68 J. Pkrkins: 



b) The outer staminodia solitary 



(Flowers in pairs) 3. Phacelophrynium K. Schum. 



B. Ovary 1 -celled Tribe 11. Maranteae Peters. 



4. Maranta L. 



1. Donax Lour. 

 Donax Lour. Fi. cochinch. p. 14 (1790); K. Schumann in Pflanzen- 



reich, Lief. IV, p. 32 (1902). 

 Clinogyne Salisb. in Trans. Hortic. Soc. I, p. 276 (1812). 

 Phrynium Roxb. Fl. ind. I, p. 2 (1832). 



Sepals ovate -lanceolate, relatively not large. Corolla -tube 

 moderately long, with rather large, oblong lobes. Staminal-tube 

 elongated; outer staminodia large, petaloid, obovate; cucullate-stami- 

 node not appendiculate; callose-staminode (lip) short; anthers with a 

 large petal-like appendage. Ovary 3-celled, silky; cells 1-ovuled. 

 Capsule subglobose. Seeds subglobose with dorsal transverse furrows 

 and a basal aril. — Perennial herbs or undershrubs, erect. Stems 

 below simple, above branched. Leaves shortly petioled; sheaths 

 elongated; ligula short. Inflorescence in Philippine specimen simple; 

 pairs of flowers solitary, pedunculate; bracteoles in pairs. 



Species 2, in East India and Malay Archipelago. 



1. D. aruiidastruiu Lour. 

 D. anmdastmm Lour. Fl. cochinch. p. 15 (1790); K. Schumann 



in Pflanzenreich, Lief. IV, p. 33 (1902). 

 Phrynium dichotomum Roxb. in Asiat. Research. XI, p. 324 (1810). 

 Clinogyne dichotoma Salisb. in Trans. Hortic. Soc. I, p. 276 (1812). 

 Thalia dealhata Hort. ex Link, Jahresber. I, p. 3, 21 (1820). 

 Maranta dirhotoma Wall. Cat. no. 6615 (1828). 

 Maranta arnndinacea Blanco, FI. Filip. ed. I, p. 7 (1837), non L. 



Stem about 3 m high; branches numerous, slender. Leaves 

 oblong, acute or shortly acuminate, at the base rounded or acute, 

 on both sides glabrous, usually 20 cm long and 6,5 cm wide, petio- 

 late; petiole about 6 mm long, terete, callous, above minutely hairy; 

 ligula short, glabrous. Raceme terminal, simple, about 17 cm long; 

 bracts lanceolate, about 8, 4 cm long. Pairs of flowers solitary, 

 peduncles about 2 cm long; terminiil flowers with a pedicel 9 mm 

 long; bracteoles 2, glandular, 3 mm long. Ovary silky. Sepals 

 lanceolate- ovate, 6 mm long, glabrous. Corolla-tube white, 8 nun 

 long; lobes lanceolate 2,5 cm long. Staminal-tube 12 mm long; 



