114 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
ARACEÆ. 
The species collected are mainly restricted to the Gulf of 
Guinea area, and are useful in extending our knowledge of the 
distribution of the species concerned. Such are Amorphophallus 
accrensis N. E. Br., from the Gold Coast, a fine specimen with 
an appendix to the spadix nearly 7 dm. long and 6°5 cm. thick 
just above the base, Nephthytis Poissonii N. E. Br., Anubias 
lanceolata N. E. Br. and Raphidophora pusilla N. E. Br., from the 
Cameroons and Gaboon; Anubias Afzelii Schott has hitherto 
been recorded only from Sierra Leone. Anchomanes nigritianus 
is a new species with a striking inflorescence. Other novelties 
are Nephthytis Talbotii and Amauriella, a new genus allied to 
Anubias, but distinguished by the character of the andræcium. 
Anchomanes nigritianus Rendle sp. nov. Planta ut appa- 
ret eximia; spatha ovata crassiuscula atro-purpurea ; spadice 
spathae 4 aequante lilacino; inflorescentia feminea masculain 
subaequante ; sfaminibus subprismaticis quadrangularibus, thecis 
linearibus connectivo crassiusculo truncato superatis; ovario 
obovoideo in stilum crassum attenuato, stigmate crasso verrucoso 
declivo. 
Oban, near Etara; n. 1247. In flower October. 
The specimen consists only of the spathe and spadix. The 
spathe, which is borne on a broken peduncle 15 em. long, bearing 
small thorns, is about 4 dm. long, the spadix 8-10 em. Stamens 
4*5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad and 1 mm. thick ; pollen-saes 8:3 mm. 
ome Ovary 2-2-5 mm. long, style 1-1:5 mm. long, stigma 2 mm. 
r 
. Distinguished from the other species of the genus by the similar 
length of the male and female portions of the flower-spike. 
Mrs. Talbot has also sent a natural-size pencil sketch of the 
spathe with the following notes :—‘‘ Great wine-coloured red velvety 
arum. Outer sheath pinkish, smooth surface; central pillar almost 
white-mauve at top deepening to mauve lower down, covered with 
thick yellow stamens. Base of pillar cream ; dark red pistils. Stalk 
dull cream with dull red shadings, tiny thorns deep dark red." 
Nephthytis Talbotii Rendlesp.nov. Herba glabra rhizomate 
crasso ; foliis tripartitis, segmentis subaequalibus oblanceolatis vel 
lateralibus anguste obovatis acuminatis, seg. mediano unicostato, 
costa in segmentis lateralibus nervis 2 validis ascendentibus 
superne convergentibus comitata, nervis lateralibus prominulis 
pluribus ascendo-patentibus; pedunculo basi foliis cataphyllis 
vaginato petiolo breviore; spatha elliptica apice apiculata basi 
decurrente, demum subpatente; spadicis stipite inferne spathae 
adnato ; inflorescentia feminea masculam aequante ; pistilla 
breviter subquadrangulari-ovoidea apice in stylum brevissimum 
stigmate coronatum attenuata ; ovulo anatropo, mieropyle fundum 
