above, about one inch in length ; the sheath three to four 
inches long. Peduncle slender, erect, recurved at the ex- 
tremity, equalling or shorter than the leaves. Spathe ivory- 
white, roundish, deeply concave, apiculate, at length 
deciduous. Spadix distinctly pedunculate, shorter than the 
spathe, about two inches long, cylindrical, obtuse, densely 
covered with hermaphrodite flowers. Perianth wanting. 
Stamens 4, filaments flattened, dilated below ; anthers 2- 
celled, cells broadly divergent at base, at apex ultimately 
confluent. Ovary turbinate, truncate, 4-6-sided, 2-celled 
(not 1-celled, as figured), with 4-6 erect ovules in each cell; 
upper portion of the ovary solid ; stigma sessile, centrical. — 
1). Oliver . 
Fig. 1, Ovary and stamens ; 2, detached stamen ; 3, transverse section of 
ovary, the dissepiment not shown ; 4 and 5, longitudinal sections of ovary : — all 
magnified. 
