Rhaphidophora.] CLXVI AROIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 547 
broad faleate acuminate, primary nerves 5-8 pairs, spathe 5-7 in. ovate- 
oblong beaked. Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 185; Engler Arac. 244. Scindap- 
sus pertusus, Schott. Melet. i.21; Kunth Enum. iii. 62. $. Peepla, Thw. 
Enum. 336. Pothos pertusas, Rowb. Fl. Ind. i. 434, Wight Ic. t. 781. P. 
oficinalis, Wall. Cat. 4486 G.—Rheede Hort. Mal. xii. t. 20, 21. 
The Decoan PENINSULA; Coromandel, Malabar, and southward to CEYLON.— 
Disrerg. Malay Islands, 
Atall climber. Leaves usually with oblong holes on one side; petiole about as 
long as the blade, deeply channelled, young winged, wings not auricled at the top. 
Ke shortly peduncled. Spathe yellow. Ovuries 4-angled ; stigma sessile, 
viDate, 
I5. R. glauca, Schott in Bonpland. v. (1857) 45; Prodr. 382; leaves 
6-10 m. long and broad glaucous beneath pinnatisect, segments falcate 
near or broader caudate-acuminate 2-7-nerved, petiole as long as the 
e slender channelled up to the blade, spathe 4-6 in. oblong or lanceo- 
te cuspidate, Engler Arac. 245; Ic. ined. 101. Scindapsus glaucus, 
Schott Melet. i. 121; Kunth Enum. ii. 61. Monstera glauca, C. Koch ex 
Schott. Pothos glaucus, Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 45, t. 156; Cat. 4440. 
Tropica and SUBTROPICAL HIMALAYA; from Nepal, Wallich, eastwards to 
the Kasra, Naca, and MuxNIPORE HILLs, ascending to 7000 ft. 
m as thick as the thumb, climbing lofty trees. Leares of a fine glaucous blue 
9 eath ; young elliptic-ovate; segments 2-4 pairs, narrowed towards the base, 
lopsherved ; petiole 6-10 in. JPeduncle 3-7 in. Spathe very variable in size, 
eet than the spadix, yellow on both surfaces. Spadiv pale yellow. Stigma 
" eh ovary a longitudinal slit, of the dried pulvinate and raised, m 
Chore’ kħasiana; leaves 12-14 in., segments 3-7, 7-9 in. long.—Khasia Hills at 
t ted Pomrang, J.D. H. & T. T.—Heferred by Schott to R. glauca, with which 
egen in form of segments of leaf, and spathe and spadix, but the leaves are longer 
"4 More numerous and longer segments. 
1 E R. eximia, Schott in Bonpland. v. (1857) 45; Prodr. 387 ; leaves 
"P. longer than broad oblong pinnatisect with 4-7 pairs of obliquely 
neate acute l-costate and many-nerved segments, petiole very stout, 
* a foot long oblong cuspidate, stigma raised on the conical top of 
a "ary. R. grandis, Schott in Œstr. Bot. Zeit. 1858, 394; Prodr. 
at, Sen HIMALAYA; Kumaon, alt. 4000 ft., Strachey d Winterbottom; Sikkim, 
À loft ft., and Knasra His, alt. 0-4000 ft., Griffith, Zo debt green on both 
Sirfaceg Y climber ; stem as thick as a child’s wrist. Teares righ green or both 
side and ; eduncle 6-10 in., as thick as the thumb. Spathe ge-) , 
0. Spadiz shorter than the spathe, white. 
I7. R. decursiv chott in Bonpland. v. (1857) 45; Prodr. 385; 
leaves 1-3 ft. longer than bread oblong P'innatiscet base, broadly cordate, 
liens 8-15 pairs falcately ensiform acuminate costate and with several 
fom yes» petiole very ‘stout, spathe 5-7 in. subcylindrically cymbi- 
dras 9, OW beaked, stigma raised on the conical top of the ovary. Engler 
bie 6 (exel, many syns.); Bot. Mag. t. 7282. Scindapsus decursivus, 
I eletem, 1.21; Kunth Enum. iti. 62; Wight Ic. t. 779; Miq. Fl. 
at. iii. 186; Thw. Enum. 336 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7282. Monstera de- 
Poth” Schott in Wien. Zeitschr. 1829 (Linnea (1831) Literat- Ber. 52). 
rn decursiva, Roweb. Fl. Ind. i. 436; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 83, exel. 
in port t Plant). P. decurrens (error for decursivus), Wall. Cat. 4437 A, 
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