Tas. 5319. 
ANTHURIUM ScuHerzerRIANuM. 
Scherzer’s Anthurium. 
Nat. Ord. OrontTracE#.—TrETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. : 
Gen. Char. Spatha ad basin usque explanata, herbacea, colorata, erecta patula 
v. refracta. Spadir varius. Ovarium septo axeos directione, loculamentis 2, v. 
abortu regulari uniovulatis. Stigma septi directionis. Ovula anatropa, breviter 
funiculata. Bacce maturitate e sepalis protruse, varie coloratee.—Caudex abére- 
viatus v. elongatus, scandens et radicans. Vagine stipulares, oppositifoliea, sepe 
folio deficiente, bis ter superposita. Petiolus imo tumidus, brevissime vaginulatus, 
apice geniculatus. Lamina folii pseudoneuro intimo continuo, interrupto v. termi- 
nali instructa. Pedunculi solitarii—Germinatio admotiva. Schott, Prod. Syst. 
Aroid. p. 436. 
Antuurtum Scherzerianum ; caudicis brevis internodiis brevibus, petiolo sulcato 
internodio multoties longiore, geniculo mediocri sulcato, folio elongato ob- 
longo v. anguste lanceolato-oblongo basi obtuso v. rotundato apice longo 
sensim acuminato utrinque punctato, pseudoneuro a margine subremoto, 
pedunculo petiolis duplo longiore, spadice juliformi subcylindrico vix stipitato 
coccineo, spatha intense ooceinea, spadice breviore late elliptica basi rotun- 
data apice acuto v. cuspidato. 
A. Scherzerianum. Schoét, l.c. 440. 
A very singular little plant, remarkable amongst its congeners 
for its small size, and the brillant colour of its spadix and spathe, 
which are retained for some time on the plant. According to 
Dr. Schott, the author of the species, it was discovered in Guate- 
mala by M. Scherzer, and afterwards found at Costa Rica by 
Wendland, through whom it was introduced to the Royal Gardens 
of Hanover, and thence sent to those of Kew, where it flowered 
in April of the present year. : 
Descr. A small plant, hardly forming a stem as yet in our 
houses. Leaves of a deep-green colour and coriaceous consistence, 
with a pale midrib and slender petioles. Peduncle longer than 
the petioles, the upper part as well as the whole spathe and spadix 
of a bright scarlet colour and shining surface. Spathe ovate, 
JUNE lst, 1862. 
