LASIA. 155 
Obs. I should not be surprised if this were to break up the 
genus Homalonema, for according to its character, it has 
the ovula of Richardia. 
Endlicher also draws a distinction as to the situation of the 
bodies among the ovaria, but all the Indian ones seem to 
belong as regards this point, to Richardia. 
It will be worth ascertaining whether the ovules are really 
anatropous, or only apparently so, the want of raphe, the ap- 
pearance of the funicle at its attachment, and the pointing 
away of the foramen from the hilum, are in favour of this. 
The appearances however at a rather early period, are in 
favour of their being anatropous. Aroidee Malayanæ, 1842. 
Lasta. 
Lasia, Roxburghit Gr. Pothos Lasia, Roxb. ? 
Fol. subpedatum, partitis vero pinnatifidis, laciniis extremis 
basilaribus ; extus basi nudis, bi-divisis, ceteerum divisis in 
pinnis oblongo-ovatis, caudato-acuminatis. 
Petiolo venisque primario venisque secondariis inferne 
aculeis armato. The penultimate basilar lobes may also be bi- 
divisi. Pedunculo elongato, aculeis validis armato. 
Spatha arcte convoluta, longissime 1-2 torta; 14 pedalis, 
atro-purpurea, carnosa, very thick fleshy cellular with large 
cells in the centre; inner larger cells of yellow colour. Spadix 
very small, contained in the still more convolute base of the 
-spathe, 24 inches long, areolate from the disposition of the 
flowers. Each of which has a prominent disk in the centre. 
Perianth of generally 4, sometimes 5, cuneate, truncate, in- 
flexed cucullate greenish segments, each protecting a bilocular 
introrse anther. 
Ovarium blunt angular. Styli о. Stigma discoideo-capitata 
with one cell, and one pendulous anatropous seed. 
Obs. Lasia : Endlich. Genera ; but the characters of spathe 
persistent foliacea, ovu]a campylitropa, are erroneous, however 
much they may appear to be so. I take them to be ana- 
