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VII EUCEI8S0NA. 



GRIFFITH in Calcutta Journal <>i" Natural Htoiory V. 1S43. u. 101. 



D10ECA. Spadix lerininnlis elongntus, contracto-thyrsoideua, bpatuis plan bus aperlls wigiiiaius. Fwhikh aolha- 

 rii rantuloa (eriiiinuntcs, apathellla numcroaia i« anChodil aperient (mbrlcatia <>l>\ uluii. Cai.yx ryaihilormis, irulciiiaiiis. 

 Cuhoi.la pmfunde tripartita, laciniis Hnearibus aea 1 1 vat lone tnlvatia. MASC. Stamina Indefinila (duodeclm): filambnta 

 brevla, anthbeae elongafo-Jinearea baal fisac Rui>imkxtusi pisiilli hmIIuiii. FOKM. Stamina nulla (eorom loco criata vertlce 

 penidllata pctalis Infra medium adnata). Ovarium Incomplete triloculare, ovotia aolUarlia erectia anatropia (GRIFF.), 

 diiobaa aburiiniiliiis. Stiomata iria srssilia. Fructus mams, ro8(rato-iiianimillatus, numospermaa, endoearpio osaeo quasi 

 drtjpa, ini ii-.-i i:.s. :-v v: \ sulcis sex vertfcaliliua aexlobum. Ai.iiumkn corneuiii aequabile. Bmbrvo baailarfa. 



Patina mn//ire/is y CAiroirinrs abbrcnafis /minora rpavis. Fromucs magnae, ragina el rhachi llama aciileis crvbvis 

 sparsis, /rirtna/ai', piun/'s acnnriitalis rrt/np/iratis. SPADIX ma gnus , enrfus, SPAT/118 /iriarum ordinunt arii/ra/is, injeriori- 

 bus brertter cirralis; spathvtlis fnermibus t floribusquv fructibusque magnis /'users, fjoricar squamae rasfanear iiumi'rnsai'. 



1. EUQEIS8QNJ TMSTIS. Tab. m isa « Tab. z.mv. 



EUOBISSOj\A TJtlSTIS, Griffith in Calc Jourii. V. 1845. p. ioi. 

 Caespes maltlcepa deasos. Frondes numcrosae, 16 — 20-pcd., extimac emarcidae, vegetae patentcs, IntiDiae erectae. 



Vagina et pciiolus 7 — 10~ped., basi stilcaius, infra rbacbin (ores crassilic poll., in dorso ei in laleribus aculeis crebrts 



sparsis am oblique serial is, e oodolo subulatls spadlceis, elaaticla. 1 — 2-polI. sursuoi minoribus. Rhachls basi teres, 



tlein Sulcata | sursum btfactalis, amice inermis. Pinnae dislaulia 1—2 poll* al teniae, subconHiinac, imae el siiinmac 

 8 — 12-polI., mediae 2% — 3-pcd., Mnearcs, aciiminatac, nervo superne aculcafo. SPADIX terminal is, fnmdibus fere duplu 

 brcvior, erect us, vaginalis bast frondibus depauptratis, sursuin in spaihas div. 3 ^ mutatis. SimthaB 18 - 20, tubtilosae. 



cuspldatae, imae IV 2 — 2 ped., aummae 3-» 2-, l-poll., aciileis nigris densis, inius laevigaiae testaceae. Rami e spathis 

 (byrsnm contracium sistum , iini div. % et % apalhiferi ci ramulosi, 7-, 5-, 3-, 2-flori, supcriorcs simpliciores, div- %, 

 spatbis ordinum dcrivalorum drcrcseentibus et (runcaiis, Spalhellar II — 15, atiipleclcntcs, ambodii spceic arcle iiil- 

 briGatae, peduncubtm et flomtt BOKtariuni 0bvoIveDt«S 7 coriaceae, pallide- inius purpurasccnti-fiiscae nilidae et niyulosae, 

 jM^rvosae; imar minures, versus axem birarinalae; mediae ovatac el oblon^at* ecarinaiae; suprriores 3- 1 inlra praece* 

 denies tenuiores, aomma flori proxima tubidoaa 

 (rilidus, laciniis ereclis aeulis, inaequalibus 

 tauceiu conslriirla, Uneaii-obloiiga, acnminaia, coriacea, apice pungrnte, roseo-nifula^ in alabastro cxtus tusco-puivrriileiila, 

 marline convolute* -iuibricala. Stamlna e tlioro, 12 uumrravi, indetinila: CiHin^- Fii*amenta compresso- plana inter 



se libera. Anthebae ercctae, lioeari-attenuatae, aagittatae. PisUlIi rddiuentom nullum. Flohes FOBM. in spadicc aimili 

 masculis majures. Flos in qiiuvis axe; vcrc terminnlis depatiprralur in libulam linearem, (jui veru excolilur, vx axilla 

 spadiellac jicnuliimac prodit. Calyx !) lin., tubulosus, ad < { dent i bus lato-lriaiigularibiis erect is> coriacrus, fuscus, nervia 

 robustioribus in dorsi apice convergenlibus. Corolla proAmde tripartita, (ubi apire conslricla, laciniis linearibus aculis 

 erasso-coriaceis, extus fuscidulis, inius sursum eoncavulis et SOlcatla tesiaceo-roseis, apice trifaciali, aesiivationc \al\a(is. 

 Staminum loco crista transversa infra medium laciniarmn in caronculas tenuCS producla. Ovaiiium irigniium, squauiulis niii- 

 dis rtifulis lorlcatDUIj ovulo solitaiio anatropO erecto in quovis loculo, teste inventore; stiomatiuus ovalis, extus eonvexis, 

 intiis planis, margine papillosis ereciis. FBUCTOB ovatus, abruptc el longe rostratufl et ibi aubtrfgODUS, verlice stigmaium 

 residuis coronatus, 2 l /, t pull, alius, iulVrue IVt latus, scabriusculus oh innumcras sifuamulas oblon^as obtusas margiue ere* 

 nulaias lacerasve, caslancas aut diluliures, verlici propiores plant m que ubscuriores. Series diflieilius deliniuniur: 03, !)5, 

 Infra medium 12U, in basi 125 numcravi. Mcsocarpium (ibrosum. Bndocarpium liguosum, uniloculan% dissepimentis 

 incompletis, 3 veris, 3 aparils, ad medium sepiatmiL Sr- mi % ova(um» obiusuiu, aolcla proftindis sexlubuui, testa violaceo- 

 fusca. Albumen aequabile, corneum, sulcis substantia endocarpii ftisca repletis. Embhyo basilaris, conjeus. 



Crexcit frcfjuens in syfrts milium prope Chitig in peninsula Mahccemi: Griffith^ nee non in insula Pinang; 

 Lewes, GaudichautL Dicilur mataice Bcrtam. Frondium ttsrts ad tegenda tuguria* 



iCwK tiXPL, Tab, 179, Fig- 1. Sp;idi\ fniclifcr, iiiagii, kr imtiiinaUi* IL Ramus rmcliTer ex inrrriorilius, mngn. paullo cliinin. III. Spadicis masculi nandum 

 pfTl*>rfS<!cmis ramus, QX infcriorilms, magn. nilor. IV. Talus spadix tiwsculu;; anU* atilhosin, magn. IW immJnuta. 



Tah. ISO. Fig. L Rimi spadicis BkUOOl nondiiTii CVOhtU pan* t viTlicalikT diwcla, m. n. 1. Apex gemmat* flunilis novrllap, rrswlH spalhi'llis. practrr Irrs in vorltcc 

 poiilas circa floris alabaslrum arclc ooDTOlQlas, Flos o tncdulloso npice ttMCfgMSj specie Icrrninalis t revem lakralis est, juxla apkem axis ilviilirnrmciii* m. a. 2. Idem cor- 

 pus, m. n., axe alwrlivo in ipsa fade icunis coiwpicuo. 3. Spalliclla calyc**m amplooli*ns T a dorso, el 4. eadem a facto, in. a, — 5. Calyx cum spalhella sua a dorso. c 

 ramulo U^. I. dcprouilus. 6. Caly.t, deceq»la spatliella. 7. Corulla e lali calycc suinta. 8. Alius ramuti alaliaslmm Omnia in. n — 9, CompTexus slonuuuru v Itore nomlurn tfvo- 

 Iulo. 10. Stamen separatum a facie el 1 1* a dorso valde aucta. — i'i* Pelalum slamina alu|uol amploctens. i-'i. Xh$ amV atilheMii cum dual>us fipallirllts summis, a dorso tolimae 

 visus. 14. Idem a dorso pcnulttmae, 0. m. a. — IL Flos roemiueus. 1. Rarntilus IriHorus, reseclis '1 floribus. 2. Flos verlicaliUT disseclus, rxemplo pi>liJlo Vides duo 

 petala cum carunculis. 3. Flos pinter cum pislillo piTS4*ctus. K Alabaslrum intra >j iil.i II -::i. 5. Idem a Hicje opposila, ubi raw axis aprx verlicaliler erietlur specie 

 ligulae complanatae linearis inter marlines splhellae ju iiullimae; quo probatur, florem ovolutum uou e^se revera tenntmilem, setl lateralem ex axilla huius spalbellac peaul- 

 timae. 6- Flos anlc expansionem- 7. Spalhella penullimn, ulliinam el Doris terminnlis rudimenlum el calycrm iuvolvens, 8. 9. Calycis intra summas ^palhellas variac 

 icone* 10. Calyx, redexo utroquc marline spathrllae penultimae« cl resretu axe pripdHl v qui ad 11. scpamtwi cxliibetur. 12. 13* Alii modi, quo calyx jpa0n*llis invoU 

 vilur- 14. Pelalum ex alabastro. Omnia magn. n. — 15. lfr Corollae sub anlhesi cum pislillo, 17. Pislillum inlra duo petala, la I'islillum 19. Idem verticaliler disseclum. 

 20, Fructus in corolla, a basi, 21. Fmclus pars superior, 22. Kructus medio vcrlicaliler pentttoa. 23. Alius tttemlo seminc. 24. Alius decorticalus, Iransvorsc seclus. 

 25 + Seclio transversa per fructum integrum. 26. Pariolum fruclus pars basilaris, fibris basilanbus in dLSsepimonta incomplcla cl spuria di-currentibus. 27, Basis seminis. 

 i|umn librae intrant. 23. Semen exemluin a lalerc cl 30. a basi. O. n. n. 29. Emlirvo nounihd auclus. — Tab. Z. XIV. Ichnographia phjliolaxeos Eueeissonae* caplkalur 

 in lutrod. p. CXV1II. 



sursum amplhua oblique truncata, Floiii KfASC est calyx scyphoidcus, 

 » simibus rolundatis. ("okollaf. sescpiipollicaris petala basi eonnata ad calycis 



