178 CL, AROIDEZ (BROWN). [ Culcasia. 
very shortly convolute at the base, soon falling off. Spadix shorter 
than the spathe, sessile, clavate; female part 3-4 lin. long, 2-2} lin. 
thick; male part about an inch long, about 4 lin. thick near the 
obtusely rounded apex.—C. angolensis, Welw., var. angustifolia, Eng]. 
in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 447; Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 471. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Barombi, Preuss, 388! 
This is perfectly distinct from C. angolensis, Welw., in its smaller and differently 
shaped leaves, smaller inflorescence, and fewer flowers. 
11. C. angolensis, Welw. ex Schott in Journ. Bot. 1865, 35. 
Stem climbing to a height of 80-100 ft., 4-4 in. thick, not tubercled. 
Leaves large, 2—6 in. distant, glabrous ; petioles 4-10 in. long, sheathing 
up to 1-2 in. from the top; apex of sheath prominent, rounded ; blade 
7-15 in. long, 4—7} in. broad, unequal-sided, elliptic-oblong, cuspidate- 
acute, or shortly acuminate, broadly rounded or subtruncate at the 
base ; primary lateral veins 10-15 on each side of the midrib, prominent 
beneath ; no glands. Peduncles numerous ina stout terminal bracteate © 
raceme, 13-34 in. long, moderately stout. Bracts 3-4 in. long, about 
1-1} in. broad, oblong, obtuse or acute, with 2 wing-like keels down 
the back. Spathe about 2} in. long and 2 in. broad, elliptic, obtuse, 
apiculate, expanded, deeply ecncave, very shortly convolute at the base, 
green (Jann), soon falling off; margins revolute. Spadix shorter than 
the spathe, sessile, clavate ; female part about 5 lin. long, } in. thick; 
male part 1}—14 in. long, 4-6 lin. thick near the obtusely rounded apex- 
Ovaries about 25-28, depressed-globose, 2-celled ; stigma large, discoid. 
Anthers densely crowded, in groups of 4. Berries red.—Engl. in DC. 
Monogr. Phan. ii. 102; Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 471; 
De Wild. & Durand, Contrib. Fl. Congo, i. 64; Henriques in Bolet- 
Soc. Brot. v. 207, and xvi. 39; Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 90. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: in the shade of woods at Likuru, 3000 ft., 
Scott-Elliot, 4950! Gold Coast : Aburi, Johnson! Fernando Po, Mann, 102! 
Lower Guinea. Island of St. Thomas: banks of the River Contador, 5500 ft., 
Moller (ex Henriques). Lower French Congo: Mayumba (Mayombe) District, 
Dupuis (ex Engler). Lower Congo, Laurent (ex De Wildeman & Durand). 
Angola : between the River Cuango and River Quihumbo, Marques (ex Henriques) 5 
Golungo Alto ; frequent in moist shady woods in Sobato de Bumba and Alta Queta, 
1000-2400 ft., Welwitsch, 239! in woods near Sange, Welwitsch, 239/2 (ex Rendle), 
and in woods called Quisuculo, near Bango Aquitamba, Welwitsch, 2839/3 (ex Rendle) ; 
Pungo Andongo; in the woods of Quilamga, 2400-3800 ft., Welwitsch, 240! 
South Central. Congo Free State: Sankuru River, Laurent (ex De Wilde- 
man & Durand), 
12. C. Mannii, Lngi. in Gartenjl. 1887, 84. Stem 1-1} ft. high, 
4 in. thick. Leaves ascending, glabrous; petiole 14—34 in. long, broadly 
sheathing up to 2-7 lin. from the top; apex of sheath not auricled ; 
blade 44-94 in. long, 23-5 in. broad, unequal-sided, elliptic or elliptic- 
oblong, subacute, obtuse or somewhat rounded at the base, bright greeD 
with dark green veins above, not shining, light green beneath, with 
seattered dark-coloured glands that become very indistinct in the dried 
