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ZINGIBERACEAE 
ZINGIBER Adanson 
ZINGIBER OFFICINALE Rosc. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 8 (1807) 348. 
Zingiber zingiber Karst. Fl. Deutsch. 1 (1905) 488; Safford 408. 
Amomum zingiber Linn. Sp. Pl. (1758) 1. 
Admitted on the authority of Safford; a native of tropical Asia, now 
cultivated in all hot countries. 
ZINGIBER ZERUMBET (Linn.) Rosc. in Smith Exot. Bot. 2 (1805) 105, 
t. 112; Safford 403. 
Amomum zerumbet Linn. 
McGregor 361. 
A native of tropical Asia, now widely distributed in Malaya and Poly- 
nesia. 
CURCUMA Linnaeus 
CURCUMA LONGA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 2; Safford 252. \ 
G. E. S. 445, with the local name mafigo halomtano, which, according to 
Safford, properly belongs to Canna indica. 
A native of tropical Asia, now widely distributed as a cultivated plant, 
frequently naturalized. 
CANNACEAE 
CANNA Linnaeus 
CANNA INDICA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1758) 1; Safford 212. 
McGregor 528, along roadsides. 
In all tropical countries, unquestionably a native of tropieal America. 
CANNA FLACCIDA Salisb. x IRIDIFLORA Ruiz. & Pav. 
McGregor 358, 480, from cultivated specimens. 
Indentical with the form commonly cultivated in the Philippines known 
as bandera espanola; undoubtedly a hybrid between the indicated species. 
MARANTACEAE 
MARANTA Vionseia 
MARANTA ARUNDINACEA Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 2; Safford 318. 
G. E. S. 8, locally known as arort or sagu. 
A native of tropical America, now widely distributed in cultivation. 
DONAX Loureiro 
DONAX CANNAEFORMIS (Forst. f.) Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 45 (1907) 243. 
Thalia cannaeformis Forst. f. Prodr. (1786) 1. 
Actoplanes cannaeformis K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanrenreich 11 (1902) 84. 
G. E. S. 90, Costenoble 1152, locally known as sanban. 
Philippines to Java and New Guinea. 
