232 CXLIX. SCITAMINEZX. (J. G. Baker.) [ Hedychium. 
i. 13; leaves not so long and narrow as in the two last, spike shorter, flowers dull 
brick red or salmon-red often 3—4 in a fascicle, lip obovate-cuneate less deeply 
bifid under 2 in. and broad. Rose. Scit. Pl. t. 60; Bot. Mag. t. 2078; Kern. Hort. 
t. 807.—Chittagong and Silhet, always at low levels. 2. 
Var. H. CARNEUM, Rose. Seit, Pl. t. 57 (sp.) ; leaves 13-2 in., flowers white tinged 
with pale red, lip orbicular j-$ in. long and broad, filament pale red 11-2 in. Bot. 
Mag. t. 2637; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 693. 
21. H. aurantiacum, Wall. Cat. 6551 ; leaves long lanceolate, spike 
long moderately dense-fld., bracts oblong often 2-3-fld., calyx not longer 
than the bract, flowers bright orange-yellow, staminodes lanceolate, ID 
orbicular distinctly clawed deeply bifid, stamen more than twice as jong as 
the lip. Rose. Scit. Pl. t. 39. H. Gardnerianum, var. y, Wall. in "t 
Journ. v. (1853), 369; Savi Fl. Ital. iii. t. 112. H. angustifolium, Bol. 
Reg. t. 157. 
Kumaon and NEPAL, alt. 5000 ft. or more. th 
Leaves 1-1} ft. by 2-3 in., narrowed gradually to the base, glabrous benea l 
Spike 4-1 ft. ; bracts oblong, green, glabrous, 1-14 in. Corolla-tube not ote 
longer than the bract; segments linear, 1 in. or more; staminodes as long as t 
corolla.segments ; lip shorter than the staminodes, about as broad as long ; filamen 
pale bright red ; anther linear, yellow, 3 in.—The affinity is stronger with some forms 
of coccineum than with Gardnerianum. 
22. H. luteum, Herb. Calcut. ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, spike er 
dense-fld., bracts oblong closely imbricate, flowers lemon-yellow, coro? 
tube twice as long as the bract, staminodes lanceolate, lip orbicular bi 
distinetly clawed, stamen half as long again as the lip. 
ASSAM, Oldham. der 
Intermediate between H. flavum E aurantiacum. Stem slender. Leaves Un 
lft. Bracts broad, green, lin. Corolla-tube 2 in.; segments linear, pale "ee: 
above 1 in. ; lip under 1 in. broad, uniform yellow throughout, narrowed suddenly 
a short claw.— Described from a drawing in the Calcutta collection. 
23. H. gratum, Wall. ex Voigt. Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 570 eu 
only); leaves long lanceolate, spike dense-fld., bracts large oblong, coro i 
tube much longer than the bract, flowers whitish, staminodes oblong, H 
orbicular clawed deeply emarginate, stamen a little longer than the hp. 
Kunasa Hrs, Wallich. po LB: 
Leafy stem long and stout. Leaves above 1 ft., 3 in. broad. Spike a the 
bracts 2-3 in. Corolla-segments linear, 1} in. ; staminodes 1 in., narrowed to " 
base ; lip 1 in. broad, narrowed suddenly to a short claw.—Ditters from cocove 
A d ; he 
by its whitish flowers and shorter stamens. Described from a drawing 10 t 
Calcutta collection. 
24. H. elatum, Br. in Bot. Reg. t. 526; leaves large oblong 
spike long moderately dense-fld., bracts oblong 1-2-fld. moderately lar 
calyx as long as the bract, flower white tinged with red, staminodes 9 
lanceolate, lip orbicular clawed bifid, stamen twice as long as the 56; 
Rosc. Seit. Pl. t. 63; Wall. Cat. 6549 A, B; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. SO? 
Reichb. Fl. Exot. t. 270; Horan. Prodr. 96. H. coccineum, var. P, War 
in Kew Journ. v. (1853), 373, in part. 
SUBTROPICAL HIMALAYA ; from Kumaon to SIKKIM, alt, about 5000 ft. pis 
Leaf above 1 ft., 3-4 in. broad, glabrous beneath. Spike 1 ft. or more, i lla- 
very stout ; bracts oblong, 1-1} in., } in. broad. Calyx cylindric, 1-14 in. Coro 
tube a little longer than the bract; segments linear, 1} in. ; staminodes 1-14 
