774. CRYPTOCORYNE? UNILOCULARIS (Ambrosinia 
Roxb.) stemless; leaves linear lanceolate : spathe as 
long as the leaves twisted: capsule one-celled.—Rozd. 
Fl. Ind. 3 p. 493. 
A native of Coromandel in marshy places where it is 
partly immersed in sweet water. This species I am not 
aware of ever having met with. The one-celled ovary 
seems to make it a very doubtful member of this genius. 
775. CRYPTOCORYNE CILIATA (Fischer— Ambrosinia 
Roxb.) leaves long petioled lanceolar: spathe shorter 
than the leaves with a tabular case and expanding 
ciliate apex : capsule six-ceiled.— Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3 p. 494. 
A native of Bengal in marshy grounds on the banks 
of streams and tanks. 
776. Pornos standens (Lin. Roxb.) epiphytic: 
petioles as broad as the lanceolar leaves ; spadix globu- 
lar reflexed.—Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1 p. 430. 
A very widely distributed plant, always found climb- 
ing on trees, to the bark of which it adheres like ivy 
_ by its slender fibrous roots entering the'crevices of the 
. bark. Roxburgh defines it “ Parasitic” which in the 
modern more limited sense of the term is incorrect, 
I have therefore substituted Epiphytic or growing on 
trees for his word. 
777. LASIA HETEROPHYLLA (Endl. Pothos hete- 
phylla Roxb.) caulescent, creeping, armed: leaves from 
cordate, segittate to pinvattid: spathe erect spiral 
many times longer than the short cylindric spadix: 
florets tetrapulatous tetrandrous. — Rozb. Fl. Ind. 1. 437. 
Native of Bengal. 
been separated from Pothos as a distinct genus on ac- 
count of their solitary pendulous ovules. Pothos having 
Several erect ones. 
778. ScrNDAPSUS OFFICINALES (Schott. Pothos Roxb.) 
perennial epiphytic stems rooting: leaves oblong cor- 
date entire : flowers terminal; florets naked octandrous : 
berries one-seeded.—Roxd. Fl. Ind. 1 p. 431. 
Native of Bengal. In some parts of the Midnapore 
district it is cultivated for its fruit which,cut in transverse 
slices and dried, forms an article of the Hindoo materia 
medica. 
779. Scrnparsus pecursivus (Schott. Pothos Roxb.) 
perennial, rooting on trees, smooth: leaves subdicur- 
sively pinnate; segments falcate cuspidate: flowers 
lateral or axillary long peduncled.— Roxb.Fl.Ind.1 p.436. 
Native of Sylhet. A very large powerful species blos- 
soms during the hot season. 
180. Scinparsus PEEPLA (Schott. Pothos Roxb.) 
perennial subparasitie rooting on trees: leaves long pe- 
tioled oblong acuminate: flowers subterminal florets 
apetalous tetrandrous.—Rozb. Fl. Ind. 1 p. 433. 
Sylhet, flowers April and May, 
781. ScINDAPSUS PERTUSUS (Schott. Pothos Roxb.) 
scandent subparaitic rooting on trees: leaves cordate 
perforated on one side and pinnalifid on the other: 
anthers two-lobed. Rorb. Fl. Ind. 1 p. 455. 
“ A native of the mountainous parts of Coromandel 
` Roxb. I have only so far as I can recollect, met with 
this species at Courtallum at theplace called «FiveFalls.” 
This and Pothos Lasia R. have” 
782. ARUM CAMPANULATUM (Roxb. Amorphophal- 
dus Decaisne) stemless, leaves decompound: flowers sessile 
with respect to the surface of the ground and appearing 
when the plant is destitute of leaves : spathe the length 
of the spadix campanulate, with curled margins : no nec. 
tary : club broad ovate lobate : anthers 2-celled. Roxb. 
Fl. Ind. 3 p. 509. 
An extensively distributed plant much cultivated in 
Coromandel by the natives for the sake of the roots 
which are used as yams or potatoes. When in flower 
the fetor it exhales is most overpowering and so perfect- 
ly resembles that of Carion as to induce flies to cover 
the club of the spadix with their eggs. From a num- 
ber of drawings sent me I selected two, this one to 
show the plant, and the other 782 to show a most gi- 
gantic flower, but to which I find no reference in Rox- 
burgh’s work. 
783. ARUM BULBIFERUM(Roxb. Pythonium. Schott. 
Amorphophalus, Blum.) root tuberous stemless : leaves 
decompound bulb bearing : spathe cauled rather longer 
than the eylindric spadix no nectaries. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3. 
A native of Bengal plentiful in woods in the vicinity 
of Calcutta, blossoms in May. 
784. ARUM CUSPIDATUM (Roxb. Arisema Martius) 
stemless : leaves ternate ; leaflets equal lanceolate cus- 
pidate: scapes as long as the petioles : spathe longer 
than the subulate pointed spadix : anthers from four to 
five in a peltate circular crown on each filament. Roxb. 
Fl. Ind. 3 p. 506. Aris Roxburghti. Kunth. _ 
Native of Pulo-Penang. Roxburgh when he describ- 
ed this species had only some male Sowar. 
785. ARUM CAMPANALATUM (Roxb. Amorphophal- 
lus Decaisne) stemless leaves decompound flowers sessile 
with respect to the surface of the ground and appearing 
when the plant is destitute of leaves,spathe the length of 
the spadix campanulate with curled margins no necta- 
ry: club broad ovate lobate: anthers 2-celled. Roxb, 
Fl. Ind. 3 p. 509. 
An extensively distributed plant much cultivated in 
Coromandel by the natives for the sake of the roots 
which are used as yams or potatoes. When in flower 
the fetor it exhales is most overpowering and so per- 
fectly resembles that of Carion as to induce flies to cover — 
the club of the spadix with their eggs. From a number 
of drawings sent me I selected two, one 785 to show the 
plant, and this one to show a most gigantie flower but 
to which I find no reference in Roxburgh’s work. 
786. ARUM coLocassia (Lin. Roxb. Colocassia an- 
tiquorum Schott.) 2. ARUM NYMPHÆIFOLIUM (Roxb. 
Caladium Ventinat.) Two plants are represented in this 
plate, and according to some authors they belong to 
different genera. Roxburgh however doubts whether 
they are not mere varieties of one species. 
1. CoLOCAssIA ANTIQUORUM (Schott.)! stemless 
leaves peltate ovate repand semibifid at the base : scape 
shorter than the petiols: spathe much longer than 
the spadix cylinderie erect: club subeylindrical length 
of the antheriferous part of the receptacle, anthors many 
celled. Roxb. Fi. Ind. 3 p. 494. i 
A native of wet marshy grounds : is very abundant in 
the Tanjore district on the banks of irrigation canals. 
The leaves and foot stalks of some of the varieties of 
this plant are much eaten by the natives. ን 
9. Corocasıa NYMPAEFOLIA (Kunth Caladium 
vent.) stemless: leaves peltate, ovate, repand, semi- 
bifid at the base: scape shorter than the petioles, 
spathe much longer than the spadix subcylindrical 
erect : club slender acute, scarcely half the length 
ofthe antheriferous part of the receptacle : anthers 
many ¢elled. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3 p. 495. Qe ہے‎ 
This is common in Malabar and like the former forms تت‎ 
part of the food of the natives. x So ہے‎ 
