542 CLXVI. AROIDE^:. (J. I). Hooker.) [Scindapsus. 



4. S. hederacea, Schott in Bonpland. v. (1857), 45 ; Prodr. 395 ; 

 branches terete smooth, leaves 5-8 by 1-2^ in. falcately lanceolate 

 acuminate base acute, primary nerves indistinct, petiole 2-4 in. broadly 

 winged up to the knee, spathe 2-2 in. narrow long- beaked. Engler Arac. 

 253 ; Ic. ined. No. 13 (young plant). S. pothoides, Miq_.' Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 

 184 (not of Schott}. S. inquinatus, Schott in Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. 

 283. 



PERAK; Scortechini, King's Collector. MALACCA; Griffith, Maingay, DISTEIB. 

 Java. 



Stem climbing, 30-40 ft., as thick as a goose-quill or more. Leaves rather 

 thinly coriaceous ; petiole with pale sheaths. Peduncle 1-2 in., stout. Spathe 

 much narrower than in any of the previous species, terete, slightly curved, pale 

 yellow. Fruiting spadix 34 in., white. Berries about in. diam. across the 

 crown. Leaves broadly ovate cordate in young plants. 



5. S. perakensis* Hook.f.; branches stout terete smooth, leaves 

 8-12 by 2-3 in. oblong-lanceolate or falcately lanceolate acuminate thinly 

 coriaceous, base acute or rounded, primary nerves distinct beneath, petiole 

 4-7 in. broadly winged up to the knee, peduncle 3-6 in. very stout, spadix 

 (after flowering) 3-5 in. cylindric or subclavate. 



PERAK ; Scortechini, King's Collector. 



Mem 30-40 ft., 2-3 in. diam. (King's Coll.), pale when dry. Leave* coriaceous, 

 costa rather slender ; primary and secondary nerves undistinguishable above, nervules 

 trabeculate ; petiole sometimes 1 in. across the opened sheath. Peduncle 34 in. 

 Spathe not seen. Fruiting spadix nearly 1^ in. diam. ; carpels slatey blue, % diam. 

 across the crown. Seeds lenticular, in. diam., black. 



** Leaves broadly or narrowly oblong, rarely ovate or sublanceolate. 



6. S. crassipes ? Engler in Bot. Jahrb. i. 182 ; in Beccari Males, i. 4 ; 

 Ic. ined. No. 1 ; branches as thick as the thumb terete smooth, leaves 8-10 

 by 2-3 in. oblong acute base rounded densely coriaceous, costa very 

 thick, primary nerves obscure, petiole 1-2 in. broadly thickly winged, 

 peduncle very stout. 



PERAK, Scortechini. DISTRIB. Borneo ? 



I have seen only an imperfect specimen and drawing by Scortechini, in which the 

 leaves are narrower and petiole shorter than in Engler's figure. In Scortechini's 

 drawing and specimen the stem is very stout; petiole 1 in. across the thick 

 coriaceous wings ; peduncle 2 in. ; young fruit 6 in. by 1 diam. Berries % in. diam. 

 across the crown. 



7. S. Beccarii H Engler Bot. JaJirb. i. 182 ; in Beccari .Males, i. 277 ; 

 branches very stout, leaves 12-18 by 4-5J- in. oblong or linear-oblong acumi- 

 nate-coriaceous, base acute, petiole 6^12 in. winged to the knee, primary 

 nerves distinct beneath, peduncle included in the leaf sheath, spathe 3-3 

 in. oblong terete acute. 



PENANG- and PERAK, Scortechini, King't, Collector. DISTRIB. Sumatra. 



Differs from Bugler's figures of S. Beccarii, in the petiole sheathing to the knee, 

 and in the spathe emerging from the middle of the leaf sheath, and not from its apex. 

 King's Collector describes the stem as 15-20 ft. and H-2 in. diam. ; leaves dark 

 glossy green ; spathe waxy white; spadix cream-colrd. The ovaries are very narrow 

 :7nd laterally compressed, not ^ in. across the crown. 



8. S. euscuaria, Presl. Epimel. 242 ? stemless, leaves 12-18 by 4-7 

 in. caudate-acuminate, base acute or rounded, nerves very many and close 



