Refugium Botanicum.] 
[June, 1871. 
TAB. 280. 
Natural Order Aeoide^. 
Genus Anthurium, Schott 
A. MARGAKiTACEUM (Baker). Caudice assurgente modice elongate, 
petiolis teretibus pallide viridibiis 18 — 21 poll, longis, foliis sub- 
coriaceis cordato-ovatis acutis 10—12 poll, longis 6 — 8 poll, latis 
lobis basalibus rotundatis 2i— 3 poll, profundis sinu modice aperto, 
supra nitide viridibiis subtus muUo pallidioribus, venis primariis 
pedatis 5 — 6 costal ibus ascendentibus, 3—4 ex margine basali 
egredientibus, pseudoneuris supra medium laminae cum margine 
anastomosantibus, pedunculis pallide viridibus 6 — 8 poll, longis, 
spathis margaritaceis lanceolatis cuspidatis 3 — 3i poll, longis, 
spadicibus breviter stipitatis saturate purpureo-rubris spathis paulo 
brevioribus. 
A native of Tropical America ? 
Cautlex assurgent, reaching a foot long in the specimen drawn. 
Petioles terete, pale green, eighteen to twenty-one inches long, 
two to two and a half lines thick. Geniculum an inch long, 
a quarter of an inch thick. Leaves subcoriaceous, cordate -ovate, 
ten to twelve inches long, six to eight inches broad at the top of 
the petiole, acute ; the rounded basal lobes two and a half to 
three inches deep, with a sinus an inch broad between them ; 
upper surface bright deep green, the lower much paler ; main 
veins arranged pedatel}^ five to six ascending from the midrib, 
three to four springing from the lower border ; pseudo-nerve 
irregular, confluent with the edge above the middle of the blade. 
Peduncles six to eight inches long, pale green. Spathe pearl- 
white, lanceolate-cuspidate, three to three and a half inches long, 
ultimately patent. Spadix shortly stalked, bright purplish red^ 
rather shorter than the spathe. 
Received from Linden, under the name of Anthurium Lindeni ; 
but there is already an entirely different species named A. Lin- 
denianum by Karl Koch. This one closely resembles A. ornatum, 
Bot. Mag. t. 5848, in general appearance and the colour of the 
spathe and spadix, but the plan of the veining and shape of the 
leaf are quite different. 
Tab. 280. — 1, pair of flowers viewed from above; 2, single flower 
viewed from the side ; 3, ovary with stamens : all magnified. — J, G. B, 
