774. Cryptocoryne ? uniloCularis (Ainbrosinia
Roxb.) stemless; leaves linear lanceolate : spathe as
long as the leaves twisted: capsule one-celled.—lloxb.
FI. Ind. 3 p. 493.
A native of Coromandel in marshy places where it is
partly immersed in sweet water. This species I am not
aware of ever having met with. The one-celled ovary
seems to make it a very doubtful member of this genius.
775. Cryptocoryne ciliata (Fischer—Ainbrosinia
Roxb.) leaves long petioled lanceolar : spathe shorter
than the leaves with a tabular case and expanding,
ciliate apex: capsule six-celled.—Roxb.Fl.Ind. 3 p. 494.
A native of Bengal in marshy grounds on the banks
of streams and tanks.
776. P othos scandens (Lin. Roxb.) epiphytic :
petioles as broad as the lanceolar leaves ; spadix globular
reflexed.—Roxb. FI. Ind. 1 p. 430..
A very widely distributed plant, always found climbing
on trees, to the bark of which it adheres like ivy
by its slender fibrous roots entering the crevices of the
bark. Roxburgh defines it “ Parasitic” which in the
modern more limited sense of the term is incorrect,
I have therefore substituted Epiphytic or growing on
trees for his word:'
777. Lasia heterophylla (Endl. Pothos hete-
phylla Roxb.) caulescent, creeping, armed: leaves from
cordate, segittate to pinnattid: spathe erect spiral
many times longer than the short cylindrie: spadix:
florets tetrapulatoustetrandrous.—Roxb.Fl.Ind. 1.437.
Native of Bengal. This and Pothos Lasia R. have
been separated from Pothos as a distinct genus on ae-,
count of their solitary pendulous ovules. Pothos having
several erect ones.
778. Scindapsus officinales (Schott. Pothos Roxb.)
perennial epiphytic steins rooting: leaves oblong cordate
entire : flowers terminal; florets naked octaudrous :
berries one-seeded.—Roxb. FI. Ind. 1 p. 431.
Native of Bengal. In some parts of the Midnapore
district it is cultivated for its fruit which,cut in transverse
slices and dried, forms an article of the Hindoo materia
jnediea.
779. Scindapsus decursivus (Schott. Pothos Roxb.)
perennial, rooting on trees, smooth : leaves subdicur-
sively pinnate; segments falcate cuspidate: flowers
lateral or axillary long peduneled.—Roxb.Fl.Ind.l p.436.
Native of Sylhet. A very large powerful species blossoms
during the hot season.
780. Scindapsus peepla (Schott. Pothos Roxb.)
perennial subparasitic rooting on trees : leaves long petioled
oblong acuminate: flowers subterminal florets
apetalous tetrandrous.—Roxb. FI. Ind. 1 p. 4331 '
Sylhet, flowers April and May.
781. Scindapsus pertusus (Schott. Pothos Roxb.)
scandent subparaitic rooting on trees : leaves cordate
perforated on one side and pinnalifid on the other:
anthers two-lobed. i^Roxb. FI. Ind. 1 p. 455. *
“ A native of the mountainous parts of Coromandel”
Roxb. I have only so far as I can recollect, met with
this species at Courtallum at theplace called “FiveFalls.”
782. Arum camp an ulatum (Roxb. Amorphophal-
lus Decaistie) stemless, leaves decompound: flowers sessile
with respect to the surface of the ground and appearing
when the plant is destitute of leaves : spathe the length
of the spadix campanulate, with curled margins : no nee -
tary : club broad ovate lobate : anthers 2-celled. Roxb.
FI. Ind. 3 p. 509.
An extensively distributed plant much cultivated in
Coromandel by the natives for the sake of the roots
which are used as yams or potatoes. When in flower
the fetor it exhales is most overpowering and so perfectly
resembles that of Carion as to induce flies to cover
the club of the spadix with their eggs. From a number
of drawings sent me I selected two, this one to
show the plant, and the other 782 to show a most gigantic
flower, but to which I find no reference in Roxburgh’s
work. . • ' . ‘ '
783. Arum BULBiFERUM(Roxb. Pythonium. Schott.
Amorphophalus, Blum.) root tuberous stemless : leaves
decompound bulb bearing : spathe cauled rather longer
than the cylindrie spadix no nectaries. Roxb. II. Ind. 3.
A native of Bengal plentiful in woods in the vicinity
of Calcutta, blossoms in May.
784. Artim cuspidatum (Roxb. Arisesma Martius) |
stemless : leaves ternate ; leaflets equal lanceolate cuspidate
: scapes as long as the petioles : spathe longer
than the subulate pointed spadix : anthers from four to
five in a peltate circular crown on each filament. Roxb.
FI. Ind. 3 p. 506. Aris Roxburghii. Kunth.
Native of Pulo-Penang. Roxburgh when he described
this species had only some male flowers.
785. Arum campaNaLatum (Roxb. Amorphophal-
lus Decaisne) stemless leaves'decompound flowers sessile
with respect to the surface of the ground and appearing
when the plant is destitute of leaves, spathe the length of
the spadix campanulate with curled margins no nectary
: club broad ovate lobate : anthers 2-celled. Roxb.
FI. Ind. 3 p. 509.
An extensively distributed plant much cultivated in
Coromandel by the natives for the sake of the roots
which are used as yams or potatoes. When in flower
the fetor it exhales is most overpowering and so perfectly
resembles that of Carion as to induce flies to cover
the club of the spadix with their eggs. From a number
of drawings sent me I selected two, one 785 to show the
plant, and this one to show a most gigantic flower but
to which I find no reference in Roxburgh’s work.
786. Arum golo cassia (Lin. Roxb. Cotocassia on-
tiquornm Schott.) 2. Arum nymphseifolium (Roxb.
Caladium Ventinat.') Two plants are represented in this
plate, and according to some authors they belong to
different generav Roxburgh however doubts whether
they are not mere varieties of one species.
1. Colo cassia antiquorum (Schott.) 1 stemless
leaves peltate ovate repand semibifid at the base : scape
shorter than the petiols : spathe much longer than
the spadix cylinderic erect: club subcylindrical length
of the antheriferouspart of the receptacle, anthors many
celled. Roxb. FI. Ind.- 3 p. 494.
A native of wet'-marshy grounds : is very abundant in
the Tanjore district on the banks of irrigation canals.
The leaves and foot stalks of some of the varieties of
this plant are much eaten by the natives.
2. Colocasia Nympjeefolia (Kunth Caladium
vent.) stemleSS: leaves peltate, ovate, repand, semibifid
at the base: scape shorter than the petidles,
spathe much longer than the spadix subcylindrical
erect: club slender acute, scarcely half the length
of the antheriferous part of the receptacle : anthers
many celled. Roxb. FI. Ind. 3 p. 495. ,y
This is common in Malabar and like the former forms
part of the food of the natives.