J. M. MAI KAKI. A Ni;. NKl'EXTIIAlKAK. 34I 



opercule coiîtii;uis ; operculum 3 — 4 cm. latuni orbicul;u-c v. subovalc, cxtus ghibriim et 

 glandulis nectariferis copiosis v. sparsis obsitum, glandulac basini versus maynae ovales 

 ef.vpositae, apicem et mars^inem versus minores circuiares -L immersae v. saepe circum marginem 

 absens; calcar 5 — 7 mm. longum simple.v ± pubcscens; ascidium intus per dimidium supcrius 

 v. profundior glabrum et deducens, deiu basim versus nitidium glamlulosum et detineiis, 

 glandulae superiie discretae inferne immersae semi-expositae. Inflor. (Ç sola nota) 30 — 35 cm. 

 longa; pedunculus I2 — 15 cm. longus sparce pubescens; recemus laxiflorus pubescens, pedicelli 

 2 — 3.5 cm. longi, graciles 3 — 2-flori apicem racemi uniflori, sub furcam breviter bracteolati. 

 Sepala 4 mm. longa, basi leviter connata elliptica, extus, pedicellis similia, dense tomentosa, 

 intus glabra multiglandulosa, glandulae ovales; ovarium ovatum dense pubescens ad tomentosum, 

 lobis 4-stigmatibus triangulis medio depressis coronatum. l'^ructus ignotus. 



Dutch New Guinea at the Noord-river near Sabang camp on the Nepenthes Hill : G. M. Versteeg 

 n. 1746 fl. 25 Sept. 1907; n. 126S coll. 19 June 1907. 



The five sheets of n. 1746 ail contain fine pistiliate flowering branches, sheet n°. 1268 

 has only well-formed leaves bearing pitchers. While the pistiliate inflorescences seem commonly 

 to be biflorous in the pedicels, triflorous pedicels are not rare. 



This new species approaches in many characters to N. Reinwardtiana that extends 

 from the Malay Peninsula through Sumatra and Banka to Bornéo. From it the présent 

 species is distinguished by long — petiolate — not sessile — leaves, by the blade beino^ 

 traversed b}- 4 — not 2 or rarely 3 — longitudinal veins, by the well devclopcd ciliate — 

 instead of narrow and non-ciliate — alae, also by the occasional triflorous pedicels. 



AU of the Malayan and East Indian Nepenthes seem to be located along the western 

 sides of thèse areas, and specially of their mountain chains. The distribution of the abovc 

 three species therefore over the lower régions of south-western New Guinea, suggests that 

 when a study of its intcrior mountain chains is made, a considerably larger list will probably 

 be secured. 



