488 

 (1) E. TryiPARA. (Schott.J 



Ident. Schott Meletem, I. 18. 



i8y». Caladium viviparum. Nees ah Esenh. — Arum viviparum, 

 lioxl. I. c. p. 496. 



Engrm. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 281.— Eteede Mai. xii. t. 9. — 

 Wight's Icon. t. 798, 900. 



Spec. Chab. Stemless ; leaves peltate, cordate, acuminate : 

 root flagelliferous and these runners bearing scaly •viviferous bulbs in 

 clusters. 



Malabar. CourtaUum. Flowering in August and September. 



GENUS VII. COLOCASIA. 



moncecia Heptandria. S$x: Syat: 



Gen. Chab. Spathe straight or hooded : spadix interruptedly 

 androgynous : rudimentary organs below and even above the stamens, 

 appendage sterile club-shaped or acuminate : anthers 2-ceUed, cells 

 contiguous, open by a common pore at the apex : ovaries many, free, 

 1 -celled, ovules affixed near the base to 3 parietal placentae, erect, 

 orthotropal : style very short : stigma sub-capitate. — Herbs with- 

 a tuberous rhizome or caulescent : leaves peltate . peduncles (scapes) 

 somewhat solitary or many in the same axil, shortened, sheathed. 



(1) C. AiTTiairoBirM. (Sehott) 



Ident. Scott. Meletem, I. 18. 



Syn. Arum Colocasia, lAnn. Roxb. flor. Ind. III. p. 494, 



JEkgroA). Eumph. Amb. v. t. 110, flg.— "Wight's Icon. t. 786, 1. 



Spec. Chae. Stemless : leaves peltate, ovate-repand, semi-bifid 

 at the base : scape shorter than the petioles : spathe much longer 

 than the spadix, cylindrio, erect : club sub-cylindrical, length of the 

 antheriferous part of the receptacle : anthers many celled. 



Marshy grounds in the Tanjore district. Much cultivated in 

 Bengal. Flowering in the rainy season. 



(2) C. KYMPH/RTFOUA. (Eunfh.) 



Ident. Kunth Enum. pi. III. p. 37. 



Byn. Caladium nymphseifolium, Ventenat eels. 30.— Arum 

 nymphseifolium, Boxh. I. c. p. 495. 



Engrav. "Wight 1. c. t. 786, 2. 



Spec. Chae. Stemless : leaves peltate, ovate-remand,' semi-bifid 



