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subalbura medio rubrain. Stamen : flamenti parte libera 6-7 mm. longa coiu- 

 planata brevissime hirsuta ; authera linearis 11 mm. louga 4 mm. lata apice 

 2-lobata ; stylus 2.1 cm. longus glaber, stigmate infundibuliformi hirsute >. 

 Spica fruetifera 25cm. longa, fructilms globosis 18 mm. longis tonuiter hirsutis, 

 seminibns tetrabedriformibus 3.] mm. longis. 



HAB. Inter Eahao et Touroku, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai. 1916. 



Near Alpinia macrocepliala HAY. ; but separable from it in total absence 

 of bracts in the fraitiug spikes; also near A. densespicata, but differs from 

 it in the quite smooth (not costnlate) fruits. 



NOTE : Plant 1-2 m. tall ; bracts and sepals pink or white ; fruits: orange- 

 scarlet. 



Alpinia Shimadai HAYATA Ic. PI. Formos. V. p. 219. x Descriptio 

 aucta : Spica fruetifera circ. 10 cm. longa 3-4 cm. lata, fructibus? .'globosis 

 13 mm. in diametro minute hirsutis plus minus costulatis ; calycibus; persis- 

 tentibus, bracteis evanesceutibus. 



HAB. Chikushizau ; Naiiko, Dainaii-6, Soseikyaku, Shakko. 



Alpinia speciosa K. SCHUMANN ; HAYATA Ic-. PL Formos \. p. 227 ; 

 Gen. Ind. p. 82. 



HAB. Shokei, Busegau, Seisui, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai. 1917. 



NOTE : Plant 2-3 in. tall ; spikes somewhat nodding ; lip yellow at tho 

 margin, red towards the center. 



Alpinia suishaensis HAYATA sp. nor. 



Alpinia sp. HAYATA Ic. PI. Formos. T. p. 217. 



HAB. Suisha, Holisha, Musha. 



Differs from A. kelungensis, in the much narrower leaves and in the 

 labellum with two lobes at the apex. 



NOTE : Fruits scarlet-red ; much smaller than those of A. kelMigensi*. 



Alpinia tonrokuensis HAYATA sp. nor. Caulis 2-: m. altus. Folia 

 superiora subsessilia, ligulis 2-lobatis 8 mm. lougis extus villosis intus glabris 

 obtusis, larninis lanceolatis 55 cm. longis 10 cm. latis apice subito acuminatis 

 ad caudam liuearem 2 cm. longam 2 mm. latam abeuntibus niargine integerri- 

 inis ad marginem hirsutis utraque pagiue glabris basi acutis. Spicre erectse 

 oyliudric* dense floriferse 20-25 cm. longa?, floribus fere sessilibus ; rhachis 



