Materials fur a Flora uf the Malayan Peninsula. 41 



1. 1\. iiuMiLE. Stem slender about \ inch through far creeping 

 on rocks. Leaves ovate cordate cuspidate dark shining green -i inches 

 long of inch wide, petiole 5 inches long sheatliing at the base only. 

 Peduncle 2 inches long with brown sheathing acuminate leaves at the 

 base. Spathe ovate boat-sliaped fusiform in bud 1-j inch long whitish 

 linally brown purple. Spadix much shorter cylindric quite blunt 1 

 inch long white. Flowers about G series. Stamens 4 filaments linear 

 fiat. Antliers ovoid. Stigmas circular. Aiinjdriuin kiunile, Scliott. 

 Ann. Lugd. Bat. 1, 127. Engler. Arac. 100. Ic. Ined. 152. Epi- 

 prcDtnuin humile, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. YI. p. 549, 



Perak: Biijong Malacca (Curtis); Penang (Maingay 15G0), 

 Government Hill (Curtis 1855). Distrib. Sumatra. Abundant 

 creeping on top of large rocks in woods, seldom flowering. 



2. R. CiUACiLJPEs, Hook. I.e. 545. Stem 20 to 40 feet long, 1 

 to 1^ inch through. Leaves oblong ovate cuspidate unequal sided 

 slightly narrowed at the base or not rather thin, nerves numerous 

 slender conspicuous when dry nearly horizontal 7 inches long 3-1 wide, 

 petiole slender 7 to 9 inches long channelled, with a low sheathing 

 margin about half way up. Knee rather long. Peduncle shoi4 about 

 an inch long with a longer sheath rounded. Spathe coriaceous 3 

 inches long by 1 wide lanceolate cuspidate yellow cream colour. 

 Flowers regularly hexagonal at top, small. Stigma pulvinate elevat- 

 ed. Stamens 6. 



Perak: Larut (King's Coll. 2102). Ulu Bubong at 400 to 600 

 feet elevation (King's Coll, 10271). Endemic. 



3. E, MINOR, Hook. fil. I.e. 544, Stems slender creeping rather 

 woody less than \ inch through. Leaves elliptic lanceolate often 

 slightly falcate acute or subacute mucronulate, base narrowed or not, 

 3 to 4 inches long ^ to 1 inch wide dull green nei'ves slender numerous, 

 petiole 1 inch long slender. Peduncle |-1 inch long. Spathe cylin- 

 dric 1-2 inches long including the beak white or green. Spadix 

 rather slender 1 inch long or less yellowish. Flowers very small 

 top rounded not angled. Stigma small circular. Fruit \ inch long. 

 Seed C elliptic flat tliin light brown. 



Singapore: Toas (Piidley 4G08, 6904); Johor: Kota Tinggi 

 (Ridley), Sungei Tebrau; Pahang: Pekan (Ridley) ; Malacca: Bukit 

 Kayu Luang (Herb. H. B. Singap. 5843) Griffith; Perak: Malang 

 (Wray 2497). Climbing plants on stumps and trees. Native name 

 " Kulamayiang Ayer." A decoction of the plant used in delayed 

 confinements. This plant grows in immense abundance on the Tebrau 

 River at Castlewood covering the trees along the river with a thick 

 mat of stems. Distrib. Borneo. 



4. R. Loumi, Schott. Bouplandia V. 1857, 45. Stem slender 

 { inch through 4 angled below, 12-14 feet long. Leaves lanceolate 



