456 C. Lauterbach, Beiträge zur Flora von Papuasien, X, 
cirrho carens, foliolis 5—7 in tribus 2 dispositis, 2—3 juxta os vaginae 
insertis, reliquis terminalibus. Foliolum apicale bifurcatum, in nervo medio 
subtus prope basin armatum, juxta-positis foliolis duobus ambitu normali. 
Foliola lateralia lanceolato-elliptica, utrinque attenuata, nervo mediano 
acuto, secundariis transversisque tenuibus, ut foliolum apicale margine apicem 
versus spinulosa, glabra, nitentia. Spadices <j et © similes, foliis paulo 
longiores, tenues, inflorescentiis partialibus 2—3 ori spathae vel paulo infra 
insertis. Spathae primariae elongatae, tubulares, anguste vaginantes, dis- 
perse armatae, secundariae subbracteiformes, glabrae. Spadix gt: Inflores- 
centiae partiales breves, ramulis in quoque latere 6—7. Flores bifarie 
inserti, involucro cupulari, corolla calyce duplo longiore. Spadix Q: In- 
florescentiae partiales ramulis in quoque latere 2—3, arcuato -flexuosis; 
perianthium explanatum. 
Fructus ovato-ellipticus abrupte rostratus, squamis ca. 20-seriatis, paulo 
latioribus quam longis, flavidis, anguste obscure marginatis. Semen badium, 
hilo leviter concavo, albumine aequabili, embryone basali. 
Scandent and very slender sheathed stem 4—5 cm in diam. Leaf- 
sheaths flagelliferous, gibbous above, very armed with small, very inequal 
spines, some of which very slender spreading 5—10 mm long, other short 
or tuberculiform, the mouth prolonged into a membranous lacerated 10— 
15 mm long ocrea, more or less bearded.  Leaf-sheathes flagella very 
slender, armed with very small, scattered claws. Leaves non cirriferous, 
very short, 25— 30 cm long, quite sessile, with very few leaflets; rhachis 
slender angular, armed on the lower surface with small sharp scattered 
claws; the claws extending but becoming smaller on the first part of the 
midcosta of the terminal leaflet; leaflets green almost shiny and smooth 
on both surfaces 5—7 (on the whole) in two groups only, one (of 2—3 
leaflets) just at the mouth of the sheaths, the other terminal and com- 
posed of two usual leaflets and a larger and terminal one; the two groups 
separated by a long vacant space of rhachis; side-leaflets lanceolate or 
ovate-elliptical almost equally narrowing towards both ends, acute at the 
basis and briefly acuminate, mid-costa sharp, side-nerves very slender, the 
transverse veinlets slender; margins slightly spinulous only near the apex; 
basal leaflets 7—10 cm long, 2—2,5 cm wide, upper (side) leaflets longer 
12—18 cm long, not larger, in great proximity of the terminal leaflet; 
this is cuneately oblong, bicostulate rather duply bilobed 20 cm long, = 
8 cm broad at its upper third part; the lobes semiovate acute. Spadices, 
g' and ©, similar, not much longer than the leaves (30—40 cm long) 
their main axis slender rather rigid bearing 2—3 branches or partial 
inflorescences only inserted at the mouth of their respective spathes " a 
little below; primary spathes very elongate tubular, very closely sheathing, 
obliquely truncate at the mouth or briefly produced to a short lanceolate 
limb, very minutely and sparsely clawed all round. Male spadix: partia! — — 
