NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 51 



CYPEEACEiE. 



Mapania triquetra, n. sp. Stem ascending or erect 6 inches tall, 

 trigonous broad from the very broad leaf. Sheaths 12 

 inch long; and one inch wide green edged with pink. 

 Petiole green 2 to 3 inches long, blade oblong dark green 

 above, paler beneath, base broad apex rounded ending 

 abruptly in a tail 1-| inch long, edges aculeate, whole 

 blade 6 to 8 inches long, 2 inches wide. Scapes slender 

 3 inches long red. Head of flowers very small J inch 

 long narrow. Bracts shorter lanceolate red. Squamella; 

 6, two outer ones with ciliate keels. Stamens three 

 white anthers twisted linear oblong. Style long. 

 Stigmas 3 short. 



Woods, Dindings, Lumut (Ridley), Pangkor (Scor- 

 technii); Negri Sembilan, BukitTumiang (Cantley's collec- 

 tion); Penang Hill (Curtis). Also in Sarawak. 



This pretty and curious plant has been confused with 

 the common M. humilis, Naves and Villar, but is really 

 totally distinct in the broad triangular stem shorter and 

 broader leaf blade and the very small head of Uow T ers. 



A, Soc.No. 41, 19C3, 



