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Acoutias divcrslfolius Rgl. 



Foliis cordato-ovatis, simplicibus v. auriculato-trifidis v. tripartitis 

 v. pedatitido — 5-partitis, foliolis ovato-oblougis v. lanceolato - oblougis 

 omnibus acutis, nervis aute maiginem anastomosantibus, spathae tubo 

 globoso-inflato, lamina quam spadix paullo longiore. 



Habitat in America tropica. Accepimus nomine Dracontii spec. 

 uovae a gL Liudeuio. 



Radix tuberosa. Folia omnia radicalia, simplicia v. pedato 3 — 5- 

 fida. Petiolus teres, basi vaginatus, striatus. sub lente pilis brevissimis 

 subtiliter hirtellus, viridis, basi lividus v. interrupte livido - striatus. 

 Lamina glabra, simplex v. trifida v. tripartita v. pedato 3— 5 partita. 

 Folia simplicia e basi cordata v. cordato - hastata ovata. acnta, mar^ine 

 integerrima v. subundulata. Foliola foliorum pedatifidorum ovato-ob- 

 longa v. oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, margine integerrima v. subundulata; 

 foliolum intermedium sessile; foliola lateralia basi connata inpetiolum- 

 que communem attenuata. Folior::m trifidorum lobi laterales auriculi- 

 formes. Foliorum tripartitorum foliola lateralia basi cum foliolo inter- 

 medio majore cohaerentia. Peduuculus striatus quam petiolus brevior, 

 sub lente subtilissime hirtellus. Spathae tubus viridis, subgloboso in- 

 flatus, glabriusculus: lamina submembranacea, elliptico-oblonga, acu- 

 minata, flavovirens, tubo vix duplo longior. Spadix spatha paullo bre- 

 vior; spica foeminea brevis, neutra paullo longior, mascula exserta 

 utrinque attenuata. 



Affinis A. pentaphyllo Schott (Schott prodr. p. 198. — Arum pen- 

 taphyllum Fl Flum. IX. tab. 104). Folia A. pentaphylli in icone citata 

 omnia pedatifido-quinquepartita, foliola lateralia sessilia, omnia nervo 

 marginali instructa, spathae tubus minus inflatus. 



Arisacma Sierotium SleboJd cat. 



Perenne, radice bulbosa; foliis radicalibus binis, basi vaginis mem- 

 branaceis albidis rubro-pictis suffultis; petiolis teretibus, leviter albido- 

 maculatis; lamiua trisecta: segmentis sessilibus, louge subulato-acumi- 

 natis, ovatis v. ovato-oblongis, margine undulatis iutegerrimis, interme- 

 dio basi cuneato, lateralibus basi inaequalibus; spatha extus virescente 

 albidoque picta, — intus brunnea albidoque striata, apice galeato-forni- 

 cata: fauce atrobruunea, latere in lobos duos rotundatos auriculiformes 

 dilatata; galea cucullata, apice in lobum subovatum descendeutem bilo- 

 bum desinente; organis sterilibus nullis; appendice spadicis crassa, e 

 fauce exserta, leviter incurva, sublinguiformi-compressa. — Affinis A. 

 praecoci ringentique, galeae structura autem diversa. 



Anthuriuin pcdatifldum Rgl. ct 1 <indcn. 



(Grex 27. Schizoplacium Schott prodr. Aroid. p. 538). 

 Glabra. Caule subnullo; petiolis elougatis, teretibus, esulcatis, ge- 

 niculo tereti abbreviato; foiiorum laminibus circuitu subrotundis, basi 

 reniformibus, ultra medium palmato 9— 11 fidis; lobis e basi subaequali 

 elongato-lanceolatis, longe acumiuatis, omnibus integris, intermediis 



