38 Materials for a Flura of the Malayan Peninsula. 



acute or ovate to cordate 4^ to (i iiiclios long, by li to ~)l inches wide 

 coriaceous dull green, petioFe stout .1-:] inch long, sheathing to the top. 

 Peduncle -i to ^} inch long thick. Spathe ovate cuspidate white thick 

 caducous, 2 inches long. Spadix stout 1^ inch long. Flowers large, 

 \ inch across white, stamens G. Anthers conic ovoid, filaments 

 exceedingly short, ovary with a broad hexagonal top. Stigma .small 

 not linear. Ovary 1 celled, one ovuled. Hassk. PL Jav. Par. p. 159. 

 Miq. ¥]. hid. Bat. ill. 183. (in part) Schott. Prodr. 393. Eugler. 

 Arac. 253. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. A'l. 541. -SV. pothoidcs, Schott. 

 Prodr. 394 (not Miquel). ^c. argyroea, Engl. I.e. 2o~i. 



The whole peninsula from Patani to Singapore, common in 

 forests. 



Singapore: Bukit Timah, Changi (Pidley) ; Perak : Larut 

 (King's Coll. 2508, 04ri) ; Patani: Eegeh (Machado). Distrib. 

 Borneo, Java. 



2. S. ScoRTECHixii, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 541. Stem 

 creeping over rocks and trees long ^^ inch through and slender. Leaves 

 ovate coriaceous dark green acute base rounded, or lanceolate 5 inches 

 long by 11 to 3 inches wide, petiole 3 to 4 inches long sheathing for 

 the whole length. Peduncle 1-2 indies long stout. Spathe 2 inches 

 long ovate acute wliite. Spadix 1-14 inch long, ] inch thick white. 

 Flower top elliptic rounded, stigma pulvinate. Seed one reniform 

 large. 



Selangor: Bukit Hitam. Bukit Kutu (Pidley 7GG0) ; Perak: 

 Larut Hills (Wray), Bujong Malacca (Jiidley 9<95), Uunong Batu 

 Putih (King's Coll. 8214); Kedah : Gunoiig Jerai (Pidley). Not 

 rare at an altitude of 3-4U00 feet. Endemic, 



3. S. nEDEi!i::ACE.\, Schott. Bonplandia V. 185T, 45. Stem 30 

 feet tall or more, climbing on trees and rocks terete -^ inch through. 

 Leaves falcately lanceolate to obhmg, inaequilateral coriaceous deep 

 green, many nerved acute or subacute, base narrowed, rarely broad 

 4-8 inches long, by 1 to 4 inches wide, petiole 3-4 inches long sheathing 

 nearly to the top. Peduncle 1 to 3 inches long. Spathe boat-shaped 

 acuminate thick white, 3 inches long. Spadix 1] inch long cylindrie 

 blunt white -] inch through. Flowers 4-5 seeded \ inch across. 

 Stamens shorter, liiament obcuneate veiy short. xVnthers large obo- 

 vate opening by pores at the top. Stigma small linear yellow. Fruit 

 grey pulpv one seeded. Sciiulapsus liedcraccous, Schott. Bonplandia 

 V. 1857, 45. Prodr. 395. Engl. Arac. 253. Hook. lil. Fl. Brit. Ind. 

 A'L 542. »Sf. polkoidcs, Mi(|. Fl. Ind. Bat. ill. 184.. ^c. inquiiialus, 

 Schott. Ann. Mus. Lugd. 283. 



Singapoiv: Seraiigoon IJnad (Pidley 91 : 3), Sungei Buloii 

 (41(i!») ;'.Ioli«»r: L'hi VrMu i';di;il (Kclsidl); Malacca (Maingay, 

 llnimii); Selandor (Heih. H. B. Sijigaj«.); I'ahang : Pekan (Pidley 



