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C. Lauterbach, Beiträge zur Flora von Papuasien. X. 
gradually diminishing spikelets on each side, terminating a short sheath 
unarmed appendix, secondary spathes membranous, infundibuliform mui 
split alongside and produced laterally into an acuminate slashed lim 
spikelets inserted inside their respective spathes, very briefly pedicelle 
with the flowers 12 mm broad, caudiculate at apex; the intermedia 
spikelets of every inflorescence being the largest, 8—10 cm long with 12 
If flowers on each side; those above the middle gradually Smaller wit 
lewer flowers; spatheis similar to the secondary spathes and equally sp 
with slashed apices; involucrophorum attached near the bottom of its ov 
spathel obliquely calyciform attenuate at the base; involucre also calyc 
form, attenuate at the base and more or less split; areola of the neuti 
flower lunate sharply bordered. Female flowers ascendent, approx 
mate, ovoid, 7 mm long; calyx sharply striately veined; corolla as Ion 
as the calyx. Spathes, spatheis, involucra and flowers of a brown colon 
and thinly furfuraceous. Fruit unknown. 
Nordostl. Neu-Guinea: Kaiser- Wilhelmsland, Hunsteinspitze, 1300 „ 
m hoch kletternd, Internodien 35—50 cm lang (Ledermann n. 11316 
A very distinct species belonging to the group I of my monograph havin- a ce 
am degree of affinity with the Indian C. erectus especially on account of Us mm 
itTleavf ■ SP yiwr Spathels ’ U is l " ,wewer a climbing plant, distinguishable also 1 
es With distinctly fasciculate, narrowly lanceolate, subpluricostulate, hairless an 
spine ess leaflets, even at their apices, and with the rachis strongly clawed beneat 
and covered all over with a very dark adherent indumentum; by Us fem a ,e pad 
having several superposed rather compact partial inflorescences, separated by unsheathe 
portions Of he axial part, powerfully armed witli robust scattered claws, by the broa- 
ah arts I T'TT ^ “ d ^ and '“-ate sp’atHels beside 
dll parts are ol a dark colour and finely furfuraceous. 
