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lamina firmiter herbacea, cordato-ovata, 7 — 12X4—7 cm., foliorum majorem 

 saepe inaequilatera, juvenulis robro-cincta, supra obscure viridis, immaculata, 

 subtus pallidior, apice plus minusve acute acuminata, breviter apiculata. 

 basi lobis + semiorbicularibus, 1-1'/2X1V2— 3 cm., sinu relative acuto 

 separatis; venae primariae + 8-11 utrinque, basales radiantes, costales 

 patentes, apicem versus sursum curvae, apice vena intramarginali, relative 

 crassa unitae; venae secundariae, tertiariae quaternariaeque sensim graciliores. 

 Cataphylla rosea, secus costam copiose minuteque coccineo-puncticulata 

 et -striolata. Pedunculus ± 2 cm. longus, leviter, longitudinaliter rugulosus, 

 viridis, deorsum copiose rubro-puncticulatus et -striolatus. Spathae tubus 

 obconoideo-obovoideus, usque + 1 cm. longus, •/2-I cm. amplus, 

 viridis, rubro-puncticulatus, leviter, longitudinaliter rugulosus; lamina elongato- 

 ovoidea. usque S'/o cm. longa et ^U cm. ampla, acuta, coccinea vel 

 obscure sordide rubra aut viridis sed punctis minutis, plus minusve copiosis 

 specie rubro-afflata, longitudinaliter viridi-venosa Spadix elongatus; inflo- 

 rescentia feminea conoidea vel subcylindracea, ± 7 mm. longa, 3 mm. 

 crassa, a basi fere médium usque spathae adnata, praesertim ad basin 

 staminodiis paucis, eburneis vel sordide albis, pistilla non vel paullo super- 

 antibus, crasse stipitatis, apice capitatis, semiglobosis vel obconoideis mu- 

 nita; ovaria proportione crassa, breviter oblonga, perpallide flavido-viridia, 

 stigmate sessili, parvo, discoideo, concolore coronata; inflorescentia mascula 

 elongato-ellipsoidea vel subcylindracea, a feminea interstitio 2 mm longo^ 

 organis neutris crebris, 2-seriatis, breviter subprismaticis, apice truncatis 

 et sordide albis vel pallide flavido-brunneis aut -griseis munito separata, 

 l'/2— 2 cm. longa. 3—4 mm. crassa, parte basali fertili 8—10 mm. longa, 

 pallide brunneo-grisea vel perpallide flavido-brunnea, parte apicali sterili 

 7—11 mm. longa, pallide flavida, flavido-brunnea vel grisea, apice obtusa 

 vel rotundata; antherae thecis brevissime cupuliformibus, quam filamentum 

 brevioribus, apice truncatis, connectivo non vel paullo superatis; staminodia 

 partis apicalis breviter subprismatica, irregulariter, obtuse angulosa, apice 

 truncata vel rotundato-truncata, non raro lateraliter connata. 



The description is taken from living spécimens cultivated in the 

 Buitenzorg Gardens, flowering June, September and November 1920. 



Ceram {Wahai, Kali Solo and Kali Koea, L. RUTTEN's Exploration 

 Commission). 



Schismatoglottis leptophylla, V. A. V, R. 



Planta usque + 50 cm. alta, caudice usque + 15 cm. longo Foliorum 

 petiolus 10 35 cm longus, sursum antice plus minusve canaliculatus, 

 basi '/a— '/2 longitudinis vel longius vaginatus; vagina tenuis, a basi 

 latiuscula sensim angustata; lamina tenuis, in sicco submembranacea, + 

 9-20 X 4'/4-12 cm., acuminata, in speciminibus minoribus oblonga et 

 basi rotundata, vix emarginata, in speciminibus majoribus ovata et basi 

 cordata, lobis posticis usque 3 cm. longis; venae primariae distinctae, 



