604 LEAFLETS oF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Vor. II, Art. 31 
Alpinia pyramidata Blm. 
Negros, Cuernos mountains, Dumaguete, (Elmer 10314). 
Alpinia rufa (Presl) K. Sch. 
Negros, Cuernos mountains, Dumaguete, (Elmer 9578). 
Alpinia musaefolia Ridi. n. sp. 
About 6 metres tall, stems 2 to 3 together, 14 cm. through 
at the base. Leaves 3 to 5 on a stem 14-20 cm. apart oblong 
glabrous subherbaceous 1.20 m. to 2.10 m. long, 24 cm. wide, 
midrib stout, dark green above, paler beneath, petiole short, 
1 dm. long only.  Inflorescence terminal glabrous spicate, 
peduncle 80 cm., 2 em. thick rachis stout 60 cm. Flowers 
subsessile, pedicel thick 3 mm. Calyx campanulate broad 1 cm. 
long lobes short rounded glabrous green. Corolla tube as long 
thick, lobes broad oblong thick textured succulent, upper one 
hooded 1 em. long, white lip a little longer, fleshy with thinner 
edges lanceolate boat shaped entire narrow apex blunt entire with 
central veins. Staminodes rather large linear oblong fleshy 
glabrous obtuse. Anther linear oblong the connective slightly 
prolonged and emarginate. Fruit obovoid 1.5 cm. glabrous 
smooth. 
Negros, Cuernos mountains, Dumaguete at 4000 feet eleva- 
tion, (Elmer 9539); a remarkable plant for its banana like size 
and habit, and absolutely glabrous in all parts. Its nearest 
affinity is with A. glabrescens Ridl. 
AMOMUM Linn. 
Amomum fusiforme Ridl. 
Negros, Cuernos mountains, Dumaguete, (Eimer 9509). 
Amomum lepicarpa Ridl. n. sp. 
Stems 8 to 5 metres long, 3 cm. through at the bulbous 
base. Leaves about 12-14 em. apart coriaceous dark olive 
green polished above paler beneath linear oblong base round- 
= ed, apex acute 60 cm. long 10 em. wide quite glabrous, 
petiole 2 cm. long channelled above back rounded ligule 1 
. em. oblong truncate. Inflorescence radical on a 9 em. peduncle — 
= with rather distant lanceclate bracts. Bracts narrow lanceolate - 
acuminate ribbed glabrous. Bracteoles narrow lanceolate acum- 
