112 CLviil. AROIDE^. [Schismatoglottis. 
blunt, slightly narrowed to base, -25 in. long. Male portion narrowed 
to base, *5 in. long. Female *75 in. long. Hah, In forests, Perak, 
Temengoh (Ridley). 
(4) S. Ridleyana Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c, 116, fig. 70. 
Stem I in. thick. Leaf 6 to 9 in. long, 3 to 6 in. across, thick, 
rigid, dark green above, yellowish beneath, ovate-cordate, shortly 
acuminate, lobes rather long, rounded; nerves ii or 12 pairs meet¬ 
ing in an intramai'ginal nerve; petioles 6 to 9 in. long, more than half 
sheathing. Peduncles 3 to 4 in. long, slender, spathe limb oblong 
with an acute point 2-5 in. long. Spadix appendage cylindric conic 
acute, as long as the cylindric male part, below which is a small 
space nude except for some neuters. Female part elliptic. No 
abortive flowers. Hab. Forests at 2000 ft. altitude. Perak, Thaiping 
Hills on Maxwell's Hill (Ridle}^). 
(5) S. linguiformis Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 93. 
Stem *5 in. thick. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, glaucous beneath, 
base cordate, tip narrowed, lobes nearly semi-orbicular; nerves 
15 to 20; 7*8 to 8 in. long, *8 to i-6 in. wide; petioles 9 in. long. 
Peduncle 3-9 in. long. Spathe 4 in. long, tube 2 in. long, over -4 in. 
through. Spadix, male portion slender cylindric, 2 in. long. Female 
portion conoid, i-2 in. long. Ovaries ovoid with a short style and 
capitate stigma. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 
I have not seen this plant. 
(6) S. Wallichii Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 537; Ridl. Mat. iii. 33; 
Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 98, fig. 63. 
Stem short, i to 2 in. long. Leaves several, bright green, 
lanceolate acuminate, base oblique, broad or narrowed, entire, 
rarely shortly bilobed, 6 to 9 in. long, i to 3 in. wide; nerves 12 
pairs; petioles 2 to 9 in. long, sheathing halfway. Peduncle 3 to 
5 in. long. Spathe 3 in. long, limb broad lanceolate with a long 
point, white. Spadix 2 to 2-5 in. long, slender; appendage cylindric 
blunt dilate, -5 in. long, Male portion 75 in. long. Female portion 
as long or longer. Ovaries very numerous, small. Hab. Common 
in forests. Singapore (Wallich); Bukit Timah. Johor. Malacca, 
Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tumiang (Cantley). 
Selangor, Bukit Berjuntai. Perak, Goping and Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler); Tapah (Wray). Province Wellesley, Kubang Ulu 
(Curtis). Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 
var. fasciata Ridl. l.c. Leaves more coriaceous, deep blackish 
green with a grey feather on each side of the midrib. Hab. Hill 
forest, Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). 
var. oblongata Hook. fil. l.c. This plant has a more rounded 
leaf-base. It grows with the common form. 
The commonest form of this plant has plain bright green leaves, but one 
with a central grey feather often occurs mixed with it. Wallich's type has 
this colouring, and it also occurs on Bukit Timah in Singapore, and Tapah 
(Wray). 
