Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 15 



small, somewhat resembling a carrot in shape at times. The latter 

 plant however grows in clefts in the limestone rocks which probably 

 accounts for its odd form. The rest of the plant seems quite identical 

 with Blume's ligure and with a living plant 1 once obtained froui Java. 

 There are several other species in the Malay Peninsula of which I 

 only seen leaves. 



G. HArALiXE, Schott. 



Snuill tuberous herbs. Leaf solitary petiolate thin cordate. 

 Scape slender. Spatlie tubular at base, liml) lanceolate or linear ob- 

 long. Spadix as long slender. Male portion elongate, female_ ad- 

 hering to the tube, distant. Male flower elongate peltate, stipitate 

 with 4-8 anther cells beneath from the margin. Ovaries few flask- 

 shaped, one celled one ovuled. Stigma discoid. 



Species 3. Burmese, Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 



H. BroWxXEI, Hook. til. Fl. Brit. Ind. \l. 520. Tuber small 

 globose. Leaf petiole 3-7 inches long blade ovate thin deeply cordate 

 lobes rounded acuminate margins crisped undulate, upper surface 

 bullatc, 3-6 inches long 2^-3 inches wide. Peduncle slender 4-5 

 inches long pinkish. Spathe tubular portion 1 inch long, blade lan- 

 ceolate acute white 1^ inch long ^ inch wide reflexed. Spadix 3 

 inches long erect slender. Male flowers scattered | inch across wil^ 

 8 minute pendulous anthers. Female flowers few flask-shaped. Bot. 

 Mag. t. 7325. 



Kedah lOU-oUU feet (King's Coll.) ; LaukaAvi Islands (Curtis 

 2819). Endemic. 



7. COLOCASIA, L. 



Large herbs with a short stout stem and large ovate cordate 

 petioled leaves. Spathe 1 or several, peduncled base convolute thick 

 constricted at the mouth, limb dilate deciduous. Spadix shorter stout 

 or slender. Appendage conic or cylindric or absent. Male portion 

 large, flowers crowded. Female porti<ni shorter with a number of 

 neuter flowers between it and the male. Ovaries conic or oblong. 

 Style and stigma globose. Ovules numerous parietal. Fruit oblong, 

 seeds very numerous and small albuminous. 



Species 6 or 7. Tropical Asia. 



C. GiGAXTEA, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 524. Stem short or 

 stout. Leaves enormous petiole stout about 4 feet long, hoary, blade 

 ovate cordate G feet long thin light green, white beneath, Spadices 

 several in the leaf axil peduncles 6 inches long. Spathe tube broad 

 green 2 inches long, limb boat-shaped ivory white 5 inches long 

 fragrant. Spadix white, appendage conic blunt. Male portion 4 

 inches long ^ inch through. Flowers about i inch across. Neuter 



