CLVIII. AROIDE^. 
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[Homalomena. 
oblique lanceolate falcate, acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 6 pairs ; 
5 in. long, 1*25 in. wide; petioles 3 to 7 in. long, red purple. Spathes 
1-5 in. long, on peduncles i to 2 in. long, oblong, cuspidate. Spadix 
base nude. Male cylindric, twice as long as female. Hab. Rocks 
in streams, rare. Kedah, in a stream at Yan (Ridley). 
(16) H. nutans Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 335 ; Ridl. Mai. iii, 27. 
Rhizome elongate, creeping. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic acumi¬ 
nate at each end, tip mucronate, 4-5 to 5 in. long, 2 to 2-25 in. wide; 
nerves very obscure; petioles 3 to 5 in. long. Spathe turgid- 
oblong or broadly ovate, cusp long recurved decurvecl. Spadix 
only half as long. Male portion twice as long as female, conic- 
ovoid blunt, base of spadix not nude. Ovaries ovoid. Staminodes 
none. Hab. Mountain forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). 
(17) H. elliptica Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 536; Ridl. Mai. iii. 28; 
Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 37, lig. 17. 
Rhizome creeping, covered with red leaf bases. Leaves lanceolate 
to ovate-lanceolate subfalcate, base incequilateral, subcoriaceous, 
3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles slender, 3 to 6 in. long, sheathing 
for one-eighth to one-sixth of the length. Peduncles 3 in. long. 
Spathe oblong beaked, rather thick, -5 in. long. Spadix base 
shortly nude. Male part .slender acuminate. Female not half as 
long. Staminodes present. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 
{18) H. Curtisii Ridl. Journ. Bol. xl. 1902, p. 34; Mai. 
iii. 28. 
Stem short, erect. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, oblique, 
weak, deflexed, deep green to dark red above, red beneath; nerves 
ascending, 4 or 5 pairs, 4 to 5 in. long, i to 1-5 in. wide; petioles 
slender, red, 3 to 4 in. long. Spadix stipitate. Male part yellow, 
■5 in. long. Female flowers few, about 10, Staminodes clubbed, 
shorter than ovaries. Hab. Mountain forests. Rare. Perak, 
Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 
(19) H. angustifolia Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 533; Ridl. Mai. 
iii. 28; Engler, Pflanzenreich l.c. 31, fig. 12. Calla angustifolia Jack, 
Mai. Misc. i. 124. 
Rhizqme long, creeping. Leaves inaequilateral lanceolate, 
smooth, dark green, pale beneath, base cuneate, narrowing to the 
petiole, 4 to 7 in. long, 75 to 1-5 in. wide; nerves 4 pairs, raised 
beneath; petioles 3 to 9 in. long, sheaths i to 3 in. long. Spathes 
on slender peduncles 1*5 in. long, oblong cuspidate, green, cusp -12 
in. long. Spadix cylindric curved, sub-acute, white, -5 in. long. 
Male part three times as long as female; flowers rounded, 4-lobed. 
Female of four rows of pistils. Staminodes shorter, obcuneate. Hab. 
In rocks in mountain streams from 1000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Johor, 
Gunong Pantai. Pahang, Tahan River; Gunong Tahan. Negri 
Sembilan, Bukit Tangga. Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills; Bujong Malacca. Bindings. Penang, Richmond 
Pool; Telok Bahang. Kedah Peak (Ridley). 
