50 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



coriaceous finely reticulate with an intramarginal vein and prominent 

 keel (when dry) petiole 2 inches long -J-| inch across, sheathing up 

 to the knee. Peduncle over an inch long with numerous sheaths at 

 the base, 2 or 3 of which are nearly lanceolate acuminate an inch 

 long y\ inc'l^ wide. Spadix sessile slender cylindric densely flowered 

 1 inch long, less than -^ inch through. Perianth lobes oblong trun- 

 cate pubescent. Stamens 6. Pistils top rounded stigma small dis- 

 coid. Drupe oblong I inch long narrowed upwards apex truncate. 

 Engler. Arac. 90. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. \L 558. 



Perak: Larut Hills (Curtis), Briah (Wrav 4312), (King's Coll. 

 3175); Bindings: Lumut (Eidley 102S5). Distrib. Sumatra, Bor- 

 neo. 



var. ]YaUichii. P. Wallichii, Hook. fil. I.e. More slender with 

 narrow leaf sheaths, spadix more distinctly stipitate, and style more 

 developed. 



Perak (Porter, Wall. Coll. 4439 B P. trncra). Perak (Scor- 

 techini). I think this is only a weak form of P. Borbcrianus but 

 I have seen ))ut little of it. 



5. P. ELLirxicus, Pidl. Journ. Poy. As. Soc. Vol. XLI. p. 4*3. 

 Stem fairly stout. Leaves elliptic cuspidate 5 inches long 2^ inch 

 wide, keel stout base rounded, inner intramarginal vein some way 

 from the edge, outer one close to the edge, parallel nerves fine close 

 leaves pale green when dry, petiole 3 inclies long sheathing rather 

 broadly to the knee, knee -} inch long. Peduncle stout 2 inches long 

 or less, deflexed. Spathe linear oblong. Spiidix nearly sessile -^ 

 to 1 inch long thick cylindric dense flowered. Flowers fairly large. 

 Se])als oblong with a broad inflexed tip. Stigma discoid shortly 

 e1e\ated. Fruit oblong ^ inch long. 



Pahang on the Pahang river, Kuala Tembe'ing and Pulan 

 Tawar (Pidley). Pandemic. My specimens of the plant are nearly 

 out of flower and tlie spathes are fallen, but it seems quite distinct 

 from any described species. 



6. P. iXAKQUALis, Bidl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. Vol. XTil. 

 p. 47. Stem rather slender much blanched. Leaves elliptic oblan- 

 ceolate with a long point base cuneate, inti-amarginal vein often far 

 from the edge undulate, with antlier very conspicuous one very close 

 to the edge, main- nerves often large and remote, 4 to 7 inches long, 

 1 to 2 inclies wide, petiole -1 to 1 inch long sheathing to the thick knee 

 wliich is half an inch long. Bracts several upper one sheathing ^ 

 inch long, lower ones small. l*eduncle 1| to 2 inches long fairly 

 stout curved. Spathe not seen. Spadix an inch long cylindric 

 dense flowered. Sepals cuneate with a broad lint triangular top. 

 Pi>tils top broad rounded. 



Perak: Pulau Tawar (Kidley 2391). Endemic. 



