Draccena.] 
CXLVII. LILIACE2E. 
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stout, 15 in. long, spreading. Flowers purple outside, white inside, 
rarely greenish-white, 1 in. long in threes and fours; pedicels 
*35 in. long. Fruit as big as a cherry, orange. Hab. In damp 
open spots, swamps and wet forest edges. Singapore (Wallich). 
BukitTimah; Tampenis; Kranji; Pulau Serapu, common; Pulau 
Brani. Johor. Malacca, Nyalas; Panchur (Goodenough). Penang, 
Paya Trobong (Curtis). Adang islands, Pulau Rawei (Ridley). 
Distrib. Borneo. 
The transverse nerves of the leaf are very curiously undulate. 
(18) D. nutans Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 406; Mat. ii. 100. 
Tall shrub about 10 to 12 ft. high, stem *25 in. through, much 
branched. Leaves narrow linear acuminate mucronate, 1 ft. long, 
*5 in. wide. Panicle 2 ft. long, nodding; branches 6 or 7 in. long very 
slender. Bracts ovate acute. Flowers single or paired, on pedicels 
•5 in. long, greenish white, 1-5 in. long, cleft for two-thirds length, 
lobes spathulate-linear. Stamens shorter. Fruit as large as a 
pea, orange. Hab . In damp thickets, half sarmentose. Rare. 
Pahang, Ayer hitarn, Pekan (Ridley). 
(19) D. pendula Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^5. Soc. S. Br. 41, p. 36; 
Mat. ii. 100. 
Stem 6 ft. tall. Leaves broad oblong-lanceolate acuminate 
narrowed to the base, 8 to 14 in. long, 1*5 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 
winged. Panicle graceful, nodding, 15 in. long, branches few, 
slender, 7 to 8 in. long. Flowers in distant tufts of 2 or 3, white, 
•75 to 1 in. long, cleft half-way. Hab. Swampy woods. Malacca, 
Panchur (Goodenough). Bindings, Gunong Tungul. Perak, Kwala 
Dipang; Goping (Kunstler). 
(20) D. elliptica Thunb. Diss. Bot. Drac. 6; Ridl. Mat. ii. 
100. D. terniflora Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. 159. 
A slender stemmed shrub, 5 to 6 ft. tall. Leaves oblong or 
oblanceolate, 6 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Panicle 
6 to 12 in. long, lax, drooping; branches slender. Flowers white, 
•75 in. long, solitary or paired, cleft more than half-way. Fruit 
•5 in. long, globose or 2- or 3-l.obed, orange red. Seeds 1 to 3. 
Hab. Common in forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Chan Chu 
Kang. Johor, Tanjong Kupang; Gunong Pantai. Selangor, Batu 
Caves; Menuang Gasing (Kloss). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
var. gracilis, D. gracilis Wall. Cat. 5150. Leaves narrow- 
lanceolate, 5 in. long, 1-5 in. across. Panicle and flowers smaller. 
Hab. Mountain forests. Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 4000 ft. altitude 
(Hullett, etc.). Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 4000 ft. altitude. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills at 4000 to 5000 ft. altitude (Kunstler); Gunong 
Kerbau. Penang, West Hill (Curtis). Kedah Peak. 
var. montana. Stem scandent, much branched. Leaves 4 in. 
long, *5 to *75 in. wide. Panicles 2 in. long with few branches, 
on the old wood. Flowers and leaves purple. Bracts ovate larger. 
Fl.M.P., 4. Z 
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