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venis is crebris parallelis a costa media divergentibus valde obliquis v. subtrans- 
versis. Scapus seu pedunculus florifer terminalis v. e rhizomate inter folia nascens, 
rarius axillaris, simplex v. rarius ramosus. Bractere primarie nune foliacese. imbricatze 
nune cymbiformes dissitzeque, bifarim v. quaquaverse, in paucis generibus minimze v. 
obsoletz. Flores sub quaque bractea solitarii v. ssepius 2-26, singuli bracteola membra- 
nacea v. spathacea stipati, v. in paucis generibus bracteole deesse videntur. 
. Species ad 450, pér regiones ealidiores utriusque orbis late disperse, perpauese extra tropicos 
extens, 
Ordo naturalissimus, tam foliis quam floribus bene limitatus, noc cum ullo alio generibus inter- 
mediis connexus. 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
Ovarium 1-loeulare placentis parietalibus in generibus 4 prioribus, perfecto 2- nec 3-loculare in 
Tapeinochilo. : 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM,. 
Tribus I. Zingiberece. Calyx tubnlosus v. spathaceus, Stamén 1, anthera. 2-loculari ; 
staminodia petaloidea 2 luteralia varia y. obsoleta, labellum: indivisum 2-fidum v. 2-pártitum, omnia 
basi corolle tubo adnata, Ovarii loculi v. placentz parietales 3, rarissime 2, cc-ovulati ; stylus 
(simplex) tenuis, liber, apice loeulis anthere amplexus, stigmate Sübeapitato loeulos' sepius 
superante ; stylodia 2 libera v. subeonnata. Embryo rectus; - Embryo centralis, rectus, 
*' Quarium 1-loculare, placentis 8 parietalibus, 
l1. MawrisiA. Corollie tubus elongatus. Staminodia lateralia filiformia, in medio filamenti 
elongati opposita, patentia. Caules foliati steriles ; scapus florifer ramosus, aphyllus.—Jnd. 
or. 
2. Gromma. Corolle tubus elongatus. Staminodia lateralia ovata, lobis corollze approximata 
iisque similia. Filamentum elongatum nudum ; anthera nuda v. a latere v. basi appendiculata. 
Thyrsus v. racemus laxus, in caule foliato terminalis.—Znd. or., Archip. Malay. 
3. GurnraiwiA.  Corollee tubus elongatus. Staminodia lateralia petalis breviora, erecta, basi 
cum labello conniventia, Filamentum elongatum, petaloideum ; anthera ivo apice pro- 
ducto appendieulata. Infl itia in caule foliato terminalis, longe spicata.—Nov. Caled. 
4. Hxxroncmr. Corollé tubus brevis. Staminodia lateralia lobis corolhJe approximata 
quibus subsimilia. TFilamentum breve; anthera inappendieulata, Seápus florifer aphyllus, 
spica simplici, bracteis caducis.—Burna. 
** Qvarium longe ultra sedium v. sepissime enfécte 9-looulare, placentis azilibus. 
t. Staminodia lateralia ampla petaloidea. 
5. Roscora. Spiea in caule foliato terminalis, bracteis 1-floris paucis membranaceis 
imibricatis v. dissitis. Staminodia lateralia erecta, basi angustata. Filamentum inter stami- 
nodia erectum ; anthere conneetivum basi in calear 2-fidum produetum,— Himalaya. 
6. KuxwPrERIA. Spica in caule foliato terminalis v. in scapo aphyllo preeeox, bracteis 1-floris 
ibranaeeis imbricatis, Fil breve; anthere connectivum basi nudum, petaloideum, 
ultra loeulos sspe productum.— Zud. or., Archip. Malay., Afr. trop. 
T. GasrnocnicUS, Bpica in caule foliato terminalis y.in scapo aphyllo precox, bracteis 
secundis membranaceis imbricatis. Filamentum breve; anthera inappendiculata ; labellizn 
concavum.—Buria, Malacca. i 
8. Hxpvcuru, . Spica v. thyrsus in caule foliato terminalis, densa y. laxa, braeteis 1-oc- 
floris imbricatis v. dissitis. Fil n elongatum, angustum ;. antherze eonneetiyum inappen- 
diculatum.— Jnd. or., Archip. Malay. " 
9. Cunccwa. Spica dense strobiliformis, bracteis coneavis v. cuculla 
imbricatis apice patentibus sepe coloratis. Staminodia, Jateralja. basi 
connata, Anthera basi 2-calearata loculis. contiguis.—2sia, Afr. e! 4f 
10. Hi Spica strobiliformis Curcumce, bracteis coloratis rigidioribus,  Staminodia 
is 2-oC-floris basi 
imento petaloideo 
dnderirop., ins, 
