23 GLOBBA. 
Panicle terminal, long and pendulous ; composed of remote 
diverging branches ; each bearing 2, 3, or 4, middle-sized, 
yellow, short pedicelled flowers on their extremities, which 
expand in succession. 
Bractes of the branches solitary, linear-oblong ; of the flowers 
oval: all have their margins ciliate. 
Calyx short-campanulate, deeply three-toothed. 
Corol one-petalled, irregular. Tube long, slender, and curved 
upward. Border double. The exterior is composed of five 
divisions, three outer and two inner; the posterior one of 
the first three is broad, lanceolate, acute, and concave ; the 
anterior two obliquely-obovate ; the other (inner) two are 
lanceolate. Inner border, in this species, considerably elevated 
on a continuation of the tube, (or it may be called the tubular 
base of the filament), forming a vertical lip, or apron to the 
long slanting mouth of the tube; the lower two rounded 
tubes of this peculiar, (and in all the species I have seen), 
constant appendage, are shorter than the portion of the tube 
which raises them above the exterior border; the upper 
very slender cloven ends thereof extend a considerable way 
up the forepart of the filament, and adhere to it on each side 
of the groove formed therein for the style. 
Filament very long and slender, but in this species less curved 
than in the other ; grooved on the fore part for the reception 
of the style. Anther two-lobed, from the lower end of each 
a long slender, sharp spur projects. 
Germ inferior, oval. Style filiform. Stigma funnel-shaped, with 
ciliate margin. 
Capsule: I have seen it only in its half grown state ; it has then 
three cells, with parietal receptacles, and many seeds in 
each ; but the partitions are so slender, as to induce me to 
think they disappear by the time the seeds are ripe, as in 
G. orixensis and radicalis. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
This very beautiful plant is a native of the forests of the Island 
of Pulo-pinang, where it blossoms during the rainy season. 
229. GLOBBA ORIXENSIS. 
Leaves oblong. Panicle terminal. Anther naked. Capsule warty. 
Roxb. in Asiat. resear. 11. p. 358. tab. 8. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Root perennial. 
Stems oblique, smooth, from two to three feet high, including the 
panicle. 
Leaves bifarious, spreading, oblong, taper-pointed, smooth on both 
sides, finely veined, from 6 to 10 inches long, and from 
2to 4 broad. Sheaths little more than half stem-clasping, 
smooth. 
Panicle terminal, nearly erect ; composed of short, rigid, smooth, 
jointed, simple, expanding branches. 
Flowers sessile, small, solitary from the joints of the branches of 
the panicle: colour a dark orange-yellow. 
Bractes solitary, oval, small, one-flowered, caducous. 
Calyx campanulate, three-ioothed. 
Corol : Tube a little curved, widening gradually from the base to 
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the mouth. Exterior border of five divisions ; the outer three 
nearly equal; the inner two smaller and ovate ; all are of 
the same dark orange colour, and spreading. Inner border 
nearly as in the last described species, only less elevated 
above the exterior five lobes, and with the lower end retuse 
and scarlet, coloured in the centre. 
Filament incurved like a fish-hook. Anther-two-lobed, naked. 
Style shorter than the tube of the corol and filament, consequently 
not lodged in the usual groove of the filament, but takes a 
shorter and less curved direction to reach the anther, where’ 
its apex passes between the lobes thereof. Stigma perforated. 
Capsule nearly round, firm, fleshy, and warty, one-celled, con- 
taining many oblong seeds, but unfortunately neither the 
original drawing, nor description, take any notice of their 
insertion. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
A native of the moist valleys up amongst the mountains of the 
Rajahmundry Circar, where it blossoms during.the rainy season. 
230. GLOBBA RADICALIS. 
Panicle radical. Anther winged. 
Globba radicalis. Roxb. in Asiat. resear. 11. p. 359. 
Mantisia saltatoria. Sims in Botan. magaz. 1320. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Root perennial, composed of numerous, diverging, fleshy fibres, 
or slender tubers. 
Stems leaf-bearing, but a little to one side, from one to two feet 
high. 
Leaves alternate, bifarious, sessile on their sheaths, lanceolate, 
with long, withered, filiform points ; villous on both sides ; 
length from six to nine inches, and about one and a half 
broad. Sheaths smooth, keeled on the back: the ligule, or 
stipulary process rises a little on each side. 
Scapes radical, 3 or 4 inches long, often several from the same 
cluster of roots, erect, enveloped in three or four alternate, 
smooth, short sheaths. 
Panicle erect, about a foot high, including the scape, and expa nd 
nearly as much ; the whole, except the yellow inner border 
of the corol, a very lively blueish-purple. Ramifications alter- 
nate, long, simple, horizontal, or slightly reclined, each 
bearing in succession numerous, alternate, sessile, rather 
small, lovely purple and yellow flowers. 
Bractes solitary, light purple, smooth; of the ramifications 
oblong ; of the flowers cordate: all are permanent. 
Flowers solitary, sessile in the axils of their proper bractes. 
Calyx above, clavate, smooth, light purple ; mouth three-toothed : 
permanent, with the lower half of the tube of the corol. 
Corol: Tube long and very slender, the lower half, which is in- 
closed in the tube of the calyx, projects horizontally; the 
upper half erect; at the angle (nearly a right one,) which 
those portions of the tube make the flower drops, leaving 
the lower half to wither. Border double. 
parted ; (in the other species it is five-parted,) posterior divi- 
Sion erect, pressing on the back of the base of the filament, 
oblong, boat-shaped; anterior, or lower two divisions 
obliquely-cordate and reflexed, all the three are of a light 
Exterior three 
