240 OXLIX. SCITAMINEX. (J. G. Baker.) [Amomum. 
33. A. hypoleucum, Thw. Enum. 318; leaves large oblong-lanceo- 
late silvery beneath, spike 1-3-fld., peduncle very short, bracts oblong 
membranous, lip broad longer than the corolla-segments, anther-crest 
subquadrate crenate, capsule 9-ribbed. 
CEYLON; damp forests of the central province, up to 4000 ft. . 
Rootstock slender. Leafy stem stout, 4-5 ft. Leaves 14-2 ft. by 3-5 in., per- 
sistently silky beneath, petiole 3 in. Spikes many to a rootstock ; bracts 1}-2 in. 
Corolla-tube as long as the bracts ; segments 1 in., oblong, white, subequal ; lip 
orbicular-cuneate, 14 in., entire, white with a yellow disk tinged with red. Capsule 
1 in. globose, red. 
34. A. canneecarpum, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 644; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate glabrous, spike oblong nearly sessile, outer bracts oblong- 
lanceolate, lip broad not longer than the corolla-segments, anther-crest 
short truncate, capsule globose echinate. Elettaria cannzcarpa, Wight Te. 
t. 2007. 
NILGHIRI HILLS; Wight, Gardner. mM 
Leafy stem 4-6 ft. Leaf 12 by 21 in. Spike 3 in.; outer bracts 1-14 in., tips 
deep pink, paler below.  Corolla-tube 14 in.; segments oblong, half as long, the 
upper broader ; lip obovate, yellow, emarginate ; filament short ; anther-cells parallel, 
glabrous; crest very small, entire. Capsule rigid, 1 in. diam. Seeds angled.— 
Wight’s description and figure do not agree with one another, and neither is quite 
accurate. 
35. A. subulatum, Roz). Cor. Pl. t. 277; Fl. Ind. i. 44; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate glabrous beneath, spike globose shortly peduncled, outer 
bracts obtuse with a horny cusp, lip obovate-cuneate emarginate, anther- 
crest small trancate, capsule echinate. Horan. Prodr. 29. 
EASTERN HIMALAYAS ; Rogburgh. 
Leafy stem 3-4 ft. Leaves 1-2 ft. by 3-4 in. green, glabrous on both surfaces. 
Spike very dense, shortly peduneled, 2-3 in.; bracts red-brown, outer 1 in., ovate, 
inner shorter and obtuse. Calyx and corolla-tube 1 in. ; segments sobtuse, shortet 
than the tube; upper cuspidate. Lip yellowish white, rather longer than the corolla- 
segments. Filament very short; anther-crest entire. Capsule 1 in., globose, Te’ 
brown, densely echinate. 
** Anther-crest 3—4-lobed. 
t Spike 2-3-fld. 
36. A. biflorum, Jack in Mal. Misc. i. 2; leaves oblong-lanceolate 
glabrous except the midrib, spike 2-fld. peduncled, bracts lanceolate, lip 
obovate white with a yellow centre, anther-crest 3-lobed. Hook. Bot. 
Misc. i. 274. 
PENANG, Jack. 1 
Rootstock not thicker than a goose-quill, Leafy stem 3 ft. Peduncle envelope 
in bracteal sheaths ; bracts reddish; bracteole half as long as the calyx. Corolla 
white, segments subequal. Lip white, tip rounded.—Not seen. 
37. A. elatterioides, Baker; leaves oblong-lanceolate softly pubes- 
cent beneath, spike sessile 2-fid., bracts lanceolate, corolla-tube 1008 
slender, lip broad longer than the corolla-segments, anther-crest 3-lobed.— 
Amomum sp. Griff. Notul. ii. 417. 
Maracca, Griffith, Kew Distrib. 5753, Maingay (K. d. 1573.) 
Rootstock slender. Leafy stem 2-2} ft. Leaves 9-12 by 1j-2 in. Spikes many 
