646 -OLXX. SCOITAMINEJE. [Zingiberec 
14. Elettaria, Maton in Trans. Linn. Soc. x. 250. (Cardamormi; Salisb. 4n Trans. 
Hort. Soc. 1, 982, absque char.)—Calyx | , breviter 3-lobus. 
Corolle tubus cylindraceus, vix e calyce cuiu ; lobus postieus oblongus, suberectus, 
concavus, laterales angustiores recurvo-pat Staminodia lateralia ad dentes parvos 
erectos reducta ; labellum obovoideum, id corolle paullo longius, apice patens, late 
sup 3-lobum ; b anthera ad faucem corolle fere sessilis, linearis, loculis usque ad apicem 
i nec ultra loculos producto. Ovarium 3-loculare, 
co-ovulatum ; ; stylus filiformis, stigmate ultra logulos anthere parvo. Fructus subglobosus 
v. i longus, pericarpio Semina obovoidea, truncata, 
rugosa (exarillata 7; embryo crassiusculus, rectus.—hRhizoma horizontale, crassum. 
Caules foliati steriles, foliis paucis longis latiusculis. Scapi aphylli, longi, flexuosi, fere a 
basi florentes, bracteis dissitis membranaceis spathacois;j jam sub Snape sepius emarcidis. 
Flores sub quaque bractea 2 v. 3, breviter pedicellati, singuli bract plicata stipati. 
Species v. fide Thwaitesii varietates 2, imprimis ad fructus formam distinete, Zeylaniwe et 
Peninsule Indis orientalis incole. JWAie im Trans. Linn. Soc. x. t. 5 CAmomum). | Berg, Darst. 
Offic. Gew. t. 34 c. Roxb. Corom. Pl. t. 226. 
l5. Zingiber, Adans. Pam. ii. 66.—Calyx membranaceus v. hyalinus, tubulosus, 
breviter 3-lobus. Corollze tubus cylindraceus, superne parum dilatatus ; lobi angusti, 
postieus erectus, incurvus, concavus, laterales patentes. Staminodia lateralia basi cum. 
labello connata v. preter lobos laterales labelli 0; labellum v. labelli lobus medius 
lateralibus major, integer v. breviter 2-| fidus, interdum criepulus g ndo in filamento 
brevi erecta, oblonga, loculis inter se parum d to ultra loculos 
in appendicem linearem v. subulatam producto. Ovarium .3-loculare, cc-ovulatum ; stylus 
filiformis, stigmate ultra loculos antherz ssepius parvo subgloboso. Capsula nM v. 
oblonga, pericarpio haud crasso, irregulariter rupta. Semina swpius majuseula, oblonga, 
arillo lacero laciniis. nunc brevibus, nune elongatis semen longe superantibus.—Rhizoma 
horizontale, tuberosum. Caules foliati variant floriferi v. steriles. "Thyrsi spiciformes, 
densi, strobiliformes v. longiusculi, bracteis imbricatis, nune in seapo radicali aphyllo 
vaginis obtecto, nunc in caule foliato terminales v. in peduneulo recurvo terae Flores 
sub quaque bractea 1-3, singuli bracteola spathacea stipati. 
Species enumerate ad. 30, sed vix 20 bene distinetze, Indiwm orientalis, Archipelagi Malayani, ins. 
Masearensium et maris Pacifiei incolze. Zoran. Prod, Monogr. Scitam. 97. Geertn. Fruct, i, 33, t. 12. 
Van Hall, Obs. Zingib., Lugd. Bat., 1858, cum tabb. 2... - 
Genus ad TANE E in sectiones sequentes dividitur :— 
1. Cryptanthium, Horan. Infl ia in rl sessilis v. in scapo brevi terra semi-immersa. 
—.Hosc. Scitam. t. 86 ad 89. Wall. Pl. 4s. Rar. t. 65... Wight, Ic. t. 2004. 
2.L ium, Horan. Iufl ia in seapo longiusculo erecto aphyllo epigea. |. osc. Scitam. 
t. 83 ad 85. Roxb. Corom. Pl. t. 263. — Berg, Darst. Offizin. Gew. t. 84 b. Si. Exot. Bot. t. 112. 
Jacq. Hort. Vind. jii, t. 54. (Amomum). / Wight, Io. (. 2003. — Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 560. Bot, Mag. 
1.1426, 2000, 6019. JxaERA et DierxtCHIA, Giseke, Prelect. Linn. 203, 208. CassuwvNaR, Colla, 
Nov. Scit. Ge. onqu; | Taurins,. 1830, cis tab. 1. 
3. Pl in lo a latere caulis foliati reeurvo. Staminodia lateralia 
brevia, libera, incurva. Species unica ; nota, Z. Clarkei, King mss., e Sikkim, Hook. f. et Thoms., G. 
King. 
4. Dy mei JM 
ia in caule foliato terminalis. — Hose. Seitam. t. 90, 91. Dxw- 
onn, S. Prod. Monogr. Scitam. 96. Horaninow genus suum distinxit proeter inflorescentiam, 
libus 2 ovatis petaloideis, quee in Zingibere deesse dieuntur. Sempertamen adesse 
videntur nune parvula libera, sepius tamen eum labello plus minus a latere coalita et pro lobis 
lateralibus suis deseripta. In Z. (Dymczewdezia) capitato pariter cum labello basi connata sunt. 
ZenvwPET, Lestib. im Ann. Sc. Nat. ser.2, xv. 329, includit species omnes quibus staminodia 
lateralia minima v. labello alto adnata, 
16. Costus, Linn. Gen. n, 9. (Banksea, Kon. in Reiz, Obs. iii. 70. 'Tsiana, Gmel. 
Syst. i.9. Hellenia, Retz, Obs. vi. 18. Planera, Giseke, Pralect. Linn. 200. Jacuanga, 
