— 385 — 



apice acuminata, basi cuneata, interdum subrotundata; venae primariae 

 secundariaeque numerosae, erecto-patentes, apicem versus ascendenti-arcu- 

 atae, cum venis tertiariis gracilioribiis subregulariter alternantes. Pedunculus 

 gracilis, i 3—5 cm. longus. Spatha juvenilis convoluta, 6-6'/2 cm. 

 longa, viridis, abrupte longius cuspidata, infra cuspidem IV4— IV2 cm. 

 diam., basin oblique rotundato-truncatam versus paullo attenuata. Spadix 

 sessilis, cylindricus, ± 4 cm. longus, infra apicem obtusiusculum + 1 cm. 

 crassus, basin versus paullo attenuatus, viridis, fructifer + 6'/2 cm. longus 

 et 2V2 cm. crassus; ovaria ± 4 mm. longa, basi paullo compressa, apice 

 truncata, 4 — 6-angulosa, ± 2 mm. crassa, in medio paullo excavata; stigma 

 parvum, pulvinatum, rotundatum vel oblongum, in cavo sessile; baccae 

 ovariis subsimiles sed majores, + 1 cm. altae, apice i '/, cm. crassae. 



Forest; ait. 1000-1150 m. 



Sumatra (H. A. B. Bunnemeyer, Mt. Talamau No. 657, 9 May 1917, 

 fruiting spécimen ; Mt. Malintang No. 3592, 18 July 1918, flowering spécimen). 



Raphidophora oblongifolia, Schott, in Ann. Mus. Bot. L. B., I, 128; 

 Engl. & Krause, in Enql., Pflzrch, XXXVll (IV. 23 B), Arac.-Monster , 

 31, fig. 11; /?. spathacea, Schott, Le, 129. 



Hallier's No. 1187, detennined by Engler as R. spathacea Schott, 

 does not agrée with the descriptions and figure given by Schott and 

 Engler and Krause.— See R. Hallieri v. A. v. R. 



Raphidophora Hallieri, v. A. v. R. ; R. oblongifolia, Schott, Engl. & 

 Krause, in Engl., Pflzrch, XXXVll (IV, 23 B), Arac.-Monster., 31, p.p.; 

 R. spathacea, Engl. (non Schott), MS. in Herb. Bog. 



Foliorum petiolus sat gracilis, ± 12'/2— 30 cm. longus, supra profun- 

 dius canaliculatus, non vel vix usque ad geniculum 1 — 1 '/2 cm. longum 

 vaginatus; vagina membranacea, mox dilacerata; lamina in sicco lierbacea, 

 subtus ubique minutissime denseque verruculoso-puncticulata, ovato-lan- 

 ceolata, subfalcata, ± \l\',—35 X 6-10 cm., inaequilatera, altero latere 

 l)/^_li/2-plo latiore, apice subabrupte, breviter, auguste acuteque acuminata, 

 basi altéra auguste, altéra late rotundato-cuneata; venae primariae ± 15— 20 

 utrinque, basi patentissimae, ceterum arcuato-ascendentes, venis secundariis 

 tertiariisque gracilioribus, subparallelis 5—9 interpositis. Pedunculus sat 

 gracilis, 8-10 cm. longus, basi cataphyllo subaequilongo, mox dilacerato 

 cinctus. Spatha coriacea, quam spadix paullo longior, acuminata. Spadix 

 brevissime stipitatus, cylindraceus, 4 — 4V2 cm. longus, demum 1 cm. 

 crassus, obtusus; ovaria ± 3-4 mm. longa, apice truncata, 4 -6-angu- 

 losa, ± 2 mm. crassa; stigma minutum, orbiculare vel suborbiculare, vix 

 elevatum. 



R. oblongifolia Schott differs principally by its much shorter peduncle 

 and (partly according to Schott's diagnosis, partly to Engler's figure) by 

 its longer-stalked. more elongated spadix and the conoid apex of the 

 ovaries. 



Bornéo (Hallier No. 1187). 



