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Bracteoles ovate-oblong^ circa 5 mra. Inflorescence fmd 

 stem with dense, sliort, yellow pubescence. Petiolos 

 up to 10 cm,; leaves broadly elliptic-oblong, up to 



18x15 cm 41. 7j\ maxima, 



Bracteoles ovate-lanceolate. Indumentum as in 7?. maxima. 



Leaves ovate to sub-orbicular. Petioles 4 cm. ; blades 



12x8 cm ■ 42. B. orbitulata, 



2. Bracteoles oblonj^ to oblong-lanceolate (sometimes ovate- 



oblong in B. spatJtacea). Ovary densely co\'ered witli 

 short yellow hairs. 



Bracteoles oblong to lanceolate-oblong, (5 mm. Flowers 

 very large, up to 2 7 cm. Leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong to obovate- oblong, with short cusps. 

 Petioles 1 to Vo cm 43, B. Sc/nveinfurthii. 



Bracteoles oblong-Ianccolate, 5 mm. Flowers up to 

 }'5 cm. Petioles 5 to 10 cm. Blades 8 to 10 bv 

 4 to 8 cm , 41. B. lonf/ijwtiolala. 



Bracteoles variable, ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceohite, 

 4-8 mm. Tlie whole inflorescence with dense 

 ferruginous pubescence. Ovary densely yellow 

 pnbescent, JiCaves elliptic-oblong, narrowed to u 

 blunt point, rather short-petioled 45. />'. qmthacea. 



Bracteoles oblong, small, only 2-3 nun. Flowers 



resembling those of 77. sjuithacea^ but on a smaller 



scale and more numerous. J.eaves much like those 



of spatJtacea 4Q, B, borneensis. 



Species allied to 7?. spathacea, but available material insuUicieut , , - n xr r < 



*^ J, .- r ^ J- • • X- \ 4i. B. TenncaJmi. 



for satisiactory discrimination i .^ ^i 



« -.^ 1 1 ' 1 . T ( 48. z>. conipacta. 



3. Bracteoles lanceolate or linear, 



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(a) Ovary glabrous. Leaves glabrous or glabresccnt ou the 



upper surface, 

 (i.) Leaves ovate to sub-orbicular, Floweis in panicles. 



Leaves deeply cordate. Bracteoles small. Inflor- 

 escence thinly hairy. Calyx villous^ acute in 

 bud 49. i?. cordtfolia. 



Leaves slightly narrowed or rounded at the base. 

 Inflorescence more hairy. Calyx obtusj in bud. 



Panicles long and lax 50. B, Kirla'i, 



(ii.) Leaves ovate, with very long cuspidate j>oitits. 



Flowers I to 4 in the axils. Bracteoles subulate, 



only 2 mm ol, B. vHsjndata. 



(b) Ovary hairy. 



(i.) Leaves glabrous or glabreseent above. , 



Bracteoles lanceolate, 2'o mm. Flowers to 4 to- 

 gethf^r or in very short, few-flowered axillary . 

 racemes. Pedicels and calyx villous. Leaves 

 shining above, oval, obtuse, or shortly acuminate. 52. B. BimeaiuL 



Bracteoles linear, inserted on tlie pedicel. Leaves 

 broadly obovate, with hardly any point and 

 conspicuous nerves , 53, i?. massalensis. 



