530 ■ CLxvi. AROiDE^. (J. D. Hooker.) [Aglaonema, 



565; leaves 8-12 by l|-45 in. oblong aouminate or suboaudate, base 

 acute rounded on cordate sometimes unequal-sided, primary nerves 9-12 

 pairs, petiole sheathing to ^-|^ its length, peduncles short, spathe li in. 

 oblong cuspidate. Schott Prodr. 303 ; Engl&r Arac. 440. A. longe- 

 cuspidatum, Schott I. c. 304. A. malaccense, Schott in Sonpland. (1859) 

 30 ; Prodr. 302.— Aroid. Wall. Cat. 8961. 



BtJEMA ; from Pegu to Tenasserim, WalUch, &a. Pebak, Soortechini. Ma- 

 LACCA, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 6984, 5985).— DisxBlB. Java,;Borneo. 



Stem stout (climbing often 30-40 ft., King's Collector). Leaves subcoriaeeous, 

 usually 3 times as long as broad, witb parallel sides, rarely ovate-lanceolate ; lower 

 nerves spreading and arching or nearly straight ; petiole 3-7 in., stout. Seeds ^ in. 

 long. — The narrower leaved specimens represent the typical Schottianum. 



8. K. nicobaricum, Sook.f.; leaves ovate or oblong shortly acumi- 

 nate, base rounded equal or somewhat unequal-sided, principal nerves 

 7-9-pairs, petiole short sheathed to the middle, peduncles equalling or 

 shorter than the petiole, spathe I5 in. oblong acuminate. 



NioOBAB IsiANBS, Kti/rz, King's Collector. 



Stem probably as thick as the little finger. Leaves 8-10 by 3-4J in., secondary 

 nerves indistinct ; petioles 3-5 in., rather slender. — The broad thin leaves with short 

 points are very different from birmanicum and malaccense. 



tt Leaves S-A in. long ; petiole sheathing at the base only. 



9. A. Scorteohinii, Hooh.f.; leaves ovate to elliptic-oblong acumi- 

 nate, primary nerves 6-7 pairs arched strong beneath secondary few obscure, 

 petiole ^1 in. sheathing at the base only, spathe terminal, peduncle J-2 in. 



Peeae, ScortecJiini. 



Stem erect, 6-12 in., as thick as a swan's quill. Leaves membranous, rather 

 waved, "pustular beneath," Scori.). Seed ellipsoid, obtuse, ^ by ^ in. 



10. A. pumilum, Sooh. f. ; leaves 3-4^ in. ovate or ovate-lanceolate 

 acuminate, base rounded, primary nerves very faint arched, petiole shorter 

 than the limb, spathe f in. oblong apicnlate, peduncle slender nearly as 

 long as the petiole. Aroid. Wall. Gat. 8960 B. 



BuKMA ; Chappedong Hill, Wallich ; Mergui, Oriffith. 



Comdex probably as thick as a goose-quill, rooting. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 primary nerves sometimes undistinguishable from the secondary. Seed 5 in. long, 

 ellipsoid. 



11. A. minus, -Hbo^./. ; leaves 3-4 oblong or ovate-oblong acuminate, 

 base rounded, primary nerves 3-4 pairs faint arched, petiole shorter than 

 the limb, peduncle very short. A. pictum, Engler Arac. in part (not of 

 Kunth). —Aioii. Wall. Cat. 8960 A. 



SlNaAPORE, Wallich. 



Caudex erect, 6—7 in., as thick as a swan's quill. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 brown when dry, primary nerves sometimes undistinguishable from the secondary ; 

 petiole slender. Peduncle J-J in. 



12. A. nanum, PLooh.f \ leaves 4-5 in. ovate- or oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate coriaceous, base subacute unequal-sided, primary nerves 5-6 pairs 

 arched, sunk above prominent beneath, petiole shorter than the blade, 

 peduncles l-lj in., spathe } in. oblong beaked. 



Pebak ; in dense Bamboo forests, alt. 4-600 ft.. King's Collector. 



Stem as in A, minus, but leaves much more coriaceous, with strong nerves, 



