114 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 



ARACE^. 



The species collected are mainly restricted to the Gulf of 

 Guinea area, and are useful in extending our knowledge of the 

 distribution of the species concerned. Such are Amorpliopliallus 

 accrensis N. E. Br., from the Gold Coast, a fine specimen with 

 an appendix to the spadix nearly 7 dm. long and 6" 5 cm. thick 

 just above the base, NepJdhytis Po'issonli N. E. Br., Anubias 

 lanceolata N. E. Br. and BaphidopJwra pusiUa N. E. Br., from the 

 Cameroons and Gaboon ; Aniihias Afzelii Schott has hitherto 

 been recorded only fi-om Sierra Leone. Anchornanes nujritimius 

 is a new species with a striking inflorescence. Other novelties 

 are Nephthytis Talhodi and AmaurieUa, a new genus allied to 

 Anubias, but distinguished by the character of the andrcecium. 



Anehomanes nigritianus Rendle sp. nov. Planta ut appa- 

 ret eximia ; spatha ovata crassiuscula atro-purpurea ; spadice 

 spathae \ aequante lilacino ; inflorescentia feminea masculam 

 subaequante ; staminihus subprismaticis quadrangularibus, thecis 

 linearibus connective crassiusculo truncato superatis ; ovario 

 obovoideo in stilum crassum attenuate, stigmate crasso verrucoso 

 declivo. 



Oban, near Etara ; n. 1247. In flower October. 



The specimen consists only of the spathe and spadix. The 

 spathe, which is borne on a broken peduncle 15 cm. long, bearing 

 small thorns, is about 4 dm. long, the spadix 8-10 cm. Stamens 

 4" 5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad and 1 nnn. thick; pollen-sacs 3' 3 mm. 

 long. Ovary 2-2 '5 mm. long, style 1-1 "5 mm. long, stigma 2 mm. 

 broad. 



Distinguished from the other species of the genus by the similar 

 length of the male and female portions of the flower-spike. 



Mrs. Talbot has also sent a natural-size pencil sketch of the 

 spathe with the following notes : — " Great wine-coloured red velvety 

 arum. Outer sheath pinkish, smooth surface ; central pillar almost 

 white-mauve at top deepening to mauve lower down, covered with 

 thick yellov/ stamens. Base of pillar cream ; dark red pistils. Stalk 

 dull cream with dull red shadings, tiny thorns deep dark red." 



Nephthytis Talbotii Rendle sp. nov. Herba glabra rhizomate 

 crasso ■,foliis tripartitis, segmentis subaequalibus oblanceolatis vel 

 lateralibus anguste obovatis acuminatis, seg. mediano unicostato, 

 costa in segmentis lateralibus nervis 2 validis ascendentibus 

 superne convergentibus comitata, nervis lateralil)us prominulis 

 pluribus ascendo-patentibus ; pcduncido basi foliis cataphyllis 

 vaginato petiolo breviore ; spatha elliptica apice apiculata basi 

 decurrente, demum subpatente ; spadicis stipite inferne spathae 

 adnato ; inflorescentia feminea masculam aequante ; pistilla 

 breviter subquadraugulari-ovoidea apice in stylum brevissimum 

 stigmate coronatum attenuata ; ovulo anatropo, micropyle f undum 



