124 CLVIII. AEOIDE^. [Raphidophora. 
sessile. Ovaries irregularly hexagonal; stigmas pulvinate. Seeds 
2 in a cell, pale brown, blunt at top, narrowed to the base. Hub. 
On trees in mountain forests and overhanging rivers. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills, Maxwell's Hill (Engler); Temengoh (Ridley). 
(12) R. Beccarii Engl. Bot. Jahrb. i. 181; Males, i. 271, fig. 19, 
^.6/09; Hook. pi. F.B.I. vi. 546; Ridl. Mai. iii. 44. 
Stem short and stout, creeping, nearly *5 in. through. Leaves 
lanceolate, base cuneate, entire when young, acuminate pinnatifid 
when adult, inaequilateral, about 3dobed; lobes falcate acuminate, 
rather thinly coriaceous, deep green, 9 to 24 in. long, 3 to 7 in. 
wide; petioles rather slender, 6 to 8 in. long. Peduncle 6 in. long. 
Spathe cylindric cuspidate, 3 in. long, -25 in. through, cream colour. 
Spadix shorter, cylindric, blunt, white. Ovaries hexagonal; 
stigmas circular. Hab. On rocks in jungle streams. Selangor, 
Rawang; Ginting Bidai; Ulu Gombak. Pahang, Tahan River; 
Telom cascade (Ridley). Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); Temengoh, 
banks of Kertam River; Grit. Penang, Penara Bukit. Distrib. 
Borneo. 
(13) R. tetrasperma Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 548 ; Ridl. Mat. iii. 44. 
Stem flexuous terete, internodes 3 to 4 in. long. Leaves broadly 
ovate or orbicular cordate, often very inaequilateral, lobed with 
two broad blunt lobes on each side, deeply cut, acute cuspidate, 
I- or 2-nerved. Whole leaf 5 to 7 in. long, 6 in. wide; petioles 
3 in. long or more, channelled to the knee. Peduncle stout, i or 
2 in. long. Spathe 1*5 to 2 in. long, turgidly cymbiform acute, 
white. Spadix sub-clavate. Stigmas linear. Berries 2-celled, 
cells 2-ovuled. Hab. Forests, Pahang, Gunong Berumbun (Wray). 
Perak (Scortechini). 
(14) R. Korthalsii Scholl, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 129; 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 548; Ridl. l.c. 45; Eftgler, Pflanzenreich, 
iv. 23, 49, fig. 21. 
Stem 20 to 30 ft. long, -5 in. through, densely crinite. Leaves 
pinnatisect coriaceous, deep green, 18 to 24 in. long, 6 to 8 in. wide; 
lobes oblong falcate, about 9 pairs, lowest 3 in. long, -5 in. wide, 
upper ones 5 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles 9 in. long. Peduncles 
2 to 9 in, long, very stout. Spathes coriaceous, several, boat¬ 
shaped, beak short stout, 6 to 8 in. long. -25 in. wide, green, edged 
cream colour. Spadix 2 to 6 in. long, cylindric, -5 in. through, 
yellow. Ovaries small hexagonal; stigmas linear. Fruit -25 in. 
across. Seeds 4, flattened, ovoid. Hab. Not rare, climbing on 
trees in damp jungle, Singapore, Bukit Timah; Johor, Pulau 
Tinggi (Feilding). Selangor, between Fraser Hill and Semangkok 
Pass (Burkill). Perak, Thaiping Hills, Penang Hill. Disirib. 
Java and Borneo. 
var. angustiloba Engler, Pflanzenreich, l.c. 49. R. angustiloba 
Ridl. MSS. A finer-cut leaved variety, lobes 6 to 8, narrow. 
Hab. Selangor, Batu Caves (Ridley). 
