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A glaojiema.] 
stem stout, erect, 2 ft. tall. Leaves thick linear-oblong, narrowed 
at the base, dark green usually with white or grey splashes; neiwes 
very close, i ft. long, 3-5 in. wide; petioles 4 to 6 in long. Spadices 
numerous; peduncles 4 to 5 in. long. Spathe oblong mucronate, 
light polished green, 2 in. long. Spadix longer. Male part i;5 in. 
long, cylindric blunt, white. Female part ’5 in long. Ovaries in 
three wfiorls. Drupe 75 in. long. Seed elliptic-oblong, green Hab. 
In damp spots in dense forests, common. Singapore (WaUich): 
Chan Chu Kang; Bukit Mandai. Pahang, Kwala lenok, Tahan 
river. Sungei Ujong, Bukit Sulii (Cantley). Selangor Batu Caves. 
Perak, Chanderiang (Kunstler); Hermitage Hill (Curtis). Penang 
Waterfall. Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Kelantan, Kwala Pertang 
v"a?'c«rii:s« N. E. Br. Card. Chron 1897. ?i. V- 7 °- Leaves 
striped with white at an angle with the midrib, Hab. Penang, 
Penara Bukit (Curtis). Dfs/ni. Lingga, Borneo. Native name: 
Daun Lidali Gajah. r tr r £1 i ^ 
(4) A. Schottianixm Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 111. 316 ; Hook. fit. l.c. 530, 
Ridl Mat iii 20. A. malaccense Schott, Bonplandia, 1859, p. 30. 
Stem stout, erect, i to 2 ft. tall. Leaves, petioles 4 in long; 
blade oblong, cuspidate, imequilateral, herbaceous, base broad; 
nerves conspicuous, 7 to 10 pairs, 9 to 10 in long, 2'5 in. wi e. 
Peduncles 1-25 in. long. Spathe oblong cuspidate, i l™g. Pale 
green Spadix white, little longer, not stipitate. Male part 
cylindric blunt, fawn colour, with some sterile flowers below. 
Female flowers few, green. Hfli. Coimnon in low forests Whole 
peninsula. Singapore, Pulau Ubin; Chan Chu I'^ng. Malacca, 
Chabau (Griffith). Dindings, Pulau Sembilan; PulauRumpia (KIoss). 
Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler, Wray). Penang, Pulau Betong 
(Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis); Terutau (Curtis). Distrib. Burma, 
'^^'"(5)^A™angustifolium N. E. Br. Kew Bulletin, 1895, p. 19; Ridl. 
^^“Len/2 ft. tall, I in. through. Leaves numerous; petioles 
a in long; lamina lanceolate-linear acuminate falcate fleshy- 
subcoriaceous; nerves 12 pairs, i ft long, 1-5 m. wde. bl^k.sh 
green. Peduncles 3 in. long. Spathe oblong mucronate 1-5 m 
long, convolute round, pale green. Spadix 2 m. long. Ma e 
part cylindric, blunt, 1-5 in. long; neuters tew, scattered Femak 
portion short; ovaries globose. Stipes long. Fruit elh]^ic- 
oblone Hab Forests in the south. Common, Singapore, Chan Chu 
Kang!' Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah Johor Gunong Janmg 
(Kelsall) Pahang, Telom. Malacca. Sungei Ujong (Cantley). 
V2.r. mid,tlalum Ridl. Mat., iii. 21. Leaves light 
undulate crenulate. Hab. Dindings at Lumut (Ridley). Native 
names ' Sagut; Sumpiih Bulau; Sumpiih Kring, Penggehe. 
Use : A decoction of the roots for fever and dropsy. 
