182 THE AROIDS OF BORNEO. 



portion narrower 1 inch long anthers lobed of 2 distant 

 cells, rather scattered, then a few abortive females. 

 Female portion as long as the male. Pistils oblong 

 shortly stalked, stigma discoid, about 7 irregular rows 

 of females rather distant. Back of female portion adnate 

 to stipes. Sarawak at Bidi( Ridley). This plant original- 

 ly described from cultivated plants, was sent to the 

 Botanic Gardens Singapore by Mr. Chatter jee of Calcutta 

 as Sch. crispata from which however it is very distinct. 



Sch. caulescens. n. sp. 



Stem 2-4 inches long, base rooting, upper part ascend- 

 ing, with alternate leaves a quarter of an inch apart. 

 Leaves elliptic lanceolate to ovate subacute at the tip, 

 base rounded 2-4 inches long 1-1^ inch wide, minutely 

 pustular on both surfaces, nerves primary 10 pairs, 

 midrib scurfy, the basal nerves run parallel to the edge 

 forming a distinct margin at the tip, petiole 1^ inch long 

 or much shorter in the upper leaves sheathing for from 

 nearly one half of its length in the lower leaves, to f of 

 its length in the upper shorter petioles, tips of sheath 

 free. Spathe from the upper axil, on a peduncle about 

 l inch long slender, base of spathe J inch long narrowed 

 to the base. Spadix slender 1 inch long male portion 

 slender cylindric flowers apparently fertile to the tip. 



Sarawak, Bidi. (Ridley). 



Apparently allied to Sch. conoidea Engl, but the long 

 petioles distinguish it from this. The elongate stem is 

 unusual bu/". does occur in the genus. 



As often happens in Schismatoglottis I was unable to 

 find fully developed spadices in several species. One 

 plant collected at Bau in Sarawak seemed closely allied 

 to S. brevipes Hook, fil and S. wallichii of the Malay pen- 

 insula but had remarkably long petioles over 6 inches 

 long with an ovate often cordate leaf 3 inches long 

 beneath, and blotched with dark green above. Another 

 of the same section had leaves as large as those of Sch. 



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