who has specially occupied himself with tho study of tiring 

 Aroids, identifies with A. ochrmith/nn, C. Km-h, introduoed 

 from Costa Rica. In this species the leaf is by no means so 

 deeply trifid nor the lateral lobes elongate and falciform as 

 in our plant. 



Descr. Stem in our specimen very short, concealed by 

 withered scales. Petioles elongate, slender, nearly terete, 

 very faintly flattened upon the inner face, of warm reddish- 

 brown colour, ten to eighteen inches in length ; Leaf-blade 

 ten to fifteen inches long, broadly deeply trifid, baso broadly 

 rounded sub-truncate, or with a broadly cuneate exit into 

 the gcniculus, which is half to three-quart i m of an inch long j 

 median lobe oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, from the base of 

 the leaf to its apex ten to sixteen inches, three and a half 

 to four and a half inches broad ; lateral lobes obliquely oblong- 

 ovate, obtuse, somewhat falciform, shorter than the median 

 lobe, from the geniculus to their apex eight to ten inches, 

 all deep shining green above, paler benoaih ; three principal 

 nerves divergent from the apex of the petiole, prominent 

 beneath, of the lateral lobes giving off the secondary aei 

 from three-quarters of an inch to two inohes, and another at 

 two to three and a half inches from the base; principal 

 lateral veins from median nervure about nine to twelve on 

 each side. Peduncle slender, erect, rather shorter than 

 the petioles, red or redtlish-brown in colour, as is the more 

 or less spreading or reflexed oblong-lanceolate acuminate 

 spathe, which is slightly shorter than the slender t 

 shortly stipitate spadix. Perianth-eegmenh four, broadly 

 rotundate or obovate-quadrate, concave, thickened above, 

 overarching the four stamens; filaments much flattened, 

 obovate; anther-cells extrorse divergent below. Stigma obtusely 

 four-angled.— 2). Oliver. 



nJt of ^,,iT f e fl ° tenlire pl , an V - ****» rt&BfaikmiuA Clipper 

 part of peduncle and inflorescence, both natural tin ; i. Pair „f Qowen > and 6 



same, singly, seen from side and above :-„„„,„, 7/,,/ 



