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CXLVII. LILIACE^E. 
[. Draccena. 
(8) D. umbratica Ridl. D. terniflora Ridl. Mat. ii. 97 (not of 
Roxburgh). D. terniflora, var. Curtisii Hook. fit. F.B.l. vi. 329. 
A low little-branched shrub, 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic to 
elliptic-lanceolate cuspidate, base narrowed into petiole, 3 in. wide; 
petioles of lower leaves 1 to 2 in. long, channelled not winged; of 
upper leaves broadly winged. Inflorescence racemose not or hardly 
branched, 9 in. long, the lower half flowerless. Flowers 5 or 6 in 
a tuft, white on pedicels *12 in. long. Perianth 1 in. long, split 
half-way, lobes linear blunt. Berry small globose to 3-lobed, 
•25 in. through when i-seeded, orange red. Seeds 1 to 3. Hab. 
Common in lowland woods. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi. 
Johor, Tanjong Surat and Jambu Larang (Feilding). Malacca, 
Sungei Hudang. Pahang, Tahan River. Perak, Kol; Ulu Kal 
and Larut (Kunstler). Dindings, Lumut. Penang, Balik Pulau 
and Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kedah, Gurun (Robinson). 
This has commonly been identified with the Indian D. spicata, Roxb. 
but that is described as caulescent by Roxburgh and as arboreous by Hooker. 
It resembles D. Porteri, but has broad elliptic leaves. 
(9) D. singapurensis Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 4; Mat. ii. 
166. 
Dwarf shrub, 1 ft. tall, -25 in. through. Leaves elliptic or lanceo¬ 
late acute, 7 in. long, 2-5 in. wide, dull green; petioles slightly 
winged, 2 in. long or less. Raceme 2 in. long; pedicels -12 in. 
long. Flowers white, lobes free more than half-way lorate. Stamens 
shorter. Fruit small, globose red. Hab. Not common in dense 
jungle in the south. Singapore, Buldt Timah; Chan Chu Kang. 
Johor, Gunong Pantai (Ridley). 
(10) D. siamica Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 166. 
Dwarf shrub, 1 ft. tall, stem -12 in. through. Leaves oblong 
or elliptic or lanceolate acuminate, 6 in. long, 2 in. wide, light 
green with pale circular blotches; petioles 1 in. long. Raceme 
4 or 5 in. long; flowers rather crowded. Flowers *5 in. long, 
pinkish, pedicels less than -24 in, long. Hab. Open sandy spots 
in the north. Perlis, sandy heath on Ginting Kabok (Ridley). 
Distrib. South Siam. 
(11) D. congesta Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 388; Mat. ii. 98. 
D. pachyphylla Kurz Journ. As. Soc. 42, p. 249 (in part), 
A dwarf species with a woody stem 3 to 6 in. tall and *5 in. 
through with stout roots. Leaves elliptic to nearly lanceolate 
acuminate or cuspidate rather abruptly narrowed at the base, 
6 to 9 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 3 to 6 in. long, slightly 
winged, sheathing at base and -25 in. wide. Panicle short and 
dense, 3 in. long, many flowered; peduncle 2 in. long. Flowers 
reddish white, 1 in. long; pedicels -ii in. long. Perianth-lobes 
free half-way down linear blunt. Berry small, 1- to 3-seeded. 
Hab. In woods, and especially among limestone rocks in shady 
spots. Pahang, Kota Glanggi, limestone rocks; Tahan woods. 
