24 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



2. 11. PALUDOSA, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. YI. 531. Stem stout 

 3 inches through. Loaves oblong sagittate much longer than broad 

 with a long point, lobes blunt, sinus not very deep, nerves 12 pairs, 

 12 inches long 3 to G inches wide deep shining green petiole lo to 8 

 inches long, sheathing for half its length. Spathes several, peduncles 

 G inches long, ])ale green contracted above the female portion 5 inches 

 long, 1 inch through. Sj)adix base nude, male portion 3| inch long 

 white flowers oblong hexagonal neuters irregular. Female portion 

 1\ inch long ovaries short subglobose, stigma large hemispheric with, 

 a Y shaped groove in the tip. Staminodes slender capitate white. 



Singapore: Bukit 'J'imah (Kidley 6318, G."')38), Changi (4G0r) ; 

 Johor: Tanjong Kupang (G310) ; Perak : Larut (King's Coll. 3082). 

 !Native name " Kelamoyang." In damp spots in woods. 



3. H. ROSTRATA, Griff. Xotulae. III. 154. Stems 2 or 3 inches 

 tall stout. Leaves linear oblong acuminate, acute base narrowed into 

 the petiole, 15 to 24 inches long 4^ to 5 inches wide, nerves about 9 

 pairs, petiole about a foot long sheathing \ .of its length. Spathe G 

 inches long constricted at the middle green edged white. Spadix 

 base nude \ inch long, nuile portion 3 inches long Uowers irregular 

 rhomboid. Fenuile portion 1 inch long, ovaries 2 celled. Stigmas 

 discoid grooved. Staminodes capitate. Schott. Syn. 119. I'rodr. 

 312. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. \l. 532. Chantaecladon sanguino- 

 Iviiluni, (Ji-iiL I.e. 147. Schott, Prodr. 316. 



Malacca: Alor Gajah (Griffith), Bukit Bruang (Pidley 3520), 

 Brisu (Holmberg 14.3); I'ahang: Kuala Mahang, Pahang Piver 

 (Kidley); Selangor: Batang Berjuntai (Pidley 1662); Kuala Lum- 

 pur. Endemic. 



4. H. COERULKSCEXS, Juugli. Schott. Prodr. 310. Stem stout 

 6 inches tall. Leaves ovate cordate green, lobes rounded apex acu- 

 minate 8 inches long, 7 inches wide petiole 12 inches long -} inch 

 through sheathing a quarter of its length, green slightly glaucous. 

 Spalhes few peduncle stout 2^ inches long spathe oblong broad 3 

 inches long more than 1 thiough cusjnchite pale green inside darker 

 on the back or red. Spadix a little longer stout base shortly nude. 

 Male portion cylindric blunt white l-^ inch long, nearly | inch through. 

 Flowers rosette-shaped lobed, with 4 grooves radiating from the centre 

 a few irregular neuters below. Fenuvle portion 1 inch long, ovaries 

 hemispheric. Stigma obscurely 3 lobed, staminodes clubbed with 

 slender pedicels. Fruiting spike 1!^ inch long, ij inch through, grey. 

 Fruits over -J inch across. Seeds ai)out 6, oblong ribbed light brown 

 enclosed in purple. Mi(i. Fl. Ind. Bat. I If. 212. Engler. Arac. 339. 

 Iconcs. No. 67. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 533. //. niiiiiis and 

 Jf. wnjus Griff. Xotvd. III. 152, 153. Schott. Syn. 119, Prodr. 312. 

 Lngirr. I.e. 343. II. W'adivliii, Schott. BiNiphiudia 1859, 30. Prodr. 



