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ces, sepe basl dimsis — This will include A ma- 

 culatum^ italicum^ pictum, serpenlimtin (A. 

 arisarum L.) ocatum ? ^c with akin species. 

 The 3 Genera .of Necker were chiefly distin- 

 guished by habit, and thus improper^ they were 

 Colocasia caulescent, Xlocasia stemless with 

 compound leaves, Aruin stemless, simple leaves 

 Many other essential distinctions are offered by 

 the spatha, spadix, pistils and anthers. The 

 singular G. Kunda 305 deviates greatly, also 

 Segiiinum 977. 



662. HoMAiDA Ad. dift'. 661. spatha angusta, 

 spadix longior apex nudo tereto vermiculato, 

 ad basis squamosus, et antheris mixtis cum 

 squamis, baccis monospermis, Acaides, fol. 

 angustis integris — Types the several sp. blen- 

 ded as A. tenuifoUum L. and gramineinn 

 Lam. The A. gramineuni of Russel with lan- 

 ceolate spathe and clavate spadix is difiUfent 

 and perhaps a true Arisarum not Homaidci ; 

 but A. proboscideurn is a Homaida. 



663. Desmesia Raf. (separ. middle) diff". 661. 

 spatha basi tubulosa sen globosa integra, pis- 

 tilis et antheris divisis ab annulo nudo, filam. 

 sterilis superis plumosis. Acatdes, fol. dimsis, 

 — Several sp. probably, types the two following. 



664. Desmesia orixensis Raf. Arum do 

 Andr. rep. 356. Edw. rcg. 450. fol. hastato tri- 

 partitis, scapo brevissimo basi globosa, labio 

 ovato, spadix clavato — Orixa in India, inside of 

 spatha and club red. 



665. Desmesia venosa Raf. Arum venosuni 

 Ait. W. P. Edw. reg. 1017. Fol. pedatis, foliolis 

 5 ovatis acum. basi confluens, scapo brevi, spa- 

 tha basi tubulosa, apex lanceol. longissima spa- 

 dix tereto. — Brazil, spatha green, veined and 

 marbled with purple inside, 2 large scales spa- 



