ro 4 CLViii. AROiDE^. [Homalomena. 
i6 pairs, deep green. Spathes numerous on peduncles 6 in. long, 
base dilated, 1*25 to 2 in. long, constricted above, upper part boat- 
shaped, greenish white or pure white tinted pink at the tip. Spadix 
4 in. long, nude base -25 in. long. Male part 275 in. long, slender, 
white, upper flow^ers sterile. Female portion over i in. long; 
pistils globose, Hab. Common in forests. Singapore, Bukit Timah. 
Johor, Pulau Tinman (Burkill). Selangor, Semangkok Pass; 
Ginting Bidai. Sungei Ujong, Bukit Tumiang (Cantley), Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Kunstler, etc.) Jor (Henderson). Penang (Delessert). 
Native names : Kelamoyiang; Kemoyang; a name applied to most 
species. 
A very aromatic smelling plant. 
(3) H. paludosa Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 531; RidL Mat. hi. 24; 
E?igler, Pfianzenreich, l.c. 73, fig. 50. H. Ridleyana Engler, Bot. 
Jalirh. xxxvii. 123. 
Stem stout, 3 in. through. Leaves oblong sagittate, long 
acuminate, lobes blunt, sinus .shallow; nerves 12 pairs; i ft. long, 
3 to 6 in. wide, deep shining green ; petioles 8 to 15 in. long, sheathing 
half their length. Spathes several on peduncles 6 in. long, pale 
green or red, 5 in. long, i in. through, constricted above the females. 
Spadix base nude. Male portion 3*5 in. long, white. Female 1-25 
in. long; stigmas large. Hah. Damp spots in dense forest, common. 
Singapore, Bukit Timah; Changi. Johor, Tanjong Kupang. 
Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Ulii Selama (Scortechini). Distrih. Borneo. 
(4) H. ccErulescens Jimgh. in Schott, Prodr. 310; Hook, fit, 
F.B.I. vi. 533; Ridl. Mat. iii. 24. H. Wallichii Schott, Bonplandia 
1859, P- 30- H. major Griff. Not nice, iii. 153. H. minor Griff, l.c. 
152. H. curvata Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 53, fig. 29. 
Stem stout, fleshy, 6 in. tall. Leaves ovate cordate, dull green, 
lobes rounded, tip acuminate, 8 in. long, 7 in. wide; petioles i ft. 
long, slightly glaucous. Spathes few on stout peduncles 2-5 in. 
long, oblong-cylindric cuspidate, 3 in. long, i in. through or less, 
not contracted above the female portion, pale green or red. Spadix 
a little longer. Male portion cylindric blunt, white, 175 in. long, 
nearly -5 in. through. I'emale portion i in. long. Fruit-spike 175 
in. long, grey. Seeds 6 oblong, ribbed. Hab. Common in forests 
Singapore, Selitar; Bukit Mandai. Malacca, Pulau Besar 
(Griffith). Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, Kampong Kerling; 
Dusun Tua; Semangkok Pass. Dindings, Gunong Tungul. 
Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis). Distrih. Java. 
var. pontedcricefolia Ridl. H. pontedericefolia Griff, in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. vi. 533, Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 55, fig. 31. Leaves deltoid 
or triangular-ovate and less cordate, sometimes entire with a broader 
base. Hab. Math the other form in the south, less common. Singa¬ 
pore, Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah. Malacca, Ayer Panas and 
Rhim (Griffith). 
