70 186. SCITAMINEX. 
“The radical tubers when dried constitute the medicine 
known as Yu-chin by the Chinese. The rhizomes are very 
yellow and undoubtedly turmeric."— Dr. A. Henry. 
2. Curcuma pallida, Zour. FI. Cochinch. p. 9; Horan. Monogr. 
Scit. p. 24; Bretschn. Early Res. p. 176. 
Kwanetunea : Canton (ex Loureiro). 
[Amomum medium, Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 4, said to be from 
Yunnan, has been doubtfully referred to Alpinia alba, Rosc., 
which in its turn is probably only a form of Alpinia Galanga, 
Willd.] 
1. Zingiber confine, Mig. Journ. Bot. Néerl. i. (1861) p. 94. 
KwaxaruNa (Krone, ex Miquel). 
2. Zingiber corallinum, Hance, in Journ. Bot. xvii. (1880) 
p. 301, & 1883, p. 357. 
Hues (Hancock!). Mus. Brit. 
3. Zingiber integrilabrum, Hance, in Journ. Bot. xx. (1882) p. 80. 
HoxakoNa: Mount Gough (Ford, 5! -Hance,218129!). Mus. 
Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
4. Zingiber officinale, Rose. in Trans. Linn. Soc. viii. (1807) 
p. 348; Seitam. t. 83; Bentl. d Trim. Med. Pt. t. 270; Hook. f. 
Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. p. 246. 
Amomum Zingiber, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 1; Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p.2; 
Bretschn. Early Res. p. 176; Jacq. Hort. Vind. i. t. 75. 
Curva (ex Loureiro and Bretschneider); Formosa: Bankin- 
sing CA. Henry, 491, 1575!). * Without any doubt a native of 
China." — Bretschneider. 
Widely cultivated in the Tropics. 
5. Zingiber Zerumbet, Rosc. in Sm. Exot. Bot. ii. p. 105, 
t. 112, and Trans. Linn. Soc. viii. (1807) p. 348; Scitam. t. 84; 
Bot. Mag. t. 2000; Horan. Monogr. Scit. p. 27; Hook. f. FL 
Brit. Ind. vi. p. 247 ; Hance, in Journ. Bot. xvii. (1879) p. 15. 
Amomum Zerumbet, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p.l; Jacq. Hort. Vind. iii. 
t. 54. 
Zerumbet Zingiber, Lestib. in Ann, Se. Nat, 9"* sér, xy. (1841) p. 329. 
Kwanetune: Tingushan, Canton (Hance, 17695 '). Mus. Brit. ; 
Herb. Kew. 
Widely cultivated in the Tropics of the Old World. 
