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§ 2. Chamaedadon. Small plants. Leaves rarely cordate, never hastate. 
Stem short. 
It) 
(13) 
(14) 
Leaves ovate or oblong velvety (in life), pustulate 
when dry; petioles rather thick . . . 
Leaves ovate thin, not pustulate, veins faint; petioles 
slender; stem short erect . . . ■ 
Leaves ovate thin, not pustulate; nerves faint; 
rhizome long creeping ..... 
Leaves elliptic rounded smooth larger; females few 
Leaves elliptic-ovate, edges undulate; females in 
2 spirals 
Stem stout; leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 
shining, 6 in, long, broad 
Stem stout; leaves ovate-triangular, broadest at base (12 
Stem stout; leaves deltoid, male part twice as long 
as female . . - . • 
Leaves lanceolate silvery, base round 
Leaves narrowed to base, lanceolate; male part 
twice as long as female. 
Leaves falcate; spathes oblong . . . . 
I^eaves ellipticspathes ovate or oblong; petioles 
5 in. long 
Leaves ovate; spathes oblong small; petioles 
7 in. long 
Leaves lanceolate; spathes oblong small. 
Female flowers about 10 
Female flowers in 4 rows .... 
Female part nearly or quite as long as male. 
Leaves lanceolate; petioles 9 in. long; 
6 in. wide; nerves 8 to 10 pairs 
Leaves lanceolate falcate; nerves 3 or 4 pairs 
Leaves fleshy elliptic; peduncles short, thick . 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate; peduncles slender, 4 in. 
long 
(6) H. humilis 
(7) H. purpurascens 
H. repens 
H. yohorensis 
(lo) H. andulatifolia 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
Griffithii 
obliquata 
trapezifolia 
argentea 
(15) H. falcata 
(16) H. nutans 
(17) H, elliptica 
(18) 
(19) 
blade 
(20) 
(21) 
(22) 
(23) 
Male spadix* with intermixed abortive female flowers (24) 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
Curtisii 
angustifolia 
lancifolia 
multinervia 
crassa 
Scortechinii 
mixta 
(1) H. rostrata Griff. Notida?, iii. 154; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 
532; Ridl. Mat. iii. 24; Engler, Pflanzenreich, iv. 23, p. 66, fig. 42. 
Chamaedadon sangninolentiim Griff, l.c. 147. 
Stem stout, 2 or 3 in. tall. Leaves linear-oblong, acutely 
acuminate, base narrowed to petiole, 15 to 24 in. long, 4*5 to 5 in. 
wide; nerves 9 pairs; petioles i ft. long. Spathe 6 in. long, con¬ 
stricted in the middle, green, edged white. Spadix, base nude, -5 in. 
long. Male portion 3 in. long. Flowers irregularly rhoniboid. 
Female portion i in. long; ovaries 2-celled; stigmas discoid, 
grooved. Staminodes capitate. Hab. Damp spots in forests in 
the south. Johor. Malacca, Alor Gajah (Griffith); Bukit Bruang, 
Brisu (Holinberg). Pahang. Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Tampin 
(Biirkill). Selangor. Kwala Lumpur; Batang Berjuntai (Ridley). 
(2) H. sagittaefolia JtmgJi. Schott, Prodr. 311; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. vi. 531; Ridl. Mat. iii. 23; Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 73, 
fig. 48. 
Stem stout, i to 2 ft. tall, 2 in. through. Leaves ovate sagittate 
acuminate, lobes spreading, 9 in. long, -12 in. wide; nerves 12 to 
