longïs munitus. Vaginae basales aphyllae 3, folia bina ad G cm. longe 

 petiolata, petioli pars summa 5 mm. longa callosa teres supra sub- 

 tomentosa, lanceolata acuta vel subacuminata basi acuta utrinque 

 glabra supra sicc. obscure subtus pallidius viridia ad 12 cm. longa 

 et 3 cm. lata ; vagina glabra baud ampla, ligula subnulla. Race- 

 mus terminalis vix 5 mm. longe pedunculatus; bracteae 3 lanceolatae 

 acutae ad 2,5 cm. longae glabrae. Paria florum subsessilium soli- 

 taria rudimento alterius inferiore propbyllo adossato donato comitata. 

 Ovarium giabrum submuriculatum 1,5 mm. longum. Sepala lanceo- 

 lata 3 mm. longa. Tubus corollae 1,7 cm. longus, lobi 7 mm. me- 

 tientes. Capsula pallida 8 mm. longa monosperma subcylindrica. 

 Semina pallide castanea 5 mm. longa transverse subsulcata arillo 

 bilobo munita. 



The habit of this very peculiar plant goes far from what is generally 

 known in the genus. Nearly all the other species are pretty large plants, 

 this however is a dwarfy herb very similar to the species of Haplochorema 

 from the Zingiberaceae. Indeed one may be uncertain to what family it 

 belongs if not the swollen petiolus leads on the right place. It is a true 

 Phrynium in the common sense of the genus up to date with a three 

 celled ovary and solitary ovules in each cell. Two of the latter however 

 perfectly disappear when the fruit ripens. It is related tu P. spicatum 

 Roxb. but 1 think it would be better to make a new genus consisting 

 of 4 species of the same region. 



Klong Munsé and Klong Sarlakpet, in dense jungle. Flowers pale yellowish. 



Botanisk Tidsskrift. 2i. Bind. 



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