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SCITAMINE^. 



1. MUSA Linn. 



1. M. paradisiaca Linn.; Warb. in Engler's Pflanzenreich 1 (1900) 19. The 

 banana. About 9 varieties are commonly cultivated in the river plain region, 

 which can be classified as follows: 



Subspecies 1. normalis 0. Kuntzc; Warb. 1. c. 20. Pulp edible only when 

 cooked, seedless. Tundoc, corresponding to Musa paradisiaca magna Blanco; 

 Hatdvia corresponding to M. paradisiaca maxima Blanco; Batuan corresponding 

 to M. trogloditarum Blanco. 



Subspecies 2. sapientium (Linn.) 0. Kuntze; Warb. 1. c. Pulp edible without 

 cooking, seedless. Lacatan, corresponding to Musa paradisiaca lacatan Blanco; 

 Bungulan, corresponding to ,1/. paradisiaca suaveolcns Blanco; Morddo, corre- 

 sponding to M. paradisiaca violacca Blanco; Gloria, corresponding to M. para- 

 disiaca ternatensis Blanco; and Latiindan corresponding to M. paradisiaca cincrca 

 Blanco. 



Subspecies 3. seminifera (Lour.) Bakerj Warb. 1. c. 21. Pulp scarcely edible, 

 with numerous seeds. S&ba, corresponding to Musa paradisiaca comprcssa Blanco. 



2. M. sp. 



A wild banana is sparingly found in the river canons in the forests at an 

 altitude of from 800 to 900 m.. above the sea. sterile specimens only being ob- 

 served. It probably corresponds to Musa trogloditarum crrans Blanco "Saguing 

 machin," the "monkey banana," and probably is a wild form of the cultivated 

 banana. 



ZINGERBERAGEJi:. 



1. CURCUMA Linn. 



1. C. zeodaria (Berg.) Roscoe ; K. Sch. in Kngler's IMIanzenreich, 20 (1904) 

 110. Coslus nigricans Blanco. Kl. Filip. ed. 1 (1837) 3 : ed. 2 (1845) 3; ed. 3. 

 1 (1877) 5. Roscoea (?) nigricans Hassk.; K. Sch. 1. c. 425. 



(1207 Whitford) May; (6142 Lcibcrg) July. Common in the bamboo thickets 

 below 100 m. British India and Malaya. 



Blanco's Costus nigricans has not previously been satisfactorily identified, 

 but is certainly referable to the above species. The description given by Blanco 

 applies to our specimens while the habitat, time of {lowering, and native name 



is the same. T., Barac. 



2. GLOBBA Linn. 



1. G. merrilli Ridl. Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 83. 



(3869 Merrill) August; (481 Whitford) July; (1598 Borden) August; (6158 

 Leiberg) July, 1904. Along streams and on ridges, 300 to 1,000 m. Endemic. 



2. G. campsophylla K. Sch. in Engler's Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 145. 

 (1461 Ahcrn's collector) July. Endemic. 



3. ZINGIBER Adans. 



1. Z. zerumbet (Linn.) Smith; K. Sch. 1. c. 172. 



(6089 Leiberg) July; (7028 Elmer) November. Common in bamboo thickets 

 below 100 m. British India. 



4. AMOMUM Linn. 



1. A. elegans Ridl. Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 84. 



(207, 300 Whitford) May; (3033 Borden) May. In shaded ravines 130 to 

 600 m. Endemic. 



