340 cxlvii. LiLiACEiE. [Smilax. 
Common in woods up to 5000 ft. altitude. Singapore, Bukit 
Timah; Garden Jungle. Johor, Tanjong Bunga; Johor Bharu. 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Malacca, Mount Ophir. Negri Sembilan, 
Bukit Tangga. Selangor, Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson); Sem- 
pang Mines; Bukit Kutu. Perak, Thaiping Hills. Penang Hilt. 
Kedah Peak. Distrib. Sumatra. Native names : Dawi-Dawi; 
Dedawi; Sadawi; Akar Kanchil. Use : As an aphrodisiac and the 
roots for gonorrhoea. 
A very large-leaved form 9 in. by 3'5 in. with some of the leaves round 
at base, occurred on Gunong Tahan at 4000 ft. altitude. 
(2) S. myosotiflora DC. Mon. Smilax, 65; Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
vi. 303; Ridl. Mat. ii. 103. 
A slender climber. Leaves herbaceous, oblong-ovate or lanceo¬ 
late caudate-acuminate, 3-nerved, finely reticulate, base cuneate 
to cordate, 4 to 6 in. long, -5 to 3 in. wide; petioles twisted, *25 
to *35 in. long, tendrils slender. Umbel globose, *5 in. across on 
a peduncle 1 in. long; pedicels *25 in. long. Flowers green. Sepals 
ovate. Petals narrower lanceolate. Anthers nearly sessile. Female 
flowers *25 in. across. Berry 1- or 2-seeded, *4 in. long, Hab. 
Common in forest climbing on bushes and low trees. Singapore, 
Garden Jungle. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Bukit Sabukor; 
Mount Ophir. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi. Perak, Thaiping 
Hills and Goping (ICunstler). Bindings, Lumut. Penang (Porter). 
Kedah Peak. 
(3) S. peguana DC. Mon. Smilax. 62 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 303; 
Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 187. 
Slender low climber, unarmed. Leaves stiff coriaceous elliptic 
to ovate, short acuminate, base round, 5- to 7-ribbed, white beneath, 
2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long, sheath short. Umbels 
1 to 3 on very slender peduncles 1-5 in. long, secondary peduncles 
*5 in. long. Flowers 5 or 6 in an umbel. Sepals ovate concave. 
Petals very small. Filaments very short. Berry green, -25 in. 
through. Hab. Exposed rocks on mountains. Local. Pahang, 
Gunong Tahan, at 5000 ft. altitude on the open rocks. Distrib. 
Burma (not Pegu) and Borneo. 
(4) S. laevis Wall. Cat. 5116A; DC. Mon. Smilax, 56; Ridl. 
Mat. ii. 103. 
A slender climber unarmed. Leaves thin coriaceous lanceolate 
or ovate acute, base shortly narrowed; nerves 3, from base; 2 to 
4 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long, twisted. Peduncle 1 in. 
long. Umbel *5 in. across. Flowers very small greenish white; 
pedicels -12 in. long. Sepals and petals linear. Fruit less than 
•24 in. through. Hab. Mountains at 2000 to 5000 ft. altitude. 
Malacca, Mount Ophir. Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Selangor, Gunong 
Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). Perak, Gunong Keledang; Thaiping 
Hills (Fox, Kunstler); Gunong Bubu (Wray). Penang Hill 
(Wallich, etc.), Kedah Peak. Distrib . China. 
