72 A.. Engler. — Araceae-Lasioideae. 



8. A. Unyikae Engl, et Gehrm. n. sp. — Hydrosme mossambicensis Schott var. 

 Unyikae Engl. msc. — Tuber depresso-hemispliaericumj circ. 7 cm diametiens. Cata- 

 phylla 2 — 3, lineari-lanceolata, supremum pedunculum superans, 1,5 — i,6 dm longum, 

 pallide violaceum, extus atro-violaceo-maculatum, basi pallidmn. Pedunculus 0,9 — \ dm 

 longus, 0,5 cm crassus, viridis, atro-violaceo-maculatus. Spathae 1,2 — i,4 dm longae, 

 late obovatae tubus 3 — 3,5 cm longus, 2 cm amplus, oblongus extus griseo- viridis, intus 

 atroviolaceus costulis numerosis fere nigris valde prominentibus longitudinaliter striatus, 

 lamina circ. { dm longa, \ — 1,1 dm lata, ovato- vel obovato-rotundata, undulato-plicata, 

 atroviolacea, intus pallidior. Spadicis quam spatha dimidio vel tertia parte brevioris 

 inflorescentia feminea circ. 1,5 cm longa, mascuia 2 cm longa, appendix 4 — 5,5 cm longa, 

 0,6 cm crassa, clavaeformis, apicem versus valde, basi paullum attenuata, atroviolacea, 

 maculata. Staminum antherae fere sessiles circ. 1 mm longae et crassae, compressae, 

 thecis poris duobus dehiscentibus. Pistillorum ovarium circ. 2 mm longum, ovoideum, 

 Stigma latum, discoideum, sessile. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz, Nyassaland: Unyika, Dorf Toola im 

 ßuschwald, um 1300 m (W. Goetze n. 1413 in Njassa-See- und Kinga-Gebirgs- 

 Expedition. — Blühend im November 1899. — Herb. Berlin). 



9. A. gratus (Schott) N. E. Brown in Th. Djer, Fl. trop. Afr. VIII. (1901) 

 151. — Hydrosme grata (Schott) Engl, in DG. Mon. Phan. II. (1879) 323; in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XV. (1892) 458; Durand et Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. V. (1894) 474. — 

 Hamalia grata Scholt in Oest. Bot. Zeitschr. (1858) 82, Prodr. Aroid. (1860) 133, 

 in Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. I. (1863) 279. — Corynophallus gratus 0. Ktze. Rev. 

 gen. II. (1891) 741. — Folii peliolus longus, nigro-fuscus, maculatus. Lamina trisecta, 

 segmentis I. dichotomis, segmentis ultimis 4 — 8 cm longis, oblongo-lanceolatis vel lineari- 

 lanceolatis, cuspidato-acuminatis, confluentibus. Pedunculus circ. 2,5 dm longus. Spathae 

 1,2 dm longae, 5 cm latae, oblongae acutae, convolutae tubus griseo-brunneus, lamina 

 late explanata, patens, extus brunneo-flavido-striata, intus atroviolacea. Spadicis quam 

 spatha tertia parte brevioris inflorescentia feminea 1 cm longa et crassa, mascuia 

 1,5 cm longa, 0,5 cm crassa, appendix 6 — 8 cm longa, 0,75 cm crassa, cylindrica, 

 obtusa, basi constricta, violacea. Pistillorum ovarium compresso-globosum, 2-Ioculare, 

 viride, stigma sessile, discoideum, violaceum. 



Sudanische Parksteppenprovinz, Centralsudanische Zone: Niger-Gebiet 

 (Hansal — nach Schott). 



Einheim. Name: »kjk«. 



Nota. Specles dubia, fortasse cum sequente conjungenda. 



10. A. Fontanesii Kunth, Enum. III. (1841) 35; Hook. Niger Fl. (1841) 527; 

 N. E. Brown in Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. VIII. (1901) 1 59. — A. Barteri N. E. Brown 1. c. 151. 

 — Hydrosme Fontanesii Schott, Prodr. Ar. (1 860) 1 33 ; Engl, in DC. Mon. Phan. II. (1879) 

 322; Durand et Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. V. (1894) 474, excl. syn. — Hamalia Fon- 

 tanesii Schott in Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. I. (1863) 279. — Arimi ?trifidum Desf. 

 Cat. (1829) 7 et 385. — Corynophallus Fontanesii 0. Ktze. Rev. Gen. PI. II. (1891) 

 741. — Folii peliolus 6 — 7 dm longus, lamina trisecta, segmentis I. bidichotomis, 

 segmentis ultimis ovatis vel obovatis vel lanceolatis, breviter cuspidatis, approximatis, 

 inferne confluentibus, nervo collectivo a margine haud longe remoto. Pedunculus 6 cm 

 (vel ultra?) longus. Spathae circ. 1,5 dm longae, convolutae tubus circ. 4 cm longus, 

 oblongus, extus viridis, intus longitudinaliter sulcatus, purpureo-brunneus, lamina circ. 

 1 dm longa vel paulum longior, ovalis vel elliptica, apiculata vel obtusa, atropurpureo- 

 bnmnea. Spadicis quam spatha tertia parte brevioris inflorescentia feminea circ. 2 cm 

 longa, mascuia circ. 3 cm longa, appendix circ. 5 cm longa, subcylindrica vel fusiformis 

 basi leviter constricta, obtusa, basi sulcata, purpurea. Pistillorum ovarium ovoideo- 

 oblongum, 2-loculare, stigma discoideum sessile. 



Sudanische Parksteppenprovinz, Centralsudanische Zone: Nupe, an 

 schattigen Plätzen (Barter n. 502 pro parte, ßarter in Niger Exped. n. 1468. — 

 Herb. Kew). 



