Stichoneuron.) cxlvi. roxburghiace^e. 321 
panulate, 4-ribbed. Stamens 4, connate at base and adnate to 
the perianth; filaments broad, anther cells short. Ovary half 
inferior or superior; ovules numerous. Fruit unknown. Species 
2, 1 Himalayan. 
(1) S. caudatum Ridl. Journ. Roy As. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 107. 
Plant 1 ft. tall, few branched, glabrous. Leaves elliptic acumi¬ 
nate, base rounded; nerves 3 pairs; 3 in. long, 175 in. wide; petiole 
*25 in. long. Peduncle 2 in. long; pedicels 5, crowded at tip, -5 in. 
long. Bracts broad lanceolate. Flowers -12 in. long, purple, 
lobes triangular caudate pubescent. Filaments papillose pubescent; 
anthers dorsifixed broad elliptic orange. Ovary superior sub- 
globose ovoid green; stigma minute conic sessile. Hab. Rare but 
locally abundant on banks, Perak. Ulu Temengoh (Ridley). 
Order CXLVII. LILIACE/E. 
Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves various. Flowers usually bi¬ 
sexual. Perianth inferior petaloid of 3 sepals and 3 petals (rarely 
4 or 10) (half superior in some species of Peliosanthes). Stamens 6, 
rarely 3; filaments generally long, filiform. Anthers oblong or 
linear. Ovary 3-celled; ovules 2 or more in a cell. Style 1 (rarely 
Fl.M.P.,4. y 
