CLVIir. AROIDE.E. 
A morp/iop/iallus.] 
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Tembeling. Selangor. Perak, Thaiping; Kampong Kota (Wray). 
Perils near Kanga in grassy fields, Jalor, Biserat (Gwynne- 
V'aiighan). Distrib. Andamans, Siam, Sumatra, Java. 
(2) A. sparsiflorus Hook. fd. F.B.I. vi. 516; Ridl. Mat. iii. 
12. A, microspadix Engl. Pfianzenreich iv. 23c, p. 94. 
Tuber orange-shaped. Leaf biilbifcroiis at the top of the 
petiole; petiole green, .shaded red brown; leaflets 7, oblanceolate 
acuminate, 6 to 8 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, shortly petiolulate. Peduncle 
I to 2-5 in. long. Spathe 4 to 5 in. long, tube 1-5 in. long, red- 
brown, spotted purplish brown, limb ovate-oblong, sub-erect, 
acute, 2 in. across, edges revolute round the tube mouth. Spadix 
3*5 in. long; appendage fusiform-conic, 2 in. long. Male portion 
•5 in. long. Stamens scattered. Female portion as long. Pistils 
sessile globose; style very short. Hah. Mountain forests. Perak, 
I'liaiping Hills at 2500 ft. altitude (Wray). 
(3) A. bufo Ridl. Jouni. F.M.S. Mas. iv. 89. 
Tuber hemispheric, 3 in. wide. Leaf 4 ft. tall; petiole mottled 
grey and green, smootli, blade 18 in, across, much divided, lobes 
ovate to lanceolate, cuspidate, decurrent. Peduncle 3 ft. tall, 
1-5 in. through at base, mottled and blotched greenish-grey. Spathe 
tube 3 in. long and as wide at the mouth, limb 6 in. long, 4 in, broad, 
oblong ovate, the front with circular greenish blotches on a brown 
purple background, back pale olive, spotted pale greenish. Spadix 
6 in. long. Appendage blunt, cylindric-conic, 3 in. long, 1 in. 
through, dull purple. Male portion i in, long. Stamens, anther 
cells 2. Female -5 in. long; pistile sub-stipitate; style cylindric 
distinct. Hah. Mountain forests, Pahang, Telom M'oods at 4000 ft. 
altitude (Ridley). Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss). 
(4) A. minor Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 41, p. 46; Mat. 
iii. 13. 
Tuber i in. through ; petiole 9 in. long, slender, blade 3-branched; 
leaflets numerous thin, green, lanceolate acuminate imequilateral, 
3 in. long, I in. wide. Peduncle 8 to 12 in. long. Spathe 3 to 
4 in, long, base convolute, limb lanceolate acuminate, i to 7-5 in. 
across. Spadix 3 in. long, appendage cylindric, conic, i in. long. 
Male portion as long; flowers very numerous, crowded. Females 
few; styles very short. Hah. Forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills. 
Province Wellesley, Tasek Gehigur (Ridley). 
(5) A. viridis Ridl. Journ. Roy. /15. Soc. S. Br. 51, p. 63. 
'I'uber elongate cylindric. Leaf, petiole 9 in. tall, smooth, green, 
blade 18 in. across; leaflets elliptic acuminate acute, 4 in. long, 
.1 in. wide, about 4 pinnae to the lamina. Peduncle i ft. tall. Spathe 
4 to 6 in. long, cleft nearly to the base, apple green, limb oblong, tip 
rounded, 4 to 5 in, long, i in. wide. Spadix shorter. Appendage 
cylindric obtuse slender, 3 in. long, cream white. Male part -75 in. 
long; flowers cream, margined with violet. Female flowers about 
20, yellows Drupes i- or 2-seeded, oblong or sub-globose, *25 in. 
