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broad, dark green with a central white bar. The spadix 

 is 3 inches long-, the spathe greenish white, of which the 

 tubular portion is 11 inch long. The appendage of the 

 spadix cylindric subacute white f inch long of irregular 

 abortive flowers. Male portion short J inch long, anthers 

 one- rarely 2-celled. Female flowers more numerous 

 thick oblong green, stigma pulvinate, sessile, abortive 

 flower few irregularly flattened club shaped or spathulate 

 tipped pink, little shorter than the pistils. 



Sch. multiflora, n. sp. 



Rhizome short thick with numerous leaves. Leaves 

 dark green lanceolate acuminate, narrowed at the base, 

 8-9 inches long, 2-3 inches wide. 14-18 nerved, petiole 6 

 inches long purple, numerous red brown sheaths at the 

 base spadix, On a peduncle 2 inches long. Spathe at first 

 narrow acuminate 4-5 inches long white, tubular portion 

 1 inch long pale green limb recurved, when open broadly 

 lanceolate acuminate. Male spadix cylindric 3 inches 

 long, flowers very numerous, all fertile, no appendage of 

 barren flowers. Flowers oblong, anther cells distant. 

 Female portion 1 inch long no nude portion between, 

 pistils ovoid narrowed slightly upwards towards the 

 discoid stigma. 



Sarawak, Matang, in rocks in a stream abundant, 

 (Ridley 11582) Endemic. Remarkable for its long spadix 

 and very numerous flowers. 



Sch. pulchra, N. E. Br. 



Rhizome short, leaves ovate acuminate base narrowly 

 cordate 3^ inches long 2 inches wide, petiole 2 inches 

 long back rounded edges above straight sheath short and 

 broad sides patent, tips rounded, blade light green mot- 

 tled frey. Peduncle very short. ? pa the 1^ inches long 

 base dark green J inch long carried down the peduncle 

 and adnate to it, lamina 1 inch long pale green cuspidate. 

 Spadix nearly as long as the spathe, appendage cylindric 

 | inch long obtuse white of irregular ovoid bodies, male 



R. A. Soc, No. 44, 1905. 



