326 cxlvii. liliace^. [Peliosanihes. 
(7) P. grandifolia Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 31, p. 97; 
Mat. ii. 90. 
Leaves very large and stiff oblanceolate cuspidate; nerves 13; 
1 ft. long, 6 in. wide; petioles thick, -25 in. through, 6 in. long. 
Raceme 6 in. long, flowering to base. Flowers nodding, waxy 
yellow, -25 in. across. Sepals and petals ovate blunt. Stamen¬ 
ring adnate to perianth ; anthers broad. Style very stout. Ovary 
quite inferior. Hab. Mountain forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills 
(Ridley). 
(8) P. stellaris Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 31, p. 97; 
Mat. ii. 90. P. humilis Andr. Bot. Rep. i. 634; Hook. fit. F.B.I. 
vi. 267 [partly). 
A small species. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 5-ribbed, 4 in. 
long, 1 in. across; petioles 3 in. long. Raceme 2 in. long. Flowers 
star-shaped, small, green. Sepals and petals linear, blunt, less 
than *12 in. long. Stamen-ring green, stamens nearly free, anthers 
orange. Ovary quite inferior, large obconic; style violet, longer 
than stamens. Hab. Rocky woods, chiefly in the north, Pahang, 
Tahan Woods; Telom. Perak, Gunong Kerbau at 4000 ft. alti¬ 
tude (Robinson). Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur. Penang 
Hill (Curtis). Kedah, Alor Sta. Distrib. Siam. 
P. humilis Andr. Bot. Rep., l.c., was perhaps meant for this species, but 
it is not certain. 
(9) P. parviflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 61. 
Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, both ends 10-nerved, 7 in. long, 
2*25 in. wide; petioles 6 in. long. Scapes 4 in. long. Flowers 
solitary or two together, *2 in. wide; pedicels *25 in. long. Sepals 
and petals oblong-ovate blunt, blue green. Stamen-ring above the 
mouth of tube, adnate to ovary at base only; anthers white. 
Ovary half inferior; style stout. Hab. Pulau Adang islands, 
Rawei and Pulau Adang (Ridley). 
Leaves much taller than in P. stellaris, but flowers as small or smaller. 
3 . OPHIOPOGON, Ker. 
Stems creeping short or erect elongate. Leaves linear (or lanceo¬ 
late) sub-coriaceous. Scape racemose. Bracts scarious. Flowers 
small, white or pink, several in a bract. Perianth superior. 
Stamens 6, free from leaves of segments. Ovary 3-celled. Style 
columnar; stigma 3-toothed. Fruit and seed as in Peliosanthes. 
Species 10 or more, India, Java, China, Japan. 
Stamens quite free; flowers small; anthers lanceo¬ 
late .. ( 1 ) 0. malayanus 
Stamens quite free; flowers *5 in. across; anthers 
linear.(2) 0. intermedius 
var, macranthus 
Stamens united by a ring . . . , , (3) 0. prolifera 
