Aneilema.] 
cli. commelinace^e. 
355 
wide spreading, 6 to 8 in. long, 2 to 4 in. wide. Sepals ovate- 
oblong cartilaginous. Petals white. Stamens 6, 3 fertile, very 
hairy, hairs violet, 3 sterile. Capsule oblong beaked, -25 in. long. 
Hab. Forests. Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, Rawang. Perak, 
Ivwala Dipang (Ridley). Tomoh (Machado). Legeh, Blimbing 
(Gwynne Vaughan). Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Lankawi, Kwah 
(Curtis). Kelantan, Kwala Axing (Yapp); Kwala Kerai (Haniff); 
Perlis, Tebing Tinggi. Distrib. Indo-Malaya. Native name : Poko 
Mati Hidup. Use. As an abortient. 
(2) A. clandestinum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 108. 
Weak decumbent herb, x ft. long. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 
edge undulate denticulate, 2 in. long, -25 in. wide; sheaths *25 in. 
long, hairy. Flowers solitary axillary, -12 in. wide, white; peduncle 
short with two leafy bracts. Stamens 3; filaments silky, one 
smaller staminode. Capsule linear-oblong, *25 in. long, 3-celled. 
Seeds 6 in a cell, small, cubic wrinkled. Hab. Rare. In a wet grassy 
swamp in woods, Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). 
(3) A. pauciflorum Wight, Ic. PL 2077; Ridl. Mat. ii. 118. 
Stem creeping, succulent; branches ascending, 3 to 4 in. tall, 
lower leaves elliptic-ovate, upper ovate glabrous, amplexicaul 1 
to 1-25 in. long, -4 in. wide; pedicels axillary, 1 to 3 together, hairy, 
•25 in. long. Sepals boat-shaped, hairy. Petals yellow. Capsule 
elliptic, 3-valved. Hab. Rare. Lankawi, Kwah, in swamps (Curtis). 
Distrib. India, Celebes. 
(4) A. imdiflorum Br. Prodr. 271; Ridl. Mat. ii. 118. 
Slender herb, 4 to 15 in. long, shortly creeping. Leaves narrow 
linear or lanceolate acute, -75 to 3 in. long, *i to *5 in. wide; sheaths 
bearded, *25 in. long. Cyme terminal branched 5 or 6, slender, 
1 to 2 in. long. Petals small pink. Stamens bearded. Capsule 
ovoid beaked, *12 in. long, 3-valved. Seeds oblong, smooth. Hab. 
A common weed in waste ground and dry sandy places, whole 
peninsula. Distrib. Tropical Asia. Native name : Rumput Lipah 
Lumbu; Rumput Sarang Tupai; Rumput Kurunit; Rumput Tapah 
burong. 
Variable, from a very small plant only a few inches tall in old rice-fields, 
to the big form, var. terminalis, Clarke, which occurs in sandy spots by rivers, 
at Negri Sembilan, Johol and Kelantan, Chaning (Ridley). 
(5) A. sinicum Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 659; Ridl. Mat. ii. 119. 
Herb with tuberous roots. Basal leaves flaccid linear acute, base 
dilate, 8 in. long, -25 in. wide. Stems x ft. tall or less, hairy. Leaves 
lanceolate hairy, 1 in. long, 1 in. wide. Cymes terminal and axillary 
on peduncles 1 or 2 in. long. Bracts ovate, large. Flowers crowded, 
pale lavender. Stamens 6, 2 fertile, 1 bearded, 3 sterile. Capsule 
sub-globose. Seeds slightly wrinkled. Hab. Sandy open country. 
Johor, Pulau Tinggi (Feilding). Pahang, Pekan; Pulau Tawar. 
Setul Heath (Ridley). Distrib. Africa, China, Siam, Malay isles, 
India. 
