238 SCITAMINEAE OF BORNEO. 



A. Hewittii, n. sp. 



Stem large. Leaves lanceolate cuspidate acuminate 

 narrowed at the base petiolate 16 inches long 3 inches 

 wide glabrous, close veined midrib on both surfaces 

 closely ribbed and light colored, petiole | inch glabrous 

 black ligule \ inch long entire dark brown glabrous 

 apex rounded oblong. Scape 1 foot tall slender, with 

 a few long narrow sheaths, ribbed linear rounded and 

 margined at the tip, spike 2 inches long obconic rachis 

 silky pubescent. Bracts lanceolate acute ribbed \\ inch 

 long corolla yellow anther rather large oblong with a 

 rounded short crest. Fruit elliptic pear shaped \\ inch 

 long | inch through covered with oblong processes 

 armed with short horizontal thorus. 



Sarawak, Matang (Ridley), Santubong (Hewitt). 



The flowers spoilt ; near A. gracilipes. 



HORNSTEDTIA. 



This genus is well represented in Borneo. 



H. saraiuacensis, Schum. 



Sarawak, Matang (Beccari). 



This species is insufficiently described to be identi- 

 fiable. 



H. phceochoana, Schum. 



Sarawak, Kuching (Beccari) is also insufficiently de- 

 scribed. 



H. velutina, Ridl. 



B. N. Borneo, Bongaya (Ridley). 



H. affinis, Ridl. 



Sarawak, Kuching (Haviland, Ridley). 



Jour. Straits Branch 



