CXLVII. LILIACEJL 
Tricalisira.] 
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all similar recurved. Stamens 6, in mouth of tube; filaments 
short; anthers oblong. Pistil short sub-globose; style o; stigmas 
three horseshoe-shaped. Ovary i-celled; ovules 2. Fruit dru¬ 
paceous globose, green, i-seeded. Species 1. 
(1) T. ochracea Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 83. 
Stem woody, *5 in. through. Leaves 16 in. long, 4 in. wide, 
dark green; petioles 6 in. long. Spike 8 in. tall, base nude, 4-angled. 
Bracts ovate blunt. Flowers sessile ochre-yellow. Fruit as large 
as a 12-bore bullet. Hob. Very rare in dense forests at 4000 ft. 
altitude. Pahang, Telom and Gunong Berumbun (Ridley). 
10 . ASPARAGUS, Linn. 
Shrubby half scandent plants, often thorny. Leaves reduced 
to minute scales with tufts of flat or acicular branches (cladodes) 
in axils. Flowers very small, white, axillary fascicled, solitary or 
racemed. Perianth campanulate, 6-lobed. Stamens from base of 
perianth. Ovary 3-celled; ovules 2 or more in a cell; style 1; 
stigmas 3. Seeds 2 to 6, black. Species about 100. Europe, 
Asia, Africa. 
(1) A. racemosus Willd. Sp. PL ii. 152. 
Scandent woody, spines long (cladodes), 2- to 6-nate, 75 to 1 in. 
long, linear acuminate falcate. Racemes solitary or fascicled 
sometimes branched. Flowers -12 in. or less across. Berry -25 in. 
through. Hab. Lankawi, on limestone rocks (Curtis), very rare. 
Distrib. Africa, India, Java, Australia. 
11 . DRACAENA, Linn. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves linear sessile or lanceolate petioled. 
Flowers white or pink cylindric in terminal panicles or racemes. 
Sepals and petals linear more or less connate at base. Stamens 
6 from base of tube; filaments long filiform; anthers narrow 
versatile. Ovary 3-celled; ovules 1 in a cell. Berry globose, 
1- to 3-seeded. Seeds globose or hemispheric. Species about 40. 
Africa, Asia, Australia. The well-known “ Dracaena ” of gardens 
is Cordyline terminalis, Kunth. Enum. v. 25. It is probably of 
Papuan origin and is not wild here. Many varieties are in cultiva¬ 
tion. Native name : Andong. 
Panicles or racemes erect; branches few, short, 
stiff. 
Leaves linear acuminate not petioled. 
Tree 60 ft. tall, much branched; leaves thin, 
narrow ...... 
Shrubs little or not branched; panicles with 
few or no branches; leaves narrow 
linear sessile. 
Stout shrub; raceme thick dense; leaves 
1-5 in. wide . 
Slender shrub; raceme slender lax; leaves 
•5 in. wide ..... 
( 1 ) D. granulata 
(2) D. robusta 
(3) D. eonferta 
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