214 ,CXLIX. SCITAMINEE. (J. G. Baker.) [Cureuma. 
BENGAL and the CoNcANs; native and widely cultivated, under the name of. 
Mango Ginger. . 
Rootstock ovoid; sessile tubers thick, cylindric. Leafy tuft 2-3 ft. ; petiole as 
long as the blade, which reaches 1-1} ft. by 6 in. or more in breadth, plain green, 
tapering gradually to the base and apex. Peduncle } ft. or more, hidden by the 
sheathing bases of the leaves. Spike autumnal, 3-6 in. by 1} in. diam.; flower- 
bracts about 1 in., those of the coma tinged with pink. Flowers about as long as 
the bracts. Corolla whitish, lip pale yellow.—Not distinguishable in Herbarium 
specimens from C. longa. 
18. C. longa, Linn. Sp. Plant. 2; rootstock large, sessile tubers 
bright yellow inside, petiole long, leaves large oblong narrowed to the base, 
flower-bracts pale green, those of the coma tinged with pink, flowers ale 
yellow. Kanig in Ketz. Obs. ii. 71; Rowb. in Asiat. Res. xi. 340 ; Cu 
‘Beng.1; Fl.Ind.i.82; Royle Ill. 358; Wall. Cat. 6605 D; Grah. Cat. Pi. 
Bomb. 209; Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 886; Bentl. & Trim. Med. Pl. t. 209; 
Horan. Prodr. 23. Amomum Curcuma, Jacq. Hort. Vind. iii. t. 4.—Rheede 
Hort. Mal. xi. t. 11. Rumph. Amboin. v. t. 67. 
Widely cultivated in BENGAL and other parts of Ixp14A. Clarke considers it to 
be indigenous on Parasnatb, in Behar, alt. 4-5000 ft., Clarke. —DISTRIB. Cultivated 
through the Tropics. . 
Rootstock ovoid; sessile tubers thick, cylindric. Leafy tuft 4-5 ft.; petiole 8$ 
long as the plain green blade, which is 1-1} ft. by 4-8 in. broad. Peduncle j ft. or 
more, hidden by the sheathing petiole. Spikes autumnal, 4-6 in. by 2 in. diam. ; 
flower-bracts pale green, ovate, lj in.; those of the coma pale pink. Flowers as 
long as the bracts, like those of C. Zedoaria & aromatica in structure. 
19. C. montana, Rosc. in Trans. Linn. Soc. vii. 355; rootstock 
large, sessile tubers pale yellow inside, petiole long, leaves oblong narrowe 
to the base, Hower-bracts pale green, those of the coma pink, flowers pa 
yellow. Rogb. in Asiat. Res. xi. 342; Hort. Beng. 1; Corom. Pl. t. 1515 
Fl. Ind. i. 95; Griff. Notul. iii. 415 ; Ic. Plant. Asiat.t. 352, fig. 1; Hora". 
Prodr. 93. C.pseudo-montana, Grah. Cat. Pl. Bomb. 210; Dalz. & Gibs. 
Bomb. Fl. 275; Lisboa in Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. ii. 144. 
Concan and the Circars, Roxburgh, &c. , 
Rootstock ovoid, perennial. Leafy tuft 2-3 ft.; blade 1 ft. or more by 6-8 IDs 
plain green, narrowed to the base; petiole green, deeply channelled, as long 8$ the 
blade. Peduncle shorter than the petiole. Spike autumnal, j ft. by 2 in. diam; 
flower-bracts ovate, 13 in. Flowers about as long as the bracts. Corolla-segments 
subequal, lip longer, deflexed, obscurely 3-lobed.—C. Kuchoor, Royle Ill. 359 (name 
only), which is cultivated on the hills above the Dehra Doon, is said to be nearly 
allied. A flowerless specimen from Mussoorie, sent by Mr. Duthie, furnishes 2° 
distinctive characters. 
20. C. Kuntsleri, Baker; petiole long, leaves oblong narrowed to 
the base, bracts very broad all pale green, coma 0, flowers yellow. 
Pesu, Kunstler (Hort. Calcutt. 1882). 
Rootstock not seen. Leaf-blade under 1 ft., 4-6 in. broad, acute, green aboy?” 
tinged with purple beneath; petiole 5-6 in., robust, deeply channelled. Pedune” 
very short; spike short, 2 in. diam., without any coma of coloured bracts; 
flower-bracts 14 in. long and broad. Corolla-tube as long as the bract; segments 
lanceolate, } in.; lip obovate-cuneate, rather longer than the corolla-segments, Y ellow 
throughout, emarginate.—Near C. montana. 
21. C. reclinata, Hoch, in Asiat. Res. xi. 342; Hort. Beng. 1; Fl 
Ind. i. 36; rootstock small, sessile tubers 0, petiole short, leaves thin oblong 
