CXLVII. liliAce^. 
333 
Draccena.] 
2 7 in. long, *6 in. wide. Raceme 2 ft. long, dense; peduncle stout 
with a few sheathing leaves. Flowers white, tufted, 3 or 4 together; 
pedicels very short, *5 in. long, split half-way. Fruit as large as 
a pea, globose. Hab. Malacca or Sungei Ujong (Cantley). Perak, 
Selama at 300 to 500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Native name; 
Poko San Juan hutan jantan. 
(4) D. graminifolia Wall. Cat. 5149; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 
327; Ridl. Mat. ii. 96. D. Finlaysonii Bak. Joitrn. Bot. 1873, 261 
(in parts). 
Shrub 2 ft. tall, hardly branched, stem less than ^25 in. through. 
Leaves linear long-acuminate, 15 in. long, *25 in. wide. Raceme 
simple or few branched at base, 12 to 18 in. long. Flowers 3 or 4 
in tufts crowded; pedicels very short, white, 1 in. long, split more 
than half-way. Fruit pea-shaped, orange. Hab. Forests, local. 
Bindings (Finlayson); Pangkor; Lumut. Perak, Bujong Malacca 
(Ridley). Province Wellesley, Bukit Mertajam at 1500 ft. altitude 
(Burkill). 
var. angustissima Ridl. Mat. ii. 97. Leaves very slender with 
long points. Hab. Perak, Gunong Putih (Kunstler); Jor (Ridley). 
(5) D. cuspidata Ridl. 
Low shrub, stem stout -25 in. through. Leaves oblong, narrowed 
at top with an abrupt cusp *5 in. long, setaceous at tip, base narrowed 
to sheath, 9 in. long, 2-5 in. wide. Panicle racemiform, 5 in. long. 
Flowers in threes on short pedicels, very slender, slightly clubbed 
at tip, 1 in. long, lobes very narrow linear. Stamens, filaments 
longer, anthers oblong. Hab. Kelantan, Chaning Woods (Ridley). 
(6) D. Porter! Bak. Journ. Bot. 1873, p. 262; Ridl. Mat. ii. 
97 - 
A low, little branched shrub, 2 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves linear- 
lanceolate acuminate, narrowed to base, 6 to 15 in. long, -5 to 
1*5 in. wide. Panicle with a few branches 1 to 2 in. long at base, 
upper part racemose, 6 to 9 in. long. Flowers 2 or 3 together, 
white, *75 in. long, lobes free half-way, tube dilate at base. Fruit 
•4 in. long with 1 to 3 seeds, orange. Hab. Common in lowland 
woods. Singapore (Wallich); Garden Jungle. Johor, Gunong 
Pulai. Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 3300 ft. altitude (Robinson). 
Malacca, Aj^er Panas; Mt. Ophir. Negri Sembilan, Johol; Tarn- 
pin. Selangor, Petaling; Damansara Hill, Kwala Lumpur (Ridley). 
Perak, Larut. Penang, Waterfall (Wallich, Curtis). Kelantan, 
Chaning, Kelantan River. Native name : Jarum-Jarum. 
(7) D. Curtisii Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. By. 59, p. 210. 
Leaves lanceolate-linear acuminate to a long point narrowed to 
base, thin coriaceous, 20 to 30 in. long, 1 to 1*25 in. wide. Panicle 
30 in. long with 3 to 5 remote branches 4 to 6 in. long. Flowers 
4 to 6 together in short tufts. Perianth 75 in. long, lobes very 
narrow, free nearly to base, dilate. Fruit globose, 1- or 2-seeded, 
*25 in. through (dry). Hab. Open woods in the north. Lankawi, 
Kwah (Haniff, Wooldridge). Setul (Ridley). 
