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\Pothos. 
long. Spathe linear-oblong. Spadix nearly sessile, *75 to i in. 
long, thick, dense. Fruit oblong, -5 in. long. Hah. Rare on the 
banks of the Pahang River at Kwala Tembeling, and Pulau Tawar 
(Ridley). 
(6) P. ineequalis Ridl. Joiirn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 41, p. 47; 
Mat. iii. 50. 
Stem slender, much branched. Leaves elliptic-oblanceolate 
with a long point, base cimeate; intramarginal nerve far from the 
edge, undulate, another very close to the edge, main transverse 
nerves large and distant; 4 to 7 in. long, i to 2 in. wide; petiole 
•5 to I in. long, sheathing to the thick half-inch knee. Peduncle 
1-5 to 2 in. long. Spathe not seen. Spadix i in. long, cylindric, 
dense. Hah. Pahang, Pulau Tawar, River-bank thickets, rare 
(Ridley). 
(7) P. lorispatha Ridl. Journ. Roy. . 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 86, p. 310. 
Slender woody climber, internodes i in. long. Leaf thin sub- 
coriaceous, inaequilateral, lanceolate, long acuminate, base narrowed; 
nerves numerous inconspicuous, intramarginal -5 in, from the edge, 
1 ft. long, 3 in. wide; petiole 1-5 to 3 in. long, narrowly winged to 
the top, knee obscure short. Peduncle slender, i in. long. Spathe 
narrow, strap-shaped, acute, 4 in. long, *4 in. wide, dark green. 
Spadix narrow cylindric, 3 in. long, *12 in. througli. Peduncle 
■25 in. long. Bracts blunt, triangular at top, keeled strongly below. 
Sepals small, blunt, triangular. Stamens shorter. Ovary oblong- 
sub-quadrate; stigma small circular. Hah. Limestone cliffs, 
Selangor, Batu Caves (Ridley). 
(8) P. salicifolius Ridl. 
Branches slender flexuous, internodes i to 1-5 in. long. Leaves 
coriaceous lanceolate-linear acuminate, base narrowed .slightly, 
3-nerved, margin thickened; nerves elevate beneath, midrib with 
numerous elevate nervules joining the two side nerves, and many 
nervules joining these and the edge, reticulations conspicuous, 
6 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long, terete, knee transversely 
rugose. Peduncle 175 in. long. Spathe lanceolate acuminate, 
2 in. long, *25 in. wide at the base. Spadix slender cylindric, 
I'l in. long. Perianth lobes oblong quadrate. Pistil top flat, 
obscurely 5-angled. Stigma pulvinate. Drupes *25 in. long, 
globose-oblong, dull yellow. Hah. Mountains. Epiphyte climbing 
close to trunk, Pahang, Fraser Hill at 4000 to 4370 ft. altitude 
(Burkin and Holttum). 
(9) P. lancifolius Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 554; Ridl. Mat. iii. 51. 
A large slender, woody, branched climber with conspicuously 
jointed internodes, *5 in. long. Leaves lanceolate long-acuminate; 
base cuneate, intramarginal nerves inconspicuous, 4 to 7 in. long, 
'5 to *75 in. wide; petioles 2 to 3 in. long, strongly winged to the 
knee, *12 in. long. Peduncle rather stout, i in. long, no bracts. 
Spathe obfong cuspidate, i to 1-5 in. long, and very broad, lurid 
