490 



(6) C. viEosA. (Kunth.) 



Ident. Kunth. 1. c. 



Syn. Calla virosa, Soxh. I. c. p. 517. 



Engrm. Wight 1. c. t. 808. 



Spec. Chae. Caulescent : leaves peltate, ovate, slightly waved, 

 undivided at the base: spadix l-4th the length of the subulate 

 spathe with the female flowers at the base : anthers many-celled. 



Chittagong, flowering in September and Ooctober. 



GENUS VIII. HOMALONEMA. 

 nion«iecia XEeptandvia. Sex: Syst: 



Deriv. Erom Homalos regular, and Nema a filament 



Gek. Chae. Spathe opening, at length shut: spadix andro- 

 gynous : rudimentary stamens mixed with the ovaries : sterile 

 appendage none : anthers many, sessile : ovaries numerous, free, 

 S-ceHed, ovules numerous, ascending from the central angle of the 

 cells, orthotropal: stigma sessile, 3-cleft, concave. — Sub-caulescent 

 herbs : leaves cordate or sagittate : peduncles short : spathe 

 aromatic. 



(1) H. aeomatictjm:. fSchott.J 



Ident. Schott. Meletem^ I. 20. 



Syn. Calla aromatica, Roxh.flor. Ind. HI. p. 513. Zantedeschia 

 aromatica, Spreng. C. occulta, Lodd. 



Engrwo. "Wight's Icon. t. 805.— Sims Bot. Mag. t. 2279. — ^Lodd. 

 Bot. Cab. t. 12. 



Spec. Chae. Caulescent : leaves sub-sagittate, cordate-acumi- 

 nate, lobes rounded and divaricate : spadix cyUndric, obtuse, 

 equalling the spathe, above male, below females with abortive 

 stamens intermixed : aJithers many-celled. 



Chittagong. 



(2) H. KiTBESOBifs. (Kunth.) 

 Ident. Kunth. Enum. pi. III. p. 57. 

 Syn. Calla rubescens, Roxb. I. e. p. 515. 

 Migrav. Eumph. Amb. v. Ill, fig. 2. — "Wight 1. c. t. 807. 



