CVII. ARACEiE 543 
4. REMUSATIA. In honour of Abel Remusat, orientalist and 
physician. — Himalaya, Burmah, Java. 
Remusatia Hookeriana, Schott ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 522. Root- 
stock tuberous, emitting long, slender branches bearing small 
bulbils covered with fibres ; stems 2-3 in., erect, slender. Leaf 
radical, solitary, peltate, entire, ovate-oblong, about 4§ X 2J in., 
cordate, long-pointed, the upper surface glabrous, often variegated 
with pale and dark green, lower surface pubescent on the nerves ; 
stalk about 5 in. Spathe 1^-2 in. ; tube ovoid, green, margins over- 
lapping ; limb erect, yellow, ovate-lanceolate, pointed, the margins 
overlapping near the top and often twisted, but open below 
exposing the top of the spadix. Spadix not prolonged. Flowers 
fragrant, male and female on the same plant ; female on the 
lower part of the short spadix, male on the top, a few narrow, 
scale-like, neutral organs separating them. Ovary ovoid, 1-celled, 
ovules many, inserted on the walls of the ovary. Berries small, 
in a head enclosed in the persistent spathe-tube. 
Simla, on shady rocks below 6000 ft., Mushobra. — Temperate Himalaya. 
This plant is believed to be propagated chiefly by the bubil- bearing shoots. 
I have seen no specimens of either flowers or fruit from Simla. 
Remusatia vivipara, Schott, may perhaps also occur in valleys below 5000 ft., 
it differs from the foregoing in its larger leaves and in the limb of the spathe 
being reflexed, not erect. 
5. GONATANTHUS. From the Greek gonu, a knee, and 
anthos , a flower, referring to the bent spathe. — India. 
Gonatanthus sarmentosus, Klotzsch ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 522. 
Rootstock tuberous, usually emitting long, slender branches bear- 
ing small bulbils covered with fibres ; stems 1 j-3 in., erect, 
slender. Leaves 1-3, radical, peltate, entire, ovate-oblong, 
3-6 X 2-4 in., cordate, acute, upper surface glabrous, dark green, 
lower pale, pubescent on the nerves ; stalk 4-6 in. Spathe 
6-10 in. long ; tube about £ in., green, inflated, constricted and 
abruptly bent at the middle, margins overlapping but gaping in 
the upper half and exposing the top of the spadix ; limb yellow 
narrow, erect, tip drooping, margins overlapping throughout. 
Spadix 1-1 1 in., not prolonged. Flowers fragrant, the male and 
female on the same plant. Female flowers on the lower part of 
the spadix with a row of imperfect ovaries at their base. Male 
flowers dark purple, on the club-shaped top, a few scale-like, neutral 
organs separating them. Ovary ovoid, 1-celled ; ovules many, 
inserted on the base of the ovary. Berries small, yellow, in a 
head enclosed in the persistent spathe-tube. 
Simla, in shady valleys, 5000 ft. ; June. — Temperate Himalaya, 2000-6000 ft. 
— Khasia. 
6. ACORUS. The classical name.— Europe, temperate Asia, 
N. America. 
