Descriptive Notes on Papuan Plants. 
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AROIDE^. 
Acorus Calamus. 
Linn(5, spec, plant. 324. 
The variety terrestris of Rumphius. 
South-Cape ; Rev. J. Chalmers. 
FLUVIALES. 
Aponogeton crispus. 
Thimberg, nov. gener. iv. 72. 
Laloki-River, on rocks under water ; W. Armit (^rj/Ms-Expedition). 
CYPERACEiE. 
Mapania iivpelytroides. 
F. V. M. in Benth. flor. Aiistr. vii. .341. 
Fly-River ; D’Albertis. Strickland-River ; Baeuerleii. 
Ripe fruit still unknown. 
Mr. Baeuerleii observed this rush to attain a height of 12 feet, and 
says that it is nicely scented when fresh. 
Scleria oryzoides. 
Presl. reliq. Haenk. iii. 201. 
Strickland-River ; W. Baeuerlen. 
GRAMINE^. 
Anthistiria gigantea. 
Cavanilles, icon. v. t. 458. 
vSouth-eastern New Guinea ; W. Armit (^r^ws-Expeditiou). 
Prof. Ilackel, the special investigator of grasses, proves Perobachne 
seciinda to be exactly identical with this plant. 
Leptaspis urceolata. 
R. Brown in Horsf. plant Javan, rariqr, 23 t. 6. 
Strickland-River ; W. Baeuerleii. 
L. Manillensis, according to the slvort diagnosis given liy Stoiidel 
(Glumac. ii. 8), must be closely allied to L. urceolata. 
