Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, 21 



long slieatliing half way or more, lamina lanceolate linear acuminate 

 falcate sulxoriaceous, nerves ascending 12 pairs, 1 foot long 1^ inch 

 wide deep blackisli green. Peduncles 3 inches long. Spathe oblong 

 mucronate 1^ inch long, quite convolute round the spadix, pale green. 

 8padix longer 2 inches. Male portion cylindric blunt l| inch wide, 

 neuters scattered few. Female portion short. Ovaries green globose 

 narrowed at the top stigma yellow flat discoid, nude portion at base 

 rather long. Fruit elliptic oblong red. Seed f inch long oblong. 



Singapore common: Chan Chu Rang (l\idlcy 164:7); Johor: 

 Gunong Janeng (Kelsall) ; Malacca and Sungei Ujong. 



var. imdulatuin. Leaves narrower margins crenulate undulate, 

 petiole sheathed for f of its length. 



Bindings at Lumut (Eidley 9508, 10144). 



The typical form very common in woods in Singapore, and else- 

 Miiere. It seems to pass into ^4. SchoUlanunr, as intermediate form 

 occur. The leaves of young plants arc almost black. The type of the 

 species is really the var. undulation, an odd form growing in the wood 

 behind tlie residence at Lumut. Tbe common and typical form does 

 not seem ever to have been described. Native name " Sagut," " Sum- 

 puh Bulau," " Sunipuh Kring," " Penggehe." A decoction of the 

 roots used for fever and dropsy. 



6. A. MINUS, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 530. Stem 6 to 9 

 inches tall slender erect base bare. I^eaves oblong, oljlong ovate or 

 elliptic acuminate, 4 inches long by 1 inch wide, dark green, often 

 marbled with grey nerves 6 to 7 pairs. Peduncle an inch long dark 

 green slender. Spathe short and broad oblong swollen mucronate 

 gaping I inch long and as wide greenish white. Spadix much longer, 

 base ^ inch nude white bent forward, male portion oblong clubbed 

 obtuse ^ inch long, flowers white roughly 4 angled at the top, between 

 them and the females a few neuters. Female portion Jf inch long, 

 flowers about 10, ovaries dilate at base narrowing upwards pale green. 

 Stigma discoid not much longer than the top of the ovary. Drupa 

 i inch long red, seed oblong. 



Singapore (Wallich 8960 A), Bukit Timah (Ridley 5107), Jalan 

 Bray (6002), Chan Chu Kang (8081), Bukit Mandai (4064), Chua 

 Chu Kang (8082) ; Johor: Bukit Soga, Batu Pahat (Eidley 11224) ; 

 Malacca: Merlimau (Derry 572); Selangor: Kuala Lumpur, Sungei 

 Ujong, Bukit Sulu (Cantly's Coll.) ; Pahang: Pekan (Ridley), 



var. b. Scortecliinii. A, Scortechinii, Hook. fil. I.e. Leaves 

 rounded ovate to elliptic. 



Perak (Scortechini), Sungei Udang, Bukit Sulu (Cantley's 

 Coll.); Malacca: Mount Ophir (Derry 613); Muar: Sungei Pauli 

 (Fox); Selangor: Ginting Bidai (Ridley UHJ] ) and Dusun Tua.. 



