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appearance. Spadix 8 cm. long: fruits (scarcely ripe) narrowly 

 ovate, 11-12 mm. long by about 4*5 mm. broad. 



Near P. disdcha Bl., but distinguished by the form of the leaf, 

 the white lepidote rachis, and especially by the erect spadix. 



Baram, April, 1895 ; no. 702. 



Oncospenna tigillaria Ridl. 



Baram district, Miri, April 27, 1895; no. 701. 



Tiie specimens include no fruits, but seem to be conspecific 

 with specimens from Singapore sent under this name by Mr. 

 Ridley. 



Ceratolohus discolor Becc. (e descript. in Malesia, ill. 63). 

 Baram, March, 1895; no. 704. 



There are also three species of Calamm which I have not been 

 able to determine. 



Pandanus sp. 



Baram, April, 1895 ; no. 707. 



No flowers present. 



Amorphophalliis campanulatus Bl. 



North Celebes, Minahasa district ; no. 809. 



Pothos (§ Allopothos) Hosei, sp. nov. Planta forte insignis, 

 foliis magnis robustis, petioUs laminae dimidium vix sequantibus, 

 ad geniculum usque vaginatis ; lamina oblonga ad elliptico-oblonga, 

 basi obtusa, apice abrupte et breviter acuminata, innequilatera, 

 altero latere circa tertia parte majore, nervis coUectivis utrinque 

 duobus basi et supra basin folii nascentibus, margini approximatis ; 

 peduneulo singulo in axillo cataphylli oriente ; spatha subcoriacea 

 breve ovata obtusa, basi peduneulo decurrente ; spadice sessile 

 cylindrico; staminibus tribus externis sterilibus, petala sequantibus ; 

 internis brevioribus, fertilibus. 



The specimens consist of the upper part of a shoot with one 

 adult leaf, and there is no note as to the size of the plant. The 

 larger leaf has a blade 22 cm. long, the width on the two sides of 

 the midrib being 5 and 6*5 cm. respectively, and a petiole 10-5 cm. 

 long, with a strong somewhat narrow sheath not exceeding 6 mm. 

 from back to edge. Peduncle 2*5 cm. long, subtended by a lanceo- 

 late scale-leaf about 2*2 cm. long ; spathe 3 cm. long by about 

 1-5 cm. greatest breadth ; spadix 4-5 cm. long by nearly 5 mm. in 

 diameter at the base, densely and regularly flowered ; style conical, 

 tapering, about 1 mm. long. 



Near P. Rumphii, but distinguished by its more oblong leaf with 

 the lateral ascending nerves rising at or just above the ba>e, and its 

 shorter spathe. It also approaches P. inaujnis Engl., but the leaf 

 has an abruptly acuminate apex, and only two marginal nerves, 

 and the inflorescence is smaller in every part. 



Baram district, Marudi, April, 1895 ; no. 582. 



Sciaphila major Becc. 



Baram, Nov. 24, 1894. no. 178; and Entoyut river, Nov. 12, 

 1894, no. 427. 

 Endemic, 



