ft9 



AltOlhK.K. 



467. AEISiflMA KoXHLH.Jllll. Kunlh. 



Ulu Batang PaduuK' axA Td'nii. 



468. A. ANOMALUM, Hentvl. 



Tolom in ilainp «h;i«ly spots, nut nmv 



469. A. Wkayi. n>;n><l 



Tolom Wooils. less Odinnn.n. 



470. A. FILIFORM K, Hi, var. 



A very tiiio Arls^tuni, witli a l.ir-^f liili l>r->\\ii huiihi'. w.i« 



Imniijlit l)y Messrs. Koliinsc.ii mikI KI<.sh fi-nin tli<-ir Iriii to 



Gunoiir;- Iran, aud I t)l)t;iiiifil uiw ..r two in<.n* n|Mvtiiu'iM 



from the low-lying woods of Camerou's plaU-au noiir Uudod^c 



Beruniban. This plant agrees very wi-ll with th** fn,nirv of 



Blume's A.fiJiforme and the description in " limnpliiu." ncprit 



in a few points, and with sonif sjK-i'iMifiiN fr.-in Mf (i«IU» 



in Java, collected by Mr. HuUctt. which 1 tuLo to )•• A 



fUiforiiie. The plant collectt'd on the expi*dition had hnn-* 



about 1 foot tall, with thive ovate cnHpi«hitc N-itflcfH with 



rounded bases, the oul«r pair obliipif, l-.'i inchcn loinj and ;i 



inches wide; the nerves, usually f«'w, nu'et iu inlm-iiiiiruMnal 



arches ; petiobdes '. im-h long. The |»«HluncI«' In 4 iito)H-« 



or more tall. The tube of tlic spathc 1 inch lon^; njid l>n«il. 



the lind> oltloni,' broad (iispidatc, 4 inches lonu' i»nd 2 iin*h«^ 



Midt', with a 2-inch point, the »h1i;«'s an- widely everteil. It 



was of a dark maroon Im-wn colour. Thi* H|>iidi\ whiu*. llw 



appendage conic at the l»ase. gradually pawsinK into the l<»nK 



tiliforni tail, the conic portion about I inch louj;. U-wm a 



number of short subulate pr<x-ess4'«, o»-casicn»iliy Itntn- lirJ. 



the tail is 3-i inches lontr. All the plants fouml w.n* n»*l««« 



The flowers consisted of tivc or six anthem U>rnf» on a ihnri 



stalk, and were disi>ersed over th.- male portion. 



Mr. Hullett's plants clo.sely n'sembh'd niine, ewpi iu ibf 



anthers being iu two.s or tlireos and »«*«Hile. iw i« «l«wrilic«i 



and fi>,'ured bv Blunie Blume Ntat«'s that the Uwflet« mrr 



usuallv m..re than thn-e. and Iuh fiK'un' »howi. a .liffrrvnt 



spathe, colouring much paler, and then*- .hxtin. ti ' -T. 



in such variable plants as A riii.-*'iiui». arv lianlb • '•> 



constitute a distinct sps-ies. 



471. AMORPHOPH.M.Lrs BlKo, ii . Hf. 



Tuber hemispheric, al)out :i inches .ncp.sH I- 

 tall, petiole fairly stoiif. niotthil gnn- and gr- 

 18 inches a^Moss, much dividwi lobw. ot«I.« lo Unonrkir. 

 cuspidate d.HMirrent. nerves nnmenuw mid fine fVliioclr 

 :{ feet tall. 1! inch throuch at the ham\ n»otll.-l Aiid bl •»• 1*^1. 



