _ , 
Stem erect; flowers moderate size; fruit baccate . 
Stem climbing ; flowers small; capsule elongate . 
Flowers unisexual on diflerent plants, minute. 
Capsule 3-winged, oblong or orbicular 
1. Trichopus 
2. SXENOMERIS 
3 . Dioscorea 
1 . TRICHOPUS, Gaertn. 
Small erect herb with simple wiry stems 3 to 4 in. tall. Leaf 
sub-terminal cordate petiolate reticulate Flowers several on long 
pedicels bisexual fascicled at base of leaf. Ovary 3-winged 
Perianth tube very short. Sepals and petals sub-equal. Stamens 
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