36 Materials for a Flora of ilic 'Malayan Peninsula. 



Petiole shorter sheathing. 



Leaves narrowed at the base . . . . 1. A. laiifolium. 



Leaves broad at the base . . . . . . 2. A. montanum. 



Petiole winged to the top . . . . . . 3. 4. marginatum. 



1. A. LATiFOLiuM, Hook. fil. l.c. Stcm 4 to 6 feet long -| inch 

 tlirongli wood}-. Leaves oblong elliptic inacquilateral narrowed at the 

 ])ase a little 8-10 inches long 4-5 inches wide, rather stiffly coriaceous, 

 dark green mottled with lighter, nerves conspicuous about 20 pairs 

 petiole 6-7 inches long, siieathing at the base only. Peduncle 4 

 inches long. Spathe 2 to 3 inches long white within greenish out- 

 side, beak -j to J the longtli of the body. Spadix cylindric H inch 

 long nude l)ase ^ incli. 



Sungei IJjong: Bukit Sulu (Herb. Cantley) ; Perak: Goping 

 (King's Coll. 59(il). Native name " Akar Surudang.'' Climbing 

 on trees. Endemic. 



2. A. :\roxTANrM, Schott. Bonplandia. V. IS.")!, Prodr. 3*1. 

 Stem creeping 3 or 4 to or more feet terete, internodes 1 inch long. 

 Leaves ovate oblong to oblong lanceolate coriaceous dark green, some- 

 times cordate, 6-8 inches long 3^- wide, petiole slender, sheath narrow 

 2-3 inclies long. Peduncles several 2-3 inches long. Spathes glau- 

 cous cylindric cuspidate 1 inch long cusp ^-1 inch. Spadix an inch 

 long i inch through. Perianth thin white edged black surrounding 

 the flower on 3 sides and projecting shortly above, oblong truncate. 

 Stamens 3, fdament broad thick cuneate oblong fleshy, connective 

 narrower bhack, anther cells linear erect, pale yellow. Ovary cuneate 

 broad topped stigma linear. Drupe (juadrangular red. Engler. Arac. 

 97. Ic. Ined. Xo. 83. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. YI. 540. ^Scinflapsus 

 monianvs, Kunth. Enum. ILL 64. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 184. Pathos 

 malayanus, Miq. l.c. Suppl. 596. Calla montana, Bl. Cat. Hort. Buit. 

 and Flora 1825, 147. 



Singapore: (iarden Jungle, Changi (Pidley 4601) ; Johor: Bukit 

 Tana Abang (Kclsall) ; Mahicca ((Jrilfith) ; Selangor: Sungei Hu- 

 dang (Ridley); Selangor: Kuahi Lumpur Caves (Ridley 8172); 

 Sungei Ujong: Bukit Sulu (Herb. H. B. Singap.) ; Perak: Ipoh 

 (Curtis), Gunong Batu Putih (Wray 944) ; Pahang: Kuala Tembe- 

 ling (Ridley); Dindings : Pulai Sembilan (Ridley 3034), Lankawi 

 (Ridley) ; Penang (Wallich 4444 Pathos clcgans) : Dindings: Lumut. 

 Distrib. Tenasserim, Borneo. 



A peculiarly l»adly named plant as it is peculiarly a low country 

 species, tiirough Wray did find it at 3100 feet elevation. The leaves 

 are very variable, sometimes almost equilateral, at others very une(|ual 

 sided; the base is usually broad loundcd and sometimes slightly cor- 

 date, at others cuneate narrowing into the })etiole. 



