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striatae; lamina ± 3 m. diam., 3-partita; rami primarii dichotomi, ramis 

 ramulisque omnibus pinnatis vei profunde pinnatipartitis, pinnis iterum 

 pinnatis pinnatipartitisve; segmenta ultima (laciniae vel foliola) + lanceo- 

 lata, + 25 X 7 cm., cuspidata, basi abrupte cuneato-decurrentia Cata- 



phylla Pedunculus ± 2 m. longus, petiolo similis Spatha 



suboblique obconoidea, ± 55—60 cm. ionga, obtusa, margine irregulariter 

 et proportione minute lobulata, intus coccineo-brunnea, maculis pallide 

 viridibus, venis rubris, mirgine rubro-brunneo, extus obscure viridis, 

 demum pallidior, basi annulo obscure olivaceo cincta. Spadix + 150 cm 

 longus; inflorescentia feminea cylindrica, leviter obconoidea, + 7', 2 cm. 

 Ionga; ovaria globosa vel crasse ovoidea, + 2'/2 mm. alta, 2 — 3- 

 ovulata; Stylus cylindricus, gracilis, brevis, + 1 mm. longus, ad vel 

 supra basin subgloboso-incrassatus; stigma minute capitatum, indistincte 

 foveolatum vel sulcatum, potius laeve; inflorescentia mascula + 2 cm. 

 Ionga, sursum in appendicem crassam incrassata; appendix elongato-conoi- 

 dea, -^ 140 cm. Ionga, 25 cm. crassa, pallide brunneo-rosea, apicem 

 obtusiusculum versus attenuata. 



The description of the leaf is taken from a living spécimen cultivated 

 in the Buitenzorg Qardens (received from Brooks), of the flower partly 

 from Brooks' herbarium spécimen, partly from his sketch and field notes. — 

 According to the diagnoses absolutely différent from A. gigas Bl. and A. 

 titanum Becc: 



Sumatra {Lebong Tandai, C. J. Brooks). 



Amorphophallus Decus silvae, Backer & v. A. v. R. 



Foliorum petiolus .... ; lamina .... Cataphylla .... Pedunculus 

 ■;J2 130 cm. longus, teres, laevis. opacus, cinereus, maculis pluribus ma- 

 jusculis, sparsis, pallidioribus, subalbidis, longitudinaliter ovalibus mu- 

 nitus et maculis numerosis, minoribus (partim punctiformibus), partim 

 crebris, partim sparsis, albidis et nigris ornatus. Spatha leviter et 

 oblique infundibuliformis (subcornucopiformis), i 70 cm. Ionga; tubus 

 obconicus, i 25 cm. longus, in parte latissima + 15 cm. diametiens, in- 

 tus basi asperus et atro-purpureus, ceterum laevis et perpallide viridis, 

 extus olivaceo-viridis, maculis pluribus subrotundis, subalbidis et maculis 

 numerosissimis, subpunctiformibus, albidis et nebuloso-nigricantibus orna- 

 tus; limbus vix expansus, explanatus late triangularis, ± 45 cm. longus 

 et circiter aequilatus, leviter longitudinaliter undulatus, subintegerrimus, 

 apice acutiusculus, iiitus sursum purpureus, deorsum sensim pallide viridis, 

 extus partim olivaceo-viridis, partim violaceo-cinereus, maculis numerosis, 

 punctiformibus, nebuloso-atro-purpureis ornatus. Spadix quam spatha fere 

 2-plo longior, ± 120 cm. longus; inflorescentia feminea leviter conoideo- 

 cylindracea, + 22'/2 cm, Ionga, basi pistillis inclusis 7 cm., apice 

 6V2 cm crassa; rachis perpallide rosea; pistilla laxe et spiraliter 

 vel hinc irregulariter disposita; o.varia subglobosa, 4 mm. alta, 2-locu- 

 laria, basi applanata, albida, ceterum purpurea, apice rotundato-conoidea; 

 Stylus gracilis, subconoideo-cylindraceus, ovarium aequans (4 mm. longus). 



