Philodendron. 91 



J56. P. inconcinnum Schott, Syn. (1856) 81 et Prodr. (1860) 239; Engl, in 

 DG. Monogr. Phan. 11. (1879) 371 et in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVI. («899) 539. — 

 Caudex scandens. Foliorum petiolus tenuis supra basin versus leviler canaliculatus, 

 1,5 — 2 dm longus, 3 — 3,5 mm crassus; lamina tenuiter coriacea oblongo-elliptica rarius 

 oblonga, apice breviter lanceolato-cuspidata, basi abrupte truncato-rotundata rarius 

 levissime cordato-repanda, 1,8 — 2,5 dm longa, 8 — 10 cm lata, nervis lateralibus I. 

 6 — 8 angulo obtuso a costa patentibus marginem versus arcuatim adscendentibus per- 

 cursa. Pedunculus circ. 1 dm longus, i — 1,2 cm crassus. Spatha viridis suboblonga, 

 1,2 — 1,5 dm metiens. Spadix tenuis cylindroideus subacutus slipite 5 mm longo ob- 

 lique suffultus; inflorescentia feminea viridescens 3 — 4 cm vel fructifera usque ad 6 cm 

 longa, mascula albida 5 — 6 cm longa, 7 — 8 mm crassa. Pistilla oblonga, vix 2 mm 

 inetientia, plerumque trilocularia, stigmate parvo orbiculari coronata. Flores masculi 

 tetrandri. ßaccae flavescentes breviter cjlindroideae 4 — 5 mm longae, 2 — 2,5 mm 

 crassae; semina oblonga, 2 mm longa, laevissima, funiculo brevi basi loculi affixa. 



Cisäquatoriale Savannenprovinz: Venezuela (nach Schott). — Wird in 

 Bot. Gärten kultiviert. 



157. P. adhatodifolium Schott, Syn. (1856) 81, Prodr. (1860) 238; Engl, 

 in DG. Monogr. Phan. U. (1879) 374 et in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVI. (1899) 539. — 

 Foliorum petiolus quam lamina 1^2 — 2-plo brevior circ. 1,5 dm longus, apice vix 

 intumescens; lamina oblonga, apice acuminato-cuspidata, basin versus rotundata vel 

 iinea arcuata cuneatim angustata, 2,5 — 3 dm longa, 6,5 — 8 cm lata, nervis lateralibus I. 

 utrinque circ. 5 a costa tenui haud incrassata aperte patentibus marginem versus 

 paullum curvatis. Inflorescentia ignota. 



Gisäquatoriale Savannenprovinz: Venezuela (nach Schott). 



Nota. Species valde imperfeete cognita atque in collectionibus a cl. Schott reliclis non 

 reperienda. Quae planta sab hoc nomine serius in horto Schoenbrunn colebatur, ad P. crassi- 

 nerrium pertinet. 



138. P. elaphoglossoides Schott, Syn. (1856) 80 et Prodr. (1860)237; Engl, 

 in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XX\1. (1899) 539. — P. heterophyUum Poepp. var. elapho- 

 glossoides (Schott) Engl, in Mart. Fl. brasil. III. 2. (1878) 132 et in DC. Monogr. Phan. II. 

 (1879) 371. — Caudex teres scandens modice vahdus internodiis superioribus 2 — 4 cm 

 longis, 7 — 10 mm crassis. Foliorum petiolus brevis supra paullum applanatus atque 

 leviter canaliculatus 3 — 7 cm longus; lamina tenuiter coriacea oblongo-lanceolata apice 

 acumine tenui acutissimo 2 — 3 cm longo praedita, e tertio vel quarto superiore basin 

 versus longe sensimque angustata ima basi obtusata atque interdum paullmn emarginata. 

 2,5 — 3,3 dm longa, usque ad 9 cm lata, nervis lateralibus I. utrinque 12 — 14 angulo 

 plerumque obtuso a costa abeuntibus marginem versus leviter ' arcuatim adscenden- 

 tibus distinctiuscule prominentibus percursa, Pedunculi breves tenues plures axillares 

 3 — 5 cm longi. Spatha alba anguste ovato-oblonga apice breviter acuminata, 6 — 8 cm 

 longa, convoluta circ. 1 cm diametiens, expansa fere 3 cm lata. Spadix tenuis breviter 

 stipitatus; inflorescentia feminea cylindrica, 3 — 3,5 cm longa, 8 mm lata; mascula 

 quam feminea paullum longior, inferne aequicrassa, sursum attenuata, demum acuta. 

 Pistilla brevia, stigmate lato rotundato coronata, 5 — 6-lociilaria. — Fig. 2 8^ — J. 



Hylaea: Brasilien: Provinz Alto Amazonas, bei Ega (Martins. — Herb. München); 

 am Rio Acre bei San Francisco (Ule n. 9219. — Blühend im Oktober 1911. — 

 Herb. Berlin). — Peru: Departamento Loreto, bei Yurimaguas (Ule n. 6306. — 

 Blühend im August 4 902. — Herb. Berlin); bei Leticia (Ule n. 6186. — Blühend 

 im Juni 190 2. — Herb. Berlin). 



159. P. Wittianum Engl, in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXX^^I. (1905) 132. — Caudex 

 scandens. Foliorum petiolus 2 dm longus, basi fere 1,3 cm crassus apicem versus 

 sensim attenuatus, inferne vagina angusta circ. 3 cm longa instructus, supra leviter 

 canediculatus; lamina magna coriacea oblongo-lanceolata, apice breviter latiuscule acumi- 

 nata, basi obtusata vel ima basi levissime emarginata, circ. 6 dm longa, medio 1,8 dm 

 lata, nervis lateralibus I. utrinque circ. 1 2 angulo plerumque obtuso a costa abeuntibus 



