sessile obovatum 9 mm. longum apice breve 2-lobatum, lobis miuutis se 

 divaricatis, margiue deorsum iutegrum sursum denticulatum, b;isi utroque 

 latere staminodiis mstructum, staminodiis lineari-lanceolatis 6 mm. longis 1 mm. 

 latis glabris ; staxen ultra tubum corollsB 15mm. exsertum ; filameiito ultra 

 tubutn corollse 8 mm. longo glabro, anthera 6 mm. longa secus medium plicata 

 stylum amplectanti, connectivo latiore iu explicate 3 mm. lato ; stylo glabro,. 

 stigmate terminali infundibuli-formi 1 mm. lato margiue pectiuato-ciliolato. 



HAB. Agioku, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai. 191G, ad. 1,200 ped. alt. 



Near A. japonica, but differs from it in having a little smaller flower 

 with no distinct macuration on the lips, and in the presence of a large bract 

 at the base of the spikes. 



NOTE : Calyx and corolla reddish towards the tip ; anthers white. 



Alpinia densespicata HAYATA sp. nov. Folia superiora fere sessilia 

 vel breve petiolata lauceolata 60-70 cm. longa 10 cm. lata apice acuniiuata 

 basi attenuata ad margiuein hirsuta utraque pagine glabra, ligulis 2-lobatis 

 apice dense hirsutis. Spicse rachis florigera 15 cm. longa fulvo-sericeo-villosa 

 densissime florifera ; bracteis late obovatis 15 mm. longis 13 mm. latis apice 

 obtusissimis rotuudatis ; ovariuni subglobosum 3 mm. lougum 2 mm. latum 

 dense toinentosum ; calyx cylindrico-campauulatus 12 mm. lougus 5 mm. latus 

 irregulariter 2-3-dentatus uno latere plus minus fissus vel hand fissus margine 

 basi ext usque plus minus hirsutns; petala 3 basi ad 1cm. altitudinem con- 

 iiata 2.1 cm. longa clorsale, latius I-! cm. latum margine ciliolatum apice late 

 rotimdatum, lateralia angustiora ; labellum late ovato-rhoniboideum sessile 1 .1 

 cm. longum iotiusque latnni margiue eroso-denticulatuni ; anthera 8-9 mm. 

 louga 4 mm. lata apice 2-lobata ; st} r lo sursum hirsuto ; stigmate infundibuH- 

 formi niargiue extusque dense hirsute. 



HAB. Shichiseitouzan, leg. S. SASAKI, Mart. 1910. 



Near A. macrocephala ; but differs from it in the total absence of the 

 bracts in the fruiting spikes. 



Alpinia dolich.oceph.ala HAYATA sp. nov. Folia superiora lauceolata 

 sessilia 70-90 cm. longa 10-12 cm. lata apice subito et abrupte caudata, caudis 

 brevibus circ. 1 cm. lougis, basi subito attenuata margine brevissime hirsuta 

 utraque pagine glabra, ligulis elobatis vel 2-lobatis obtusis extus villosis. 



