both surfaces, coriaceous, opaque, basal lobes parallel with a 

 narrow or diverging with an open sinus ; principal nerves 

 seven to nine, radiating from the top of the petiole. Scape 

 about equalling the petiole, terete, green, slender. Spathe 

 five to six inches long, one to one and a half broad, linear- 

 oblong from a cordate amplexicaul base, spreading, convex, 

 with slightly recurved margin, suddenly acuminate, rather 

 thickly coriaceous ; nerves obscure. Spadix about equalling 

 the spathe, on a short green stipe, slender, cylindric, dark- 

 purple, dotted with the white stigmas. Perianth-segments 

 quadrate, with truncate thickened quadrate tops, almost 

 forming trapezoids. Stamens concealed, filament very short 

 and broad ; anther-cells broad. Ovary oblong-ovoid, constricted 

 at the middle, upper part solid, lower two-celled, cells two- 

 ovuled ; stigma discoid, white, sessile. — /. D. H. 



Fig. 1, flower viewed from above; 2, the same viewed laterally; 3, sta- 

 men and ovary ; 4, longitudinal ; and 5, transverse section of ovary : — all 

 magnified. 



