350 Mr. Roscoz's New Arrangement of the Plantsof the 
C. spicatus. Willd. Sp. Pl. v. 1. 10. 
— - Nectario undulato sub-trifido, foliis acuminatis integer- 
rimis nitidis basi attenuatis. is 
Alpinia spicata. Jacq. 
Fig. Jacq. Amer. tab. 1. 
C. comosus. Nectario crasso oblongo canaliculato erecto apice 
quinquedentato, foliis lanceolatis andolsti siague 
subvillosis. «=. DERD c 
. Alpinia comosa. - Willd. Sp. Plo Ve pr Clas A gi * 
Fig. Jacq. PI. EP. v. 2. tab. 202. | 
C. spiralis. Nectario c concavo » intorno, foliis elongato-ellip- 
ticis coriaceis nitidis. - 
. Alpinia spiralis. Jacq. 
Per ded Hort, Schonb. 0... tab. 1. avid pata y 
TA». XX. Pu 10. 
By the two-lobed apex of the anthera-bearing filament this 
genus is sufficiently distinguished. from the rest of the tribe. 
| zs is not aore vithoŭt other striking characters; among which 
iE if the corolla are 
‘he Fructihcwlbin’ of these plants arises 
without aie. scape or stem, from a general involucrum or 
"pe m e sessile on the root; containing a considerable 
| flowers, each Gare eec ai furnishei 
a proper talya: aR quaii pianiigshall shes Hr 
rs dedi I. me K. Pofunda: 
