— 364 — 



least 1 to each pistil, 



very rarely wanting. 



(27) Homalomena. 



k2. Staminodes wanting or 



a few ones scattered 



hère and tliere among 



the pistils. 



(25) Philodendron. 



\2 Spathe entirely deciduous 



or at best the tube vegeto- 



persistent, 



kl. Ovaries mutually con- 



nate. (33) Gamogyne. 

 k2. Ovaries mutually free 



though commonlycon- 



tiguous. 



11. Spathe infundib- 

 uliform, open 

 above. 



(24) Zantedeschia. 



12. Spathe oblong, 

 ellipsoidal or fus- 

 iform, convolute. 

 (32) Piptospatha. 



Wherever the contrary has not been mentioned the following diagnoses 

 were made after dried inaterial and the descriptions of the colours were 

 taken from the field notes of the coUectors. 



Amorphophallus spectabilis (MiQ.), Engl., Pflzrch, XLVIII (IV, 23 C), 

 Arac.-Lasioid., 109; Conocephalus spectabilis, MiQ , Flor. Ned. Ind., 111,199. 



Pétiole 100—150 cm. long, coloured like Ihe peduncle; lamina 100— 150 

 cm. diam ; primary segments to 75 cm. long; ultimate segments long, long- 

 acuminate. Cataphylla , . . . Peduncle 120—180 cm. long, rather smooth, 

 dark-green and grey-mottled or -flammiferous. Spathe when explanated 

 ovate-lanceolate, much longer than the spadix, + 45-60 X 15-25 cm.,acute 

 or acuminate, the apex bent inwardly over the spadix, the base convolute, 

 the inner side dark-purpie, with a broad, transversal, pale band above the 

 base, the outer side mottled. Spadix + 25 — 40 cm. long; femin. inflores- 

 cence cylindrical, 4"/2— 8 cm. long; ovaries somewhat depresso-globose, 

 purple at the apex, 1-ovulate; style very short though distinctly présent; 



