Smilax.\ cxlvii. liliace^e. 
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whitish bristles and conic thorns. Leaves very coriaceous, dark 
green, white beneath, ovate-cuspidate, base round; nerves 5, very 
prominent beneath; 6 to 8 in. long, 3 to 6 in. wide; petioles thick, 
5.5 in. long. Peduncles bristly, 1*5 in. long, bearing 5 peduncled 
umbels -5 to 75 in. across of green flowers. Fruit dark red, as 
big as a pea. Hub. Common and conspicuous in open country 
edges of woods in the south. Singapore (Wallich), Tanglin, 
Bukit Timah, etc. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry); Ayer Panas. 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Thaiping Hills to 2000> ft. 
altitude. Distrib. Bangka. Native names: Akar Banok; Akar 
Kuranting Jantan. 
The branch ends are often glabrous and unarmed and specimens of these 
might be mistaken for 5 . leucophylla. 
(11) S. leucophylla Bl. Enum. 18; Hook. fU. F.B.I. vi. 313 I 
Ridl. Mat. ii. 106. 
Stout woody climber, sparsely thorny. Leaves stiffly cori¬ 
aceous ovate or oblong acuminate, base shortly narrowed strongly 
3-nerved and white beneath; 6 to 11 in. long, 3 ^ ^ wide, 
petioles -5 in. long with a very large dilated sheath. Peduncles 
1 in. long with 3 or 4 branches 1-5 in. long, bearing umbels 1 m. 
across. Buds, male clavate cylindric. Sepals and petals linear. 
Fruit -5 in. through, grey. Hab. In forests, chiefly m the north 
and on mountains. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Johor, Pulau 
Dayong (Feilding). Pahang, Tanjong Api, Kwantan (Foxworthy). 
Selangor ; Bukit Hitam; Sungei Buluh. Perak Thaiping Hills; 
Chanderiang (Kunstler). Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. 
Borneo Tava, Cochinchina. Native name: Ubi Danan. 
(12) S. Kingii Hook. fU. F.B.I. vi. 307; Ridl. Mat. ii. 107. 
Stem very thick woody, *4 hi- through, branches 4 _a ^§l^d, 
thorns scattered conic, -25 in. long, large. Leaves coriaceous 
green ovate or orbicular acuminate, nerves 3 prominent beneath, 
3 to 12 in. long, 6 in. wide or less; petioles very stout, 2 or 3 in. 
long with very large sheath at base, tendrils very stout. Umbels 
1 to 3 on a very short common peduncle, secondary peduncles 1 to 
3 in. long; pedicels 1-5 to 2 in. long. Flowers pink Berry 1 in. 
through, green. Hab. Open jungle. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills at the base (Kunstler, Wray) 
(13) S. Blumei DC. Mon. Smilax, 202; Hook. fil. t.B.l. vi. 
313 ; Ridl. Mat. ii. 107. . 
Stout climber, stems prickly. Leaves coriaceous ovate or orbi¬ 
cular acute or blunt, base round, 7-nerved, nerves and transverse 
nervules deeply sunk above, elevate beneath, tomentose beneath, 
8 to 24 in long and as wide; petioles 2 in. long, stout, sheath 
large 1 in. long. Umbels 1 to 3 on a short *5 in long common 
peduncle, secondary peduncles i to 2 in. long Flowers yellow. 
Hab. Dense jungle, not common. Malacca (Mamgay). Perak, 
Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); Thaiping Hills. Distrib. Java. 
