Culcasia. | CL. AROIDEE (BROWN). 177 
the sheath biauriculate; blade 4-12 in. long, 2-43 in. broad, oblong- 
elliptic, tapering to a long narrowly acuminate point, acute at the base, 
slightly unequal-sided ; primary lateral nerves about 5 on each side of 
the midrib, slightly prominent on both sides. Peduncles 3-4 together at 
the ends of the branches, }-1} in. long. Spathe about 2 in. long, 
convolute, much decurrent at the base. Spadix shorter than the spathe ; 
female part 2}-44 lin. long; male part about 14 lin. long. Ovary 
ovoid, |-celled ; stigma orbicular, concave. Berries oblong, purple. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: on rocks on the north side of Barombi Gorge, 
Preuss, 542. 
I have not seen this species. 
8. C. Dinklagei, Lngl. Jahrb. xxvi. 418. Stem 24-3 lin. thick, 
creeping ; internodes 5-7 lin. long. Leaves large; petiole 24-2} in. 
long, sheathing for 3 of its length; blade 8-12 in. long, 2}-4} in. 
broad, obliquely lanceolate, shortly excavated at the apex, acute at the 
base; primary lateral veins numerous, ascending, curved, and together 
with the reticulated veinlets prominent beneath. Peduncle 2-2} in. 
long. Spathe 21 in. long, 7 lin. broad, oblong-lanceolate. Berries very 
large, 1 in. in diam., subglobose, 3-seeded, with obliquely ovoid seeds, or 
rarely 1-seeded, with a hemispherical seed. Seed about 5 lin. long and 
4 lin. thick. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: in damp, deep-shaded woods at Batanga, Dink- 
lage, 899. 
I have not seen this species. 
9. C. obliquifolia, Lng. Jahrb. xxvi. 418. Stem with internodes 
about 2 in. long. Leaves large; petiole about 6 in. long, sheathing 
for about 2 of its length; blade 10 in. long, 43 in. broad, obliquely 
oblong, very unequal-sided, broad below, acute at the base, narrowed 
upwards on one side in a straight line; primary lateral nerves curved, 
ascending, very prominent beneath ; veins slender, reticulate. Peduncles 
2-3 together, 2 in. long, forming a sympodium, deflexed in fruit. 
Berries large, about 3 in. in diam., subglobose or shortly ovoid, 
1—2-seeded. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: at Ebea (Edea) Falls, Dinklage, 880. 
I have not seen this plant. 
10. ©. barombensis, V. Z. Br. Stem climbing, } in. thick, not 
tubercled. Leaves spreading, 14-24 in. distant, glabrous; petioles 
4-51 in. long, sheathing to 3-1} in. from the top; blade 4}-8 in. long, 
2-33 in. broad, unequal-sided, obliquely oblong, shortly cuspidate- 
acuminate, cuneately rounded into an obtuse base; primary lateral 
veins 9-11 on each side of the midrib; no glands. Peduncles 3-4 (or 
more ?) in a short terminal bracteate raceme, 1-1} in. long, moderately 
stout. Bracts 13-2 in. long, 7-9 lin. broad, oblong, acute, with 2 
wing-like keels down the back. Spathe about 2 in. long, | in. broad, 
elliptic or elliptic-oblong, obtuse, apiculate, expanded, deeply concave, 
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