€fulcasia.] cl. aroide^ (brown). 177 



the sheath biauriculate ; blade 4-12 in. long, 2-4 J in. broad, oblong- 

 elliptic, tapering to a long narrowly acuminate point, acute at the base, 

 slightly unequal-sided ; primary lateral nerves about 5 on each side of 

 the midrib, slightly prominent on both sides. Peduncles :>-4 together at 

 the ends of the branches, |-1| in. long. Spatlie about 2 in. long, 

 convolute, much decurrentat the base. Spadix shorter than the spathe ; 

 female part ^i-4J lin. long; male part about 14 lin. long. Ovary 

 ovoid, 1 -celled ; stigma orbicular, concave. Berries oblong, purple. 



Upper Guin«a.. Cameroous : on rocks on the north side of Harombi Gorge, 

 Preu^s, 542. 



I have not seen tliis species. 



8. C. Dinklagei, Engl. Jahrh. xxvi. 418. Stem 2|-3 lin. tliick, 

 creeping ; internodes 5-7 lin. long. Leaves large ; petiole 2 J-22 in. 

 long, sheathing for § of its length; blade 8-12 in. long, 2j-4^* in. 

 broad, obliquely lanceolate, shortly excavated at the apex, acute at the 

 base ; primary lateral veins numerous, ascending, curved, and together 

 with the reticulated veinlets prominent beneath. Peduncle 2-2^ in. 

 long. Spathe ^J in. long, 7 lin. broad, oblong-lanceolate. Berries veiy 

 large, 1 in. in diam., subglobose, 8-seeded, with obliquely ovoid seeds, or 

 rarely 1 -seeded, with a hemispherical seed. Seed about 5 lin. long and 



4 lin. thick. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : in damp, deep-shaded woods at Batanga, Dink- 

 lage, 899. 



I have not seen this species. 



9. C. obliquifolia, Engl. Jahrh. xxvi. 418. Stem with internodes 

 about 2 in. long. Leaves large ; petiole about (5 in. long, sheathing 

 for about § of its length ; blade 10 in. long, 4|- in. broad, obliquely 

 oblong, very unequal-sided, broad below, acute at the base, narrowed 

 upwards on one side in a straight line; primary lateral nerves curved, 

 ascending, very prominent beneath ; veins slender, reticulate. Peduncles 

 2-3 together, 2 in. long, forming a sympodium, deflexed in fruit. 

 Berries large, about | in. in diam., subglobose or shortly ovoid, 

 1-2-seeded. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : at Ebea (Edea) Falls, Dinklof/e, 880. 

 1 have not seen this plant. 



10. C. barombensis, N. E. Br. Stem climbing, \ in. thick, not 

 tubercled. Leaves spreading, 1^— 2J in. distant, glabrous; petioles 

 4-5^ in. long, sheathing to J-l{ in. from the top ; blade 4j-8 in. long, 

 2-8-^ in. broad, unequal-sided, obliquely oblong, shortly cuspidate- 

 acuminate, cuneately rounded into an obtuse base; primary lateral 

 veins 9-11 on each side of the midrib; no glands. Peduncles ;i-4 (or 

 more?) in a short terminal bracteate raceme, 1-1] in. long, moderately 

 stout. Bracts l|-2 in. long, 7-9 lin. broad, oblong, acute, with 2 

 wing-like keels down the back. Spathe about 2 in. long, 1 in. broad, 

 elliptic or elhptic-oblong, obtuse, apiculate, expanded, deeply concave, 



