Scindapsus Schtt. J59 



dcin siccum, supra medium circumscisse deciduum; arillus 

 albus glutinosus carnosus graveolens ; semina a lateribus com- 

 pressiuscula, apice convexa, basi concava ; liilum basale con- 

 vexum submammaeforme ; radicula in extremitate superiore 

 excavata, prominula, conica ; cotyledon crassa carnosa, totum 

 semen implens ; albumen nullum (nec embryo in albumine 

 axilis). — Xom. sund. totius generis : Lollo md?ijet, i. e. 

 simianun. 



Observ. 1. SciiHlapsiis Ungnlalus Hsskl. (Diagn. nov. 45. Catal. 306. <^- 3.) 

 ditfcrt: Poliis obli^^uis ovato-oblongis acuminatis, basi cordatis scri- 

 cantibus, petiolis brevissimis, lingula maxima oblonga cucullata mar- 

 cescenti-decidua. 



Observ. 2. Scindapsus angvslifolius Hsskl. Diagn. nov. 46. Decad. 63. 

 Catal. 306.C- 4. Calhi sylvestris Bl. Cat. 6-2? differt e (lia(jn.: Foliis 

 oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis basi inaequalibus subcordatis, petiolis 

 primo vaginantibus, e marginibus dein emarcidis deciduis semitere- 

 tibus. — A Sc. officinali Schlt. diversus bisce: Ramuli hinc qua- 

 drangulares, illinc subteretes fiexuosi ; pctioli c marginibus marces- 

 centibus deciduis semiterctes, supra subcanaliculati; folia ovato- s. 

 oblongo-hmceohita, acuminata, basi inaequalia subcordata ; stamina 

 4 — 6; ^fihimenta dein germinibus aequilonga, eomphmata, linearia; 

 autherae subexsertae, primo oblongae, deiu ovatae ; germina viridia, 



97. SCINDAPSUS PICTUS Hsskl. 



Char. Spec. cf. Hsskh Diag-n. nov. 44. Dcc. 62. Catah 306.f- 2. 



Diagn. Foliis ovato-lanceolatis obliquis acutis basi cordatis. supra ma- 

 cuhs glaucis pictis, petiolis primo vaginantibus, dein comphcatis. 



Descrpt. Ab antecedente secedit in signis hisce: 

 Eami juniores punctato-scabri ; petioli complicati, 1 — 2 poU. 

 longi ; folia ovato-lanceolata, inaequilatera obliqua, acuta, basi 

 cordata, glaberrima, supra atro-^dridia, maculis glaucis picta, 

 subtus pallidiora immaculata, 3 — 5 poll. longa, 2,0 — 2,5 poU. 

 lata; pedunculi 1 — 2 poll. longi, prolongatione rami axillaris 

 oppositifolii ; spatha convoluta , cyhndrica , acuminata , dein 

 naviculata, basi secedens et a basi versus medium rumpens, 

 caduca crassa coriacea; expansa 3 poll. longa et lata; sta- 

 mina tota inclusa, filamenta brevia. 



