CXLVII. LILIACE^E. 
[. Draccena. 
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Hab. Mountains in forest. Perak, Gunong Hijau at 5500 ft. 
altitude (Ridley). Distrib. of species, Himalayas, Andamans, 
Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 
(21) D. yuccaefolia Ridl. Journ . Bot. 1896, p. 168. 
Branched shrub. Leaves crowded at branch ends, stiff cori¬ 
aceous ensifonn, acuminate, 15 in. long, 1 in. wide. Panicle large, 
spreading, branches numerous pubescent. Flowers *12 in. long, 
yellowish white, sub-sessile. Perianth turbinate, lobes oblong, 
free nearly to base. Stamens shorter; filaments red. Fruit *12 in. 
long, globose red, i-seeded. Hab. On limestone rocks in the north. 
Setul, Bukit Rajah Wang (Ridley, Curtis). Distrib . South Siam. 
Doubtful Species 
D. Jackiana Wall. Cat. 1545, Penang, Jack. 
I have seen nothing exactly matching this. It seems to be a robust plant 
with elliptic cuspidate leaves 9 in. long, 2 in. wide, narrowed into a broad 
winged petiole. The panicle is very incomplete and the flowers are only in 
young bud, in tufts of 2 or 3. It has been variously referred to D. longifolia 
Ridl., D. pachyphylla Hook, fil, D. temiflora Hook. fil. (i.e. umbratica) and 
aurantiaca, Wall, and it is quite possible it is an abnormal specimen of the 
last named. 
12 . DISPORUM, Salisb. 
Herbs. Roots creeping. Stem erect angled. Leaves sessile or 
nearly so, thin, strong-nerved. Flowers in terminal or axillary 
umbels; pedicels slender decurved. Perianth campanulate, lobes 
saccate or spurred at base. Stamens 6; anthers dorsifixed extrorse. 
Ovary 3-celled. Style long or short. Stigmas 3. Ovules 2 to 6 
in a cell. Berry pea-shaped, black or blue. Seeds sub-globose. 
Species about 12, Asia and North America. 
(1) D. pullum Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. i. 330; Ridl. Journ. 
F.M.S. Mus. iv. 82. 
Stem 2 to 4 ft. tall, branched. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 
4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles *12 in. long. Flowers 4 or 6 
in an umbel; peduncles *5 to 1 in. long; pedicels 1 to 1-5 in. long. 
Sepals and petals *5 in. long, lanceolate-oblong, cuspidate, saccate 
at base, greenish tinted red. Stamens half as long; filaments 
broad, flat, as long as anthers. Berry dark blue, 1- to 3-seeded. 
Hab. Rare in sandy woods. Pahang, Telom (Ridley). Distrib. 
India, Java, Sumatra, China. 
Our form is the variety multiflorum. 
13 . GLORIOSA, Linn. 
Herbs. Rhizome tuberous, stem climbing by the tips of the 
leaves. Flowers large, yellow, becoming red. Petals and sepals 
linear undulate. Stamens with long filaments ; anthers versatile; 
style long bent at an angle with the ovary. Fruit capsular. Species 
4 or 5, chiefly African. 
