Arisema.] CLXVI, AROIDEE, (J. D. Hooker.) 501 
TEMPERATE HIMALAYA; from Simla, alt. 6-8000 ft., to Sikkim, alt. 
12-14,000 ft. 
Tuber depressed. Petiole 6-12 in.; leaflets 3-8 in., and as broad, rather mem. 
ous. Peduncle shorter than the petiole.. Spathe 3-8 in., narrow, striped with 
dark purple; limb suberect or slightly incurved, much louger than the tube, tip 
fliform.—The Sikkim specimens are much smaller than the Nepalese and western. 
À fine drawing of this made in Nepal by Wallich's native artists is in Kew 
erbarium. 
l3. A. propinquum, Schott in (str. Bot. Zeitschr. (1857) 333; 
Prodr. Aroid. 29; leaves 2, leaflets sessile acuminate, lateral dimidiate- 
ovate, median rhomboidly orbicular base contracted subpetiolulate, nerves 
madly reticulate, limb of spathe oblong or lanceolate caudate-acuminate, 
appendage stipitate fusiform above the dilated truncate lobulate base 
hatrowed into a filiform shortly exserted tail. A. intermedium, var. 
propinquum, Engler Arac. 541. 
SIKKIy HIMALAYA, alt. 12,000 ft., J. D.H., Clarke. . losel 
Rootstock depressed globose. Petiole very stout, 8 in. long, green, closely 
Speckled and striate with dark green ; leaflets 3-4 in. long and broad, succulent, 
shining, nerves strong beneath ; basal sheaths long, irrorate with pink purple and 
gren, Peduncle about equalling the petiole. Spathe very like Wallichianum an 
sum ; limb suberect, striped with purple on the sides, reticulate towards the op. 
Spadia pink.—Described chiefly from a drawing of mine. The shortly exserte 
Ppendage seems to be a constant character and a great contrast to its allies, It as 
regarded by Engler as a variety of intermedium, from which the two leaves an 
thombic median leaflet distinguish it. 
4, A, costatum, Mart. in Flora (1831) ii. 458 ; leaf solitary, leaflets 
or subsessile lateral dimidiate-cordate median broadly ovate a 
“udate-acuminate, and with very close set parallel nerves, limb of spathe 
thong lanceolate incurved suddenly narrowed into a long filiform tip, 
Pendage shortly stipitate subcylindric from a dilated lobulate pase t ot 
È wed into a very long filiform tail. Blume Rumph. i. 101; unt 
m iii, 17; Schott Syn. Aroid. 26; Prodr. 29; Engler Arac. . 
y, tatum, Wall. Tent. Fl. Nep. 28, t. 19. 
PAL; Walli l 
Tuber depre 3-4 in. diam. Petiole 12-18 in., very stout, sheath empracins 
White owt green peduncle ; leaflets 10-16 by 5-7 in., dark green. Span e 6 in, 
fne Striped with dull purple.— W allich’s published figure in Tent. l. i SN ane 
te th S rawing made in Nepal, now in Kew Herbarium, from whic its iken, 
all; only authority for this species which in the nervation of the leaves differs 
Congeners, 
AA Prazeri, H d leaflets ovate acute or 
inate ook. f.; leaf solitary, lea 
inate, lateral subseesile. median petiolulate, nerves very _plender 
drai e of spathe short, limb much longer ed las the ge die 
: as , 
base not Sléké base, appendage slender twice 
uberous. Petiole 10-18 in., sheathing beyond the middle, or neta 
4, broad by about 2 in., nearly symmetrical or lateral rather obłique wi , rounded 
lan neate bases; median more elliptic, less acute. Pedune d lo ger o 
lim, , paa the petiole, slender. Spathe 3} in., tube 1 in., limb appar ly erect 
d e broad, Male fi. very small, subsessile. Ovaries Wéiee: rhe 
dag, style with disciform stigma.—A few male fl. occur on 
