256 CXLIX. SCITAMINEX. (J. G. Baker.) [ Alpinia. 
Rootstock perennial. Leafy stem 6-10 ft. Leaves 2-3 ft., oblong-lanceolate, 
pubescent beneath. Raceme erect, }-1 ft. ; rachis very stout, densely pubescent ; 
pedicels all very short. Buds oblong, obtuse; bracteoles oblong-navicular, 1 in. 
Corolla-segments white, oblong, 1 in. Lip ovate, emarginate, 14-2 in., margin 
pale; centre beautifully variegated red and yellow; edges much incurved. Capsule 
globose, yellow, 1 in. diam. Seeds many, ovoid. 
19. A. nutans, Rosc. in Trans. Linn. Soc. viii. 940; Scit. t. 73; 
anicle cernuous slightly compound, bracts deciduous, peduncles short, 
bracteoles white tipped with pink. Smith Exot. Bot. ii. t. 106; Roxb. in 
Asiat. Res. xi. 354; Hort. Beng. 2; Fl. Ind. i. 65; Bot. Mag. t. 1908; 
Wall. Cat. 6574 ex parte; Grah. Cat. Pl. Bomb. 206; Wight Ic. t. 2027; 
Thw. Enum. 320. A. malaccensis, Wall. Cat. 6578 B, C. A. cristata, 
Griff. Notul. iii. 421. Globba nutans, Linn. Mant. 170; Red. Lil. t. 60. 
Renealmia nutans, Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 360; Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soc. 
i. 279. Zerumbet speciosum, Jacg. Fragm. t. 68; Wendl. Sert. Han. 
t. 19. 
Fastern HIMALAYAS and MALAY PENINSULA.—DiSTRIB. Malay islands. 
Rootstock perennial. Leafy stem 8-10 ft. Leaves 1-2 ft. by 3-6 in., oblong- 
lanceolate, finely pubescent beneath. Panicle 4—1 ft.; rachis very hairy; lower 
branches bearing 2-3 crowded flowers. Bracteoles 1 in. or more, broad, oblong- 
navicular, Corolla-segments oblong, 1 in., white tipped with pink. Lip ovato 
1j in. long and broad, base spurred, margins pale, centre beautifully variegated wit 
red and yellow, margins much incurved. Capsule red, globose, Seeds many ™ 
a cell, 
Var. . AsERICEA, Moon Cat. Ceyl. 1 (sp.); panicle shorter, flowers smaller, 
bracteoles and corolla-segments not tipped with pink.—Ceylon, 
.13. A. involucrata, Griff. Notul. iii. 422; panicle cernuous 
slightly compound, bracts persistent cupular, bracteoles white. 2. 
Matacca, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 5697), Maingay (K. d. 1574). PERAK, King’ 
Collector. 
Nearly allied to A. nutans, of which it may be only a variety. Leafy ae 
10-15 ft. Lower branches of the panicle elongated, with 2~3 flowers crowded j 
the lip, enveloped by persistent scariose bracts. Capsule globose, 1 in. diam. 
Sect. III. Hellenia, Willd. Anther furnished with a small 
petioled crest. Panicle terminal. (Sp. 14-17.) 
14. A. aquatica, Rosc. in Trans. Linn. Soc. viii. 346 ; leaves oblong 
not scabrous, anther with a semi-orbicular crest, lip obcordate. Hellen 
aquatica, Horan, Prodr. 35. Heritiera aquatica, Retz. Obs. v. 
Languas aquaticum vel sylvestre, Kenig in Retz. Obs. iii. 69. 
The Deccan PENINSULA, in swamps, Kenig. :eglate 
Leafy stem 4 ft. and more. Leaves coriaceous, bright green; denticu pite 
glabrous beneath. Panicle narrow, oblong, peduncled, with 2-3 membranous WS 
bracts at the base. Cal yz-limb tubulose-campanulate, glabrous, tridentate. Cor 
segments whitish ; upper ovate-oblong ; two lower acute, approximate. Lip 
than the corolla-segments, with an oblong gland on ench side at the base. only 
with a coloured crest. Capsule black. Seeds about 5, trietrous.— Known 
from Konig's description. 
15. A. scabra, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 648; leaves lanceolate T 
scabrous above, anther with an obscure truncate crest, lip narrow bi ore 
mE scabra, Blume Enum. i. 60; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 603 ; 
rod». 39. 
