Hedychium] ^— OXLIX. scrrAMINES. (J. G. Baker.) 229 
(1853) 329 ; Cat. 6545 A, B; leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, spike long 
dense-fid., bracts oblong very hairy often 2-3-fd., calyx longer than the 
t, lowers white, staminodes linear, lip narrow clawed bipartite seg- 
ments narrow, stamen twice as long as the lip, anther small sagittate. 
Rose Seit, Pl, t. 94; Horan. Prodr. 25. 
Au, Stuer, Assam, KHASIA Hrs MUNIPUR, alt. 4000-6000 ft. 
Leaves sometimes l ft, 2-4 in. broad, glabrous beneath. Spike il n. 
Very stout and hairy ; bracts pale green, j-lin. Calyx aboutlj in. Corolla- 
tube longer than the calyx; segments linear, 1-1} in.; staminodes like the corolla- 
“suents; lip 1 in. or more; filament 13-2 in., bright red; anther much shorter 
m any other species, : 
Var, TENUIFLORUM, Wall. Cat. 6516 C.; flowers much smaller than in the type, 
la-segments staminodes and lip à in.—Assam, Silhet and Khasia. 
tt Leaves more or less pubescent beneath. 
12. H. aureum, Clarke & Mann mss.; dwarf, leaves small thin lan- 
^u late, spike short dense-fld. oblong, bracts 1-fld. wrapped tightly round 
* calyx, ealyx ag long as the bract, flowers very small golden yellow, 
ie linear, lip narrow cuneate deeply bifid segments narrow, stamen 
as long again as the lip. 
Nouueny Kuasta Hiris; alt. 5000-6000 ft., Clarke, Mann. — 
fa Piphytie ; leafy stem short, slender. Leaves 6-8 by 1-1} in., slightly pubescent 
mug > tapering gradually to a long point. Spike 14-2 in.; bracts cylin dric, 
™ glabrous, 3 in, Calyx about as long as the bract. Corolla-tube i-i in.; 
note linear, 3-2 in.; staminodes as long as the corolla-segments ; lip 3-3 in. 
Be, rowed gradually to a short claw; filament as long as thelip; anther 
» in. Capsule globose, glabrous, the size of a pea. 
c H. gracile, Roxb, Hort, Beng.; Fl. Ind. i. 14; Cor. PL iii. 
S; leaves oblong-lanceolate, spike long moderately dense-fld., 
bns, aà wrapped tightly round the calyx, calyx longer than the bract, 
t Mall greenish white, staminodes linear, lip oblong-cuneate 2-par- 
Su pP ens narrow, stamen half as long again as the lip. Wall. Cat. 
UU Kew Journ, v. (1853) 367, in part. 
ip HILLS and CHITTAGONG, Rowburgh, Wallich. 
lunt. stem 2-3 ft. Teares 5-6 by 14-2 in., thin, caudate, finely pubescent 
litle j^ Spike 2-4 in.; bracts } in., green, cylindric, thin, glabrous. Calyx a 
nger than the bract. Corolla-tube 1 in., very slender; segments linear, 
M ong as the tube; staminodes very narrow, shorter than the corolla-seg- 
tloboge Da ie distinctly clawed ; filament 1 in., bright red; anther linear. Capsule 
Var glabrous, the size of a pea, : lit 
;] ` SLAUCU M, Rosc. Scit. Pl.t. 53 (sp.) More robust and larger in all its 
, caves glabrous and glaucous beneath ; spike often 6-9 in. 3 bracts 4 in.; parts 
o er half as long again as in the type. H. gracile, Wall. Cat. 6516 "M 
Bhotay i” V. 367, in part; Hook. f. in Bot. Mag. t. 6038.—Khasia Hills, 
end Sikkim, alt, 3000-8000 ft. 
bc Griffithianum, Wall. in Kew Journ. v. (1853), 369; leaves 
hallin. 5 Spike lax-fid., bracts l-Hd. cylindric, calyx longer than lin 
"e the bract, flowers white or pale yellow, staminodes linear, T 
ey trow clawed bipartite, segments narrow, stamen rather longer than 
P. Horan, Prodr. 25. 
HASIA H 
Ze: ILIS, alt. 45000 ft., Gri th, Hook. f. & Thoms. ` . 
Saves Sometimes aboye 1 ft. d 3 igi booa d, wk? above with glandular lines, 
