ARACErE (A. B. Eeiidle) 115 



spectante ; florihus masculis saepe 4-andris ; stamlne prisinatico, 

 thecis longitudinalibus ; bcuris subglobosis. 



Oban ; u. 766. 



Ehizome 8 mm. thick. Leaf 18 cm, long, segments about 5"5 cm- 

 broad; petiole slender 2 dm. long. Peduncle 8' 5 cm. long; sjmthe 

 S cm. long; spadix, stalk 7 ram. long, flowering portion 1'2 cm. long, 

 female portion 5 mm. thick, male portion 3'5 mm. Pistil 2 mm. 

 long; stamen 1'25 mm. long. Berry about 1 cm. in diameter. 



Near N. Poissonii N. E. Br. but distinguished by the tripartite 

 leaf recalling that of Gercestis Afzelii Schott. 



AMAURIELLA Rendle gen. no v. 



Flores unisexuales nudi. Flores masculi 2-3-andri ; stamina 

 subcuneata basi connata vei'tice rotundata efc antheris geminis 

 parallelis rimis longitudinalibus dehiscentibus tecta. Flores 

 feminei 2-gyni ; ovarium biloculare ; ovulis plurimis hemianati'opis 

 funiculo in longo placenta centrali affixis, micropyle fundum 

 spectante ; stylus subnullus, stigma discoideum. 



Herba folio petiolato trisecto, segmentis unicostatis, venis 

 primariis frequentibus parallelis prominulis. Pedunculus solitarius 

 folio brevier ; spatha convoluta demum superne aperta ; spadix 

 protrudens ; infiorescentia feminea libera cum mascula contigua, 

 floribus usque ad apicem dense aggregatis. 



A member of the subfamily Philodendroideae near Auuhias, but 

 distinguished by the partially separated stamens with apical anthers 

 and the trisected leaf. 



The genus is named in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. P. Amaury 

 Talbot ; there is already a genus Aniauria (Benth.) in Compositee. 



Amauriella obanensis Rendle sp. unica. Herba glabra folii 

 segmento mediano late lanceolato, segmentis lateralibus brevioribus 

 falcate oblanceolatis obtusis ; ]^)edwii'nlo petiolo breviore ; spailia 

 superne aperta flores masculos ostendente ; spadice breviter 

 stipitata, infiorescentia feminea mascula 4-plo breviore ; ovario 

 svibgloboso. (PI. 16.) 



Oban ; n. 1532. 



Leaf, median segment 2'5 dm. long, 9'5 cm. broad, lateral 

 segments 16-17 cm. long, 4 "5-5 cm. broad, stalk (broken off below) 

 12 cm. long. Peduncle 10 '5 cm. long; spathe 2-5 cm. long; spadix 

 (not including short stalk) 2'5 cn:i., female portion '5 cm. long, male 

 portion 2 cm. long, barely ' 5 cm. thick. Male flowers 1 • 5 inm. long, 

 anthers barely 1 mm. long. Ovary 1 ;nnn. long, emitting copious 

 mucilage when cut in water. 



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