plant which is well known in tropical collections. The 
botanical characters that distinguish G. pulehra from 
G. Burbidgei, it will be observed, are not very striking ; 
the species now figured is provided with neuter organs at 
the base of the spadix where in G. Burbidge: there are 
none; on the other hand, G. Burbidgei has neuter organs 
situated between the male and female portions of the 
spadix, a situation in which there are no neuter organs in 
G. pulchra. The stigmas of G. pulchra are red, whereas 
in G. Burbidgei they are greenish yellow, but the most 
marked distinction between the two plants, from the cultural 
standpoint, lies in the colour of the spathe which in 
G. pulchra is much deeper and brighter red than in G. Bur- 
bidgei. The localities from which the two species have 
been reported are somewhat remote; G. pulchra comes from 
the Malayan Peninsula, and has not, so far, been met with 
in Borneo. Mr. H. N. Ridley has kindly informed us that 
G. pulehra comes from the rocky stream on Gunong Pulai 
in Johor. Gunong Pulai is the most eastern peak in the 
range of which Gunong Panti, the original habitat of 
Piptospatha Ridleyi, is the most western hill. 
_ Description.—Jferb, perennial, everywhere glabrous. 
Leaves suberect, petioled ; blade 11-14 in. long, 3-13 im. 
wide, lanceolate, acute, base cuneate, green above, paler 
beneath ; petiole 2-34 in. long, terete, channelled, base 
shortly but broadly sheathing. Peduneles erect, about 
53 in. long, terete, reddish brown. Spathe almost nodding, 
ellipsoid, acute, convolute, opening only at the top, 
1}-1} in. long, % in. wide, bright crimson. Spadix hardly 
more than half as long as the spathe, included, cylindric, 
obtuse, the female portion hardly more than half as long as 
the male, beset at the base witli yellowish green pistillodes, 
passing abruptly to the male portion without intervening 
staminodes. Anthers oblong, compressed, truncate, with 
2 apical pores, yellowish. Ovaries oblong, 1-celled, trun- 
cate, united; the stigmas sessile, pink; ovules numerous, 
erect, almost orthotropous, attached to 2 short basal and 
partly parietal placentas, 
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