AFRICAN SPECIES OF AMOMUM, 297 



mento basi utrinque processu cornuto, antlierse lobo terminali apice 

 truncato lateralibus divaricatis subulatis, staminodiis coadunatis apice 

 tantum liberis, ovario glabro superne solido elongate, fructu linearl- 

 lanceolato, seminibus majusculis angulatis pulpa (sicco tenui) im- 

 rnersis, testa Isete brunnea. — Jn A. citratum^ Pereira^ Mat. Med, 

 V. 2,p, 1137? 



Hab. Eegentj Sierra Leone, Br, Daniell. 

 Folia 6-10 unc. longa, 1-1 1 lata, basi superiore breviore in petiolum 



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brevem decurrente. Scapi floriferi 4 unc, fructiferi 8 unc. longi, 

 graciles, Bractem sensim majores, superiores, |^-2-unciales, Flores 

 albi, cerei. Calycis spatliacei tubus compressus, ore seu limbo 

 brevi. FeriantJiii interioris tubus basi cum apice ovarii basique sta- 

 minodiomra in columnam solidam coadunatis, lobi albi, labeilo- 

 cereo. AntJiera flava, connectivi marginibus roseis. Stammodia 

 - in vaginam latere fissam styli basin amplcctentem coadunata. Fruc- 

 tu8 gracilis, apice rostratus, 3-3| unc. longus, siccus \ unc. latus, 

 parietibus ut videtur coriaceis. Semina magna, \ unc. diaraetro, in- 

 sapida. 



This most beautiful species is readily distinguished by its long 

 scapes, which are very slender in frait, by the short mouth of the 

 calyx, white waxy corolla, with a very broad Lnbellum, and especially by 

 the solid base of the tube of the perianth, which is continuous with the 

 solid elongated top of the ovary. The coadunate staminodia afford also 

 an excellent character. The seeds appear to be quite flavourless. I have 

 hazarded the conjecture that this may be the A, citratum of Percira, de- 

 scribed from a few dried fruits. 



Dr. DanicU has also brought leaves and fruit of a sixth species of 

 Amomum^ which is apparently the A, latifolium of Afzelius ; the fruit is 

 very large, broadly flagon-shaped, 2-3 inches long, 1^-2 J broad, and 

 with very thick and coriaceous walls. The seeds much resemble grape- 

 stones, but are more cylindrical; they are pale greyish-brown, taste- 

 less, and have a crcnulate ridge (raphe) running down one side. The 

 leaves are broad lanceolate, sessile, and acute at the base. 



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