Jlelicophyllum. arace^ 41 



HELICOPHYLLUM (SchoU Ar. I, p. 20. - Eminium Schott). 



Spatha basi convoluta in tubiim ovatum vel oblongum iamina con- 

 cava.Spadix superne in appendicem clavatam vel cylindricam produc- 

 Ins jnferneflores femineos et supra masculos in annulos polycyclos 

 eongestos ferens. Masc Anthera', geminatse biloculares connectivo 

 tenui apice non producto, loculi versus apicem rimula dehiscentes. 

 Fefn. Ovarium unilocularebiovulalum. Ovula orthotropa erecta basi- 

 laria funiculo brevi aflixa. Genllalia abortiva longe subulala inler 

 spicam femineam et masculam. Bacca saepius monosperma. — Herbie 

 tuberosfB foliis proteranthiis sagiltatis vel intorto-pedatisectis. 



1. H. Lehmanni (Bunge pl Lehm. p. 503 sub Biaro) tubere 

 sphrerico-depresso, foliis crassis lanceolalis a basi sensim angustata 

 rarius rotundata in petiolum altenuatis penninerviis nervis lalera- 

 libus interse remotis, pedunculo petioli.*^ breviore, spathtc extus viri- 

 dis intus atropurpurefc tulo oblongo ad basin usque fisso lamina 

 oblongo-elliptica obtusa subduplo breviore, spadicis appendice nigra 

 cylindrica brevi spatha subbreviore, inflorescentia mascula etfeminea 

 suboiquilongis intervallo annulis triplo longiore genitalibus sterilibus 

 e basi ovata subulatis longis patentibus toto obsito sejunctis, geni- 

 talibus sterilibus noiinullis supra antherarum annuluni ^. H. Leh- 

 manni Regel Garteiifl. i88I p. 291 t. 1056. 



Hab. in Turkestania occidentali prope Karguta et Batkakkuni (Lehm ! Sewer 

 sow etc). Fl. Febr. Mart. 



Folioruni lamina 4-8-pollicaris' basi 1-i V^ poA- ^'^^^- Spatlia 4-iiollicaris. A 

 cl. Scliott et Enyler coniusum cum Eminio Ledcbourii Schott Aroid. I tab. 22. 

 = H crasaifolio 'E^n^Xav quod ex cl. Hegel differt foliis a basi cordatu vel 

 subliastata ovato-lanceolatis nervis lateralibus approximatis, genitalibus ste- 

 rilibus snpra antheras nuilis. 



2. H. Rauwolfii (Blum. Kumph. I. 121 sub Aro), tuberc glo- 

 boso, foliis petiolo eis scepius Jongiore suffultis crassis inferiore 

 ovato-cordato cffileris hastatis lobo medio oblongo-lanceolafo vel spa- 

 thulato obtuso lateralibus multo angustioribus et brevioribus lineari- 

 lanceolatis interdum biparlitis arrectis, pedunculo I)revi, spathre 

 extus albidce tubo ovato lamina late obiongo-lanceolata intus atro- 

 purpurea et Isevi 2 ^2 plo breviore, spadicis spalha subdimldio bre- 

 vioris appendice breviter stipitata clavata brevi obtusa atropurpurea 

 exsiccata tuberculoso-rugosa, inflorescenlia feminea a mascula ffiqui- 

 longa interstitio triplo longiore genitalibns sterilibus longe filiformibus 

 obsesso sejuncta "if . H. Rauwolfil Scholt Prodr. 113 — Gen. Ar. 

 tab. 20 — A. Koischyi Schott Prod. 114. 



Hab. in graminosis fertilibus Ciliciae ad Bonloukli prope Mersina (Bal!)? 

 Syrise borealis inter Aleppo et Aintab (Haussk!). 



jS. Oiivieri Engl. — Foliorum adullorum lamina pedatisecta seg- 



