28 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



13. H. ELLirxicA, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 536. Eliizonic 

 cret'})iug covered with the red leaf bases. Leaves lanceolate to ovate 

 lanceolate 3 inches long l)y li inch wide subfalcate bases inaequi- 

 lateral, subcoriaceous, petiole rather slender 3 to 6 inches long sheath- 

 ing for l to ^ of its length. Peduncles 3 inches long. Spathc oblong 

 l)eakcd rather thick h incli long. .Spadix base shortly nude, male 

 portion slender acuminate. Female not half as long, stigmas fleshy 

 large. Staminodes present. 



Perak: (Scortecluni 2so. 25G). Endemic. 



14. H. TRAPEZiFOLiA, Hook. fil, l.c.c. Eliizomc stout creeping 

 wilh woolly roots. Leaves deltoid ovate with a broad base or ovate 

 willi a cuneate l)ase apex long acuminate, stiff in texture bright green 

 4 to G inches long J] to 3 inches wide at the base in the deltoid form, 

 somewhat oblique nerves oblong 7 pairs, petiole 4 to 8 inches long 

 sheathing for ^ to j of its length. Peduncles 2 inches long. fSpathe 

 broad curved cuspidate an inch long. 8padix base nude, male portion 

 conic acute much longer than the female. Ovaries broad flask-shaped 

 stigma discoid. Xo staniinodes. 



Perak: Larut Hills (Scortechini, Wray lUIG). Endemic. 



lo. n. Clktisii, IJidley Journ. Bot. XL. 1902. p. 34. Stem 

 erect short leaves lanceolate oblique acuminate weak and nodding, 

 deep green to dark red abo\e, red beneath, nerves ascending 4 to 5 

 pairs, 4 to 5 inches long 1 to 1^ inch wide petiole slender red 3 to 

 4 inches long. Peduncle | inch long red, spathe oblong cuspidate 

 f inch long. Spadix stipitate, male yellow ^ inch long flowers 

 rounded 3 to 4 lobed. Fenuiles few about 10, larger than those of 

 //. aiKjusiifoliiun. Staniinodes clubbed shorter than ovaries. 



Perak: Bujong Malacca (Curtis). Endemic. 



IG. H. ANGLSTirOLiA, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 533. Ehizomc 

 creeping. Leaves inaequihitcral smooth dark green, paler beneath, 

 base cuneate narrowing to the petiole, 4-T inches long ^ to 1| inch 

 wide, nerves ascending impi'cssed above elevated beneath 4 pairs, 

 petiole 3 to 9 inclies long sheathing for ^ of its length. Spathes 

 several on slender pedicels li inch long oblong cuspidate green, cusp 

 ■J inch. Spadix cylindric curved subacute white I inch long or less. 

 Male portion 3 times as long as the female, flowers rounded 4 lobed. 

 Female portion short about 4 rows of ovaries, ovoid and subglobose, 

 stigmas rounded. Staniinodes shorter olicuneate. Chamacdadon 

 (iii(/i(stifoliiiin, Scott. li()ii])landia 185S, 3G!). Kngler. Arac. 344. Ic. 

 Ined. Xo. 103. Calla angiu^lifoHa, Jack. Mai. Misc. 1 Xo. 124. 



Johor: Ounong Panti (Ridley) ; Paliang: 'J'ahan Piver (h'idley) ; 

 Selangor: Pahaiig Track (]{idlev\s ISS) ; Perak: Larut Hills. Bujong 

 Malacca (Pidlcv 91 9;;), i)indiiig. ; Pcnang (Porter Wall. Cat. S959j ; 



