Piptospatha.] CL\nn. aroideje. ii5 
portion shorter. Fruiting spathe funnel-shaped, nearly -5 in long. 
Hab. In cracks in rocks in mountain streams m forest at 1000 
ft. altitude. Common. Negri Sembilan, Tampm Hill. Pahang, 
Tahan River. Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Menuang Casing 
(Kloss); UluGombak. Perak, Thaipmg Hills; Temengoh; Bujoiig 
IMalacca (Ridley). 
13. ANADENDRUM, Schott. 
Climbing epiphytes. Leaves entire or pinnate; petiole geiiicu- 
late at top. Spathe ovate caducous. Spadix shorter cylindne, base 
nude. Flowers bisexual, dense. Perianth o or a thin semicircular 
limb. Stamens 3 to 6; filaments oblong short; anthers terminal, 
linear-oblong, cells reniform. Ovaries obconic, i-celled, stigma 
linear. Ovule i, rarely 2. Drupes fleshy, 4-angled red. Species 
4 or 5, Malayan. 
Petiole shortly sheathing. 
Leaf narrowed at base, wide, dries pale 
Leaf broad at base, dries black . 
Petiole winged to top, dries pale 
(1) A. latifolium 
(2) A. montanum 
(3) A. marginatum 
(1) A. latifolium Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 540; Ridl. Mat. iii. 36. 
Stem 4 to 6 ft. long, -25 in. thick, woody. Leaves oblong- 
elliptic, insequilateral, narrowed at base, 8 to 10 in. long, 4 to 511^- 
wide, coriaceous stiff, dark green mottled lighter; nerves 20 pairs, 
petioles 6 to 7 in. long, sheathing at base only. Peduncle 4 in. long. 
Spathe 2 to 3 in. long, greenish outside, white inside, beak hau or 
a quarter of the length. Spadix cylindric, base *25 in. .; 
Climbing on trees in forests. Not common. Negri Sembilan, Dukit 
Sulu (Cantley); Johol. Selangor, Menuang Casing (Kloss). I crak, 
Coping and Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). Native name: Akar 
Surudang. „ „ . 
(2) A. montanum Schott, Bonplandia, v. 1857 1 Pf'odr. 371, 
Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 540: Ridl. Mat. iii. 36. Scindapsus montanus 
Kunth. Emtni. iii. 64. Pothos elegans Wall. Cat. 4444. 
Stem creeping on tree trunks, 3 or 4 ft. long or even longer, 
terete. Leaves coriaceous, dark green, ovate-oblong to omong- 
lanceolate, base rounded or slightly cordate, narrowly cuneate, 6 to o 
in. long, 3'5 in. wide; petioles slender, sheath 2 to 3 in. long. Peduncles 
several, 2 to 3 in. long. Spathe glaucous, green, cylindric, 
date, I in. long, cusp *5 to i in. long. Spadix as long as sj^the, 
•12 in. through. Perianth thin, white, edged with black, oblong 
truncate. Stamens 3; filaments broad, connective black; anther- 
cells linear, yellow. Drupe quadrangular, red. Common 
in the low country growing low down on tree trunks in thick forest. 
Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi. Johor, Abang 
(Kelsall). Pahang, Kwala Tembeling. Malacca (Griffith), ^egri 
Sembilan, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Selangor, Sungei Hudang, Batu 
