530 cLxvi. AROIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) ` [Aglaonema. 
565; leaves 8-12 by 14-43 in. oblong acuminate or subcaudate, base 
acute rounded on cordate sometimes unequal-sided, primary nerves 9-12 
pairs, petiole sheathing to }—} its length, peduncles short, spathe li m. 
oblong cuspidate. Schott Prodr. 303; Engler Arac. 440. A. longe 
cuspidatum, Schott Le 304. A. malaccense, Schott in Bonpland. (1859) 
30; Prodr. 302.—Aroid. Wall. Cat. 8961. 
Burma; from Pegu to Tenasserim, Wallich, Ze, PERAK, Scortechini. Ma- 
LACCA, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 5984, 5985). —DrsTRIB. Java, Borneo. . 
Stem stout (climbing often 30-40 ft., King’s Collector). Leaves subcoriaceous, 
usually 3 times as long as broad, with parallel sides, rarely ovate-lanceolate ; lower 
nerves spreading and arching or nearly straight; petiole 3-7 in., stout. Seeds 4 in. 
long.— The narrower leaved specimens represent the typical Schottianum. 
8. E. nicobaricum, Hook. f.; leaves ovate or oblong shortly acum 
nate, base rounded equal or somewhat unequal-sided, principal nervo 
7-9-pairs, petiole short sheathed to the middle, peduncles equalling 0 
shorter than the petiole, spathe 14 in. oblong acuminate. 
NICOBAR ISLANDS, Kurz, King’s Collector. . dary 
Stem probably as thick as the little finger. Leaves 8-10 by 3-43 in., secon hort 
nerves indistinct; petioles 3-5 in., rather slender.—The broad thin leaves with $ 
points are very different from birmanicum and malaccense. 
tt Leaves 3-4 in. long ; petiole sheathing at the base only. 
9. A. Scortechinii, Hook. f.; leaves ovate to elliptic-oblong ird 
nate, primary nerves 6-7 pairs arched strong beneath secondary few 9 e in. 
petiole j-1 in. sheathing at the base only, spathe terminal, peduncle $- 
PERAK, Scortechini. rather 
Stem erect, 6-12 in., as thick as a swan’s quill. Leaves membranous, 
waved, ‘‘ pustular beneath,” Scort.). Seed ellipsoid, obtuse, $ by à in. 
10. A. pumilum, Hook. f.; leaves 3-41 in. ovate or ovate-lanch® a 
acuminate, base rounded, primary nerves very faint arched, petiole sho as 
than the limb, spathe ł in. oblong apiculate, peduncle slender nearly 
long as the petiole. Aroid. Wall. Cat. 8960 B. 
Burma ; Chappedong Hill, Wallich; Mergui, Griffith. . 
Caudex probabl$ as thick as a goose-quill, rooting. Leaves thinly ¢ 
e 1 ng, 
CH nerves sometimes undistinguishable from the secondary. Seed 3 in. long 
ellipsoid. 
oriaceous, 
D te, 
ll. A. minus, Hook. f. ; leaves 3-4. oblong or ovate-oblong acum 
base rounded, primary nerves 3—4 pairs faint arched, petiole shorter io o 
the limb, peduncle very short. A. pictum, Engler Arac. in par 
Kunth).—A roid. Wall. Cat. 8960 A. 
SINGAPORE, Wallich. 
Caudez erect, 6-7 in., as thick as a swan's quill. Leaves thinly co 
brown when dry, primary nerves sometimes undistinguishable from the sec 
petiole slender. Peduncle 3-3 in. 
riaceous, 
ondary ; 
late 
12. A. nanum, Hook.f ; leaves 4-5 in. ovate- or oblong-lanceo is 
acuminate coriaceous, base subacute unequal-sided, primary nerves ade, 
arched, sunk above prominent beneath, petiole shorter than the b 
peduncles 1-15 in., spathe 2 in. oblong beaked. 
Perak ; in dense Bamboo forests, alt. 4-600 ft., King's Collector. nerves, 
Stem as in A. minus, but leaves much more coriaceous, with strong 
