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nervum medium fubtus clevflnria, lubditHcha; infima breviora, fumma angufKora ^ inifrmt. 

 dia longiTTJiUfl fld tiovcm dcctmve uncias; oniniti peiiolo brevifTuno innixa, orto ck dorfo va- 

 ■Hmt ampf^xicnulis JoDg*? infra ejus apiccrm mcmbranacemn. Ad caiilium latua egredjtur fca- 

 pu5 Hongcr^ ap!iyllu5, mcrh vaginiSj uti infernc caulis, teitm , teres j oblique aiTurgcis, 

 plus minui fc5t|Liipt;dfll[s, ciiiJibus plerumquc ^raciiior , fpica rcrminfttus. Hi in ipfo exonu 

 fiTO facilt a caulibus diftiiigUunEUr , quoJ vcrticem genmt obmifum & craiTuSum^ cdules vhu 

 frundcm habcanc gradlcm 6i rubulatLiiiL Spica m prLndpto ovata, adulta Tnagi? oblonga cva- 

 dit] ncque iigurx dilcrjnicn banc inter fpicamquc Zingiberis repcrrio^ tu dcfiniri ab ilia npte 

 qucanci uti opiimc clarjlTianiJS Murray monujt, folionun JacJtudtiitm meriro pnEfercus. Cui 

 addi pro ulttriorcr tlifTcrcjuia poictt^ quod in Zirtgibere fpica ob bra£le:^s rnagis inflato - conca- 

 V35 laxioresqutr undique protubcrcf, ncc lat^ utin Zcrambetj fuperticic ^quilfima; tumeciam 

 qtiud in Zinj;ibert non raro in c^dcm ipica plcrriquc florcs fimul Horcanf. SpitK"^ Componi- 

 tur tx fquamis five fpacbis iiuinei^ofi?^ d^tift & elegantcc imbricadiJ^ caiicavi?^ amplis^ fub- 

 rotundis cum ball conlralliurt^ iiquore oduraio nidubnu: plenis j obturifilmis cum tn^igUQ mu^ 

 crone, virencibns cum liinbu t*nui meinbranaceo albicauK pcllucido nee luperante rk>ucroncrti 

 Polt llorcfcentiam, Rumpbius ai:^ Tpicain co£H ^dinibr cancn juberc. Apud jios d^ rubeni 

 margi^^es albi fquamarQin^ dum fquamx ipfsC pallidc Ea^'efcuiiC lotx^ eleganti colnris muta* 

 lioiie. Cxtcrum Tpica: fie murcefccncj? udor buj^ fuavior evadi: , dtuctlfiaiii^quft vigct ia- 

 ira qiiamlibe: rquainflm flus unicus fcflili* elt, inftrioribn? paucis pluribusve c^ctpiis, qus fto- 

 n cartnti qufls inter camen non nQincro utiam alteramve illaan maxime vaitrictiram, 9 vera 

 Ipica dittanlem ^ vagiaiam potius fcapi diiTorm^jni. Flurcs ab inferioribu:^ fucceJIvt trxpafiduo- 

 cur^ & plerunique ir^ wdcm altitadinis ordint^ ita tamen^ uE rarilHine pUires quain quatuor 

 fiinul adftn:^ auc adelTc oh nuin^rutn fquiimaruni in cadem altiiudine Imtid majorcm poiicnt; fo- 

 pc eEmm dumcaKac Ecrni vel bini. Extra fcapttm enierJi^ ciiilTimc & fere ad oculum incre- 

 Icnnr, cxpHcamur polt pati^^as hotas, poft paucas dcnuo inccrcutic , dnin ad tplhm Jimbum 

 fquamx, Eoque folo in luco^ in mucilagincm veJuti verJi^ abrumpicur (tons limbtis una cnm 

 contenti? J dcciditquc brevi. Ncc fin lioc a coTiiprimeme flortcn ccncHum fqiiama" quin avu!- 

 fa liac in tempore _p ut hbcrriinus litis mant-rct, ja^tim id fuerit non minus^ cum tardiore tfl- 

 Tncnlapfij. Pro calyce fluti Tpfltlia duplex eft; alcera esccrior d, major p fquama; fert Eongi* 

 tudiiiCj ex ipfft gcrmifiJS tommuni bnfi Drtfl^ hitic convoluta & germen &: reliqua incladcnSr 

 Alwra inEt?rior & ^ quam pcrianchium vo^averam antca fupertim , germini infidens^ convoluta 

 continec coryllii mbum. UEraque albida , EcnuiSj fubpt]|ucida , obiLifa , lanceolnta^ marce- 

 fcendo perliihns. Corolla ijr monopcEala, ochroleuca^ fupera^ intra fquamsm Tpica: cylin- 

 drica b c/j fupra banc inrui^dibuIJEoTmis. Limbus bilabiatus \ tabio fuperlori c lanc^jolgcu , con- 

 cavo^ erc&o, acuto, fere dupb brcviorc lubo] labio infcriori ptecite ^ prrjfuiide biparcito : 

 laciniis anguCtioribui J cittruni fimilibus. N^^&arium cum ftamine apprimc c^oroltam ringen- 

 tem fitnuht^ ica ucneSarium ^ciat e;usdem labium inftrius^ fuperiui a llaEfiine fingacnrr Eft 

 autem neiiirium ampliffimum, monophvHum, lojigitudine fere pecalij cidcmqut ad balln la- 

 bii infcrioris infertum, patcmiliimum ^ rugofum^ ad oras crcnukiumj & f^Lnitrilobum ; laci- 

 niis rotundatis ^ iaceralibui minoribu^^ intermedia maxima^ einarginata ^ & in difco crafliore 

 dilutequc lutea. Filamentum unicum, lancealato - oblongum , obcufe acuminatum^ coroHx 

 dorfij fub hbio fiiperiore ^dnatum ^ hinc iricurvatum Jie£tarioque antrorfum incumbent. Aei^ 

 tiierxgcmina^ dillinch;^ linenre?^ magn^, adnata; longiiudinalitcr parieti interno iilamenti in^ 

 fra acumen, ocbroleLic:!;. Germen pallidum , fubrotundum ^ obfuictc trigonum^ comprcfib- 

 lumj inferum, triloculare ^ polvfpermum^ forre capfiik fuiurumn Stylus caplllaris, longi- 

 tudine lilamenEE^ liu|us accumbcns dorib ad apic?m usque ^ dum Lncer utramque ancberam cran- 

 fit, nipatuin^ad enortum px gcrmint ^ utrinque feculu brevx Stigma incradaLam j fimplex^ nd 

 Icnlon or^apercu ciluacoquc. Omn« tabular rigurx ad magnitudinem niicuralem funt. Ctin- 

 fpicJEUr bulburtim aggeries^ ejl qua fcapi e^tunc duo flori<jeri^ alEcr jam circa medium florens^ 

 alttr ncdum adukus ; cum cautis foliofus junior integer j & abfdfTi duo adulti^ quaruin pars 

 truncara aliqtia fuptrior Cum adnexo folio fcorfim a tergo pingitur Ad laEUS vero adftsnt ft- 

 qucntla. Spica florens cum a\Tjl(is omnibus inferioribu? fquamis^ ut paceac^ quo bic pa5to 

 Igceniur florUJn fuperlli:^ partes inferiorc5 poft cafatn partium fuperiorum. Ei in laac fpica 



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