Raphidophora.'] clviii. aroide^e. 123 
cuneate sub-coriaceous; nerves 14 to 20 pairs, strongly elevate on 
both sides when dry; 10 to 12 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide; petioles 
4 to 6 in. long, broadly channelled to the blade. Peduncle 3 to 
4 in. long. Spadix 2 in. long, 75 in. wide; stigmas elliptic. Seeds 
winged according to Scortechini. Hah. Perak (Scortechini). Rare 
and little known. 
(8) R. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 545; Ridl. Mat. hi. 43. 
Stem 20 to 30 ft. long, 4-angled, nearly *5 in, through. Leaves 
on young stems lanceolate falcate, 3 in. long, *5 in. wide; petioles 
•12 in. long; adult elliptic obtuse mucroniilate, base cuneate or 
rounded, 7 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long, slender. 
Peduncles 2 in. long. Spathe cylindric, nearly 5 in. long, -75 in. 
thick, leathery. Spadix nearly as long. Stamens 6, Ovaries 
hexagonal, -2 in. across, Hab. On rocks and trees in forests 
common but rarely flowering. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Malacca, 
Panchur (Goodenough). Selangor, Batu Caves. Penang, Pulau 
Belong (Curtis). 
(9) R. Kunstleri Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 546; Ridl. Mat. iii. 43. 
Stem 40 to 60 ft. long, 3 to 4 in. through. Leaves lanceolate 
falcate inaequilateral, or oblong to oblong-lanceolate acuminate, 
sub-membranous, base acute or cuneate, 6 to 15 in. long, 2 to 6 in. 
wide, deep green; petioles slender, 8 to 15 in. long, grooved, and 
channelled to the blade. Peduncle stout, i to 3 in. long. Spathe 
cylindric, 8 in. long, acuminate, thick-walled, white, beak long and 
straight. Spadix cylindric, 5 to 8 in. long. Ovaries hexagonal; 
sti^as discoid rather large. Hah. Perak, Larut at 5000 to 8000 ft. 
altitude and Goping (Kunstler). 
(10) R. pteropoda Efigl. Bull. Soc. Tosc. di Ort. 1879, p. 268; 
Males, i. 268. R. lietevirens Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1902, p. 87; 
Mat. iii. 43. 
Stem terete, 12 to 14 ft. long or more, creeping. Leaves 
herbaceous, light green, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, with broad 
rounded bases; nerves numerous, conspicuous beneath; 2 ft. long, 
8 in. wide; petioles 8 in, long, winged to the knee. Peduncle 
stout, 3 in. long. Spathe cylindric, 6 to 8 in. long, thick. Spadix 
cylindric, 7 in. long, -2 in. wide. Ovaries hexagonal; stigmas 
discoid. Hab. Creeping over rocks and climbing up trees. Selangor, 
Batu Caves. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Jor. Penang, Penara Bukit. 
Distrih. Sumatra and New Guinea. 
(11) R. foraminifera Engler, Pflanzenreich, iv. 23B, 45, fig. 19; 
Ridl. Journ. Roy. Hs. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 113. Epipremnum foram- 
iniferum Engler’s Jahrhuch, xxxv. ii. 
A stout climber. Leaves fleshy, ovate to lanceolate acuminate, 
base cuneate with i to 7 oblong or elliptic perforations -25 to *5 in. 
long on each side of and close to the midrib, 16 in. long, 5 to 6 in. 
wide; petioles 4 to 6 in. long. Spathe cylindric cuspidate, green, 
2 in. long. Peduncle i in. long. Spadix cylindric, 1-25 in. long, 
