CLVIII. AROIDE^. 
A my drum.1 
119 
cordate cuspidate, dark shining green, 4 in. long, 375 wide; 
petioles 5 in. long, sheathing at base. Peduncle 2 in. long. Spathe 
ovate, boat-shaped, 1-25 in. long, whitish, finally brown purple. 
Spadix cylindric blunt, i in. long, white. Flowers in six series. 
Stamens 4; stigmas circular. Hah, On rocks and banks often in 
considerable abundance, but rarely flowering. Perak, Bujong 
Malacca. Pahang, Telom (Ridley). Penang, top of Government 
Hill on a big rock (Curtis, etc.). Distrib. Sumatra. 
16. EPIPREMNUM, Schott. 
Stout, large-leaved climbers. Leaves coriaceous entire or lobed. 
Spathe large, leathery, boat-shaped. Spadix large. Stamens 4; 
filaments linear, broad. Ovary prismatic, i-celled. Ovules 2, 
rarely 4 or many; style o; stigma oblong linear. Berries i-celled, 
I- to 8-seeded. Seeds kidney-shaped. Embryo curved. Species 
14. Tenasserim, China, Malay islands to Papua. 
Close to Raphidophora and included under it by me in the Materials, 
differing mainly in the form of the seeds. 
Leaves very large entire.(/) g. giganteum 
Leaves deeply cut into acuminate lobes . . • (2) miraDUe 
(1) E. giganteum Schott, Bonplandia, v. 1857, p. 45 - Hook, 
fit. F.B.I. vi. 548; Hot. Mag. t. 7952. Scindapsus giganteus Schott, 
Meletem, i. 21. Pothos giganteus Roxh. FI. Ind. 1 . 134. Raphido¬ 
phora gigantea Ridl. Mat. hi. 44. 
Stem 40 to 60 ft. long, over i in. through, green. Leaves very 
coriaceous, i to 3 ft. long, 6 to 8 in. wide, dark green, tip blunt or 
mucronate, base rounded cordate; petioles 8 to 15 in. long, sheath¬ 
ing the whole length. Peduncle very short, thick, i m. long. 
Spathe 12 to 15 in. long, yellow when fully developed. Spadix 
vdlow, 10 in. long. Flowers rhomboid, narrow. Stamens 4. 
Stigmas linear depressed. Ovary i-celled with two basal ovules. 
Hab. On rocks and trees, common. Singapore, Bukit Tirnah; 
Siglap. Malacca. Bindings, Lumut. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
pSiang (Roxburgh); Government Hill (Curtis). Perils, Kai^a. 
Distrib. Siam, Cochinchina. Native name: Ringut. Uses: The 
powdered spadices are used to mix with the dart poison by some 
of the Sakai tribes. rr 1. r- n t • 
(2) E. mirabile Schott, Gen. Aroxd. t. 79* Hook, fit- F.B.I. vi. 
S49. E. pinnatum Engler, Ffianzenreich, l.c. 60, fig. 25. 
Stem very stout, climbing high on the trees. Leaves 10 to 
18 in. long, cut into linear acuminate lobes, about i ft. long, finely 
reticulate nerved; petioles 2 ft. long. Spadices several, cylindric, 
4 in. long, -5 in. through. Peduncle 8 in. long, surrounded by long 
fibres Spathe 4 in. long, boat-shaped, acuminate, greenish wlnte. 
Hab. Dense forest, not common, Singapore, Biikit Tiniah fern 
valley. Penang (Roxburgh). Distrib. Tenasserim, China, all Malaya 
and Polynesia. 
