Zingiber.] CXLIX. SCITAMINEX. (J. G. Baker.) 247 
have a spike 6-9 in., 1 in. diam., peduncle about as long, leafy stem 2-3 ft., and a 
pink capsule. 
. 16. Z. Zerumbet, Smith Exot. Bot. ii. 105, t. 112; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate glabrous beneath, spike oblong very dense, bracts orbicular 
green, corolla-segments whitish, lip sulphur-yellow unspotted, midlobe 
orbicular emarginate, basal lobes large orbicular. Rosc. in Trans. Linn. 
Boc, vii. 348 ; Scit. Pl. t. 84; Rowb. in Asiat. Res. xi. 346; Hort. Beng. 1; 
FL Ind. i. 48; Horan. Prodr. 27; Grah. Cat. Pl. Bomb. 207; Bot. 
Mag. t. 2000; Wall. Cat. 6562; Wight Ic. t. 2003; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. 
Fl. 272. Z. spurium, Kenig in Retz. Obs. iii. 60. Zingiber sp., Grif. Notul. 
m. 412; Ic. t. 351. Amomum Zerumbet, Linn. Sp. i. 1; Jacy. Hort. Vind. 
4.1.54. A. spurium, Gmel. Syst. 1.6. A. sylvestre, Poir. Ency. Suppl. 
Y. Zerumbet Zingiber, Lestib. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, xx. 329.— 
Rheede Hort. Mal. xi. 27, t. 13 ; Rumph. Amboin. v. 148, t. 64, fig. 1. 
From the Himatayas to CEYLON and the MALAY PENINSULA.—DISTRIB. 
Widely cultivated in tropies of Old World. 
Rootstock tuberous, biennial, pale yellow inside. Leafy stem 3-4 ft. Leaves 12 
y 2-3 in. Spikes 3—4 in., l} in. diam. ; peduncle 1-1 ft.; bracts 1-1} in. long and 
road, very obtuse, green with a paler edge. Corolla-tube as long as the bract ; 
‘ements 1 in., upper broader, Lip with a midlobe $ in. broad. Stamen pale, as 
ong as the lip, Capsule oblong, above 1 in.—I cannot from the description 
distinguish Z, amaricans, Blume; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 593. 
** Leaves more or less pubescent beneath. 
17. Z. cylindricum, Moon Cat. Ceyl. Pl. 1; leaves oblong-lanceolate 
pubescent beneath, spikes oblong-cylindric, bracts ovate pale or reddish, 
corolla-segments green, lip yellowish-white unspotted obovate, basal 
auricles small obtuse, Thwaites Enum, 315. 
ÜzYtox; in forests of the central province. 2 dqinox 
2 stem 3-6 ft. and more. Leaves 6-8by 1-2in. Spike 3-4 in., 1} in. diam. ; 
uncle 3-9 in.; bract-leaves obtuse, imbricate; bracts about 1 in., closely imbricate, 
Eber subacute, lowest obtuse. Corolla-tube as long as the bract; segments lan- 
"Oates Capsule subglobose red. Seeds black, aril white. 
18. 2. macrost j ^. Kew Journ. Bot. iv. (1852) 
3 achyum, Dalz. in Hook. Kew J Jot. 1 
Me mE oblong-lanceolate pubescent beneath, spike cylindrie, bracts 
n. ate reddish, corolla-segments greenish-white, lip obovate yellowish-white 
med with purple lines, basal auricles small. Dalz. 4 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 273 ; 
cran, Prodr, 27, Alpinia Neesana (Mesuana), Grah. Cat. Pl. Bomb. 207. 
Hills of the Concan, Graham, &c. 
1 nr reddish, pubescent, Leaves dark green, 12-18 by 13-3 in. Spike }-1ft., 
bracts lir] peduncle elongate, with large obtuse sheathing scariose bract-leaves ; 
in C 3». Corolla-tube as long asthe bract; segments lanceolate, nearly 
* Vüpsule red, pubescent, the size and shape of a sparrow’s egg. 
19. Z. s . DI -lanceolate 
* Spectabile, Grif. Notul. iii. 413 ; leaves oblong-lan 
Mbescent beneath, spike eg oblong-cylindrie, braets orbicular sub- 
in emus reddish with a pale margin, corolla-seg ments yellowish-white, 
‘cular blackish-purple, basal auricles short obtuse. 
ALA ; 20 EM . : t, 
King’s DX th (Kew Distrib. 5762), Maingay (K. d. 1567). PERAK; Laru 
*afy st : ike 1—1 ft., 23 in. diam. ; 
bracts 3, 6m long and stout. Leaves 9-12 by 2-3 in. Spike 3-1 ft., 23 ` 
cts 1-11 in, long and broad, more coriaceous and more spreading than in the 
