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7. P. LAXCiFOLius, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. TikL YI. 554. A large 

 climber, rather slender branches woody, conspicuonsl_y jointed inter- 

 nodes I inch long. Leaves lanceolate long acuminate drying grey above 

 reddish beneath, nerves reticulate slender, intramarginal nerves in- 

 conspicuous 4 to T inches long, ^ to f inch wide, base cunoate, petiole 

 2 to 3 inches long strongly winged up to the knee which is -^ inch 

 long. Bracts absent. Peduncle rather stout 1 inch long. Spathe 

 oblong cuspidate 1-1^ inch long and very broad lurid purple. Spadix 

 thick curved blunt f-1^ inch long cylindric -J- inch through. Sepals 

 6. Stamens 6, filaments linear ol)long. Stigma minute. Drupe | 

 inch long. 



Perak (Scortechini 576) no locality given. Bare. Endemic. 



8. P. KixGii, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 553. Stem 

 20 to 30 feet long stout. Leaves oblong cuspidate or oblong lanceo- 

 late, caudate acuminate ]")ase narrowed I'ounded coriaceous often 

 inaequilateral, 6 to 10 inches long, 3 to -i inches wide, petiole 3 to 

 4 inches long margins membranous at length fil)rous, tip 2 aui-icled 

 knee ^ inch long. Bracts 1^ to 2 inches long. Spathe ovate lanceo- 

 late 4 to inches long dark purple inside pale without. Spadix 

 cylindric dense half as long, ovary oblong, style very short, stigma 

 penicillate. 



Perak (Scortechini 1450), Larut Hills 2-3000 feet alt. (King's 

 Collector 2723). Rare. Endemic. 



9. P. GRAXDISPATHA, Bidl. Journ. Boy. As. Soc. S. Br. Vol. 

 XLI. p. 48. Stem less than -| inch thick. Leaves lanceolate cus- 

 pidate 6 to 8 inches long 2 to 2^ inch wide, cusp half an inch long, 

 base narro^ted blunt, petiole 2 inches long sheathing rather l)roadly 

 to the very short -J inch knee, sheath eventually l)reaking up into 

 fibres. Peduncle slender 2 inches long. Spathe broadly ovate acu- 

 minate apparently purple narrowed at the base 2^ inches long, 1 

 inch wide. Spadix very slender 1 inch long, sessile. Flowers very 

 small. Sepals oblong truncate, style distinct with a small discoid 

 stigma. 



Penang: West Hill (Curtis). This plant resembles P. hrevi- 

 stijlus, Engier Malesia I. p. 264. T. XYI. but is remakable for the 

 great size of the spathe. Endemic. 



20. AcoRUS, Linn. 



Marsh herbs with an aromatic rootstock. Leaves distichous, 

 erect ensiform. Peduncle leaf-like. Spathe ensiform continuous 

 with the peduncle. Spadix sessile cylindric dense flowered. Sepals 

 6 orbicular tips incurved. Stamens 6, filaments linear flat. Anther 

 reniform ovary conic 2-3 celled. Stigma minute ovules many. Ber- 

 ries few-seeded. Seeds oblong. 



