56 MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ZhuflbeT, 



A native of the forests of Rohileuud, from thence Colonel 

 Thomas Hardwicke sent plants to the Botanic garden, under 

 the vernacular name Junglee Adruk. Here it Mowers during 

 the rains and the seeds ripen in September and October. 



Root composed of many, long-peduncled, oval, smooth, 

 pale-coloured, insipid, watery tubers, issuing- from the base 

 and sides of the bull), and palmate tubers, which are of a 

 pale yellow colour, and somewhat spicy taste. Stems erect, 

 round, env« Loped in the sheaths of the leaves, which are of- 

 ten a little hairy ; In ight of the whole plant when in blossom, 

 from two to three int. Lett res Bub-bifarious, alternate, ses- 

 sile on their sheaths, narrow-lanceolate, acute, smooth above, 

 a little hairy underneath, about twelve inches long, and about 

 two broad. Spike terminal, sessile on the mouth of the 

 sheaths of the superior Leaves, linear-oblong, somewhat stro- 

 biliform, many-flowered. Flowers sessile, large, pure yellow 

 in v. ry part. Bractet in pairs, one-flowered, permanent { 

 exterior lanceolate, concave, erect, longer than the tube <>f 

 the enrol. Inner ovate, shorter, imiiiedia tely enveloping the 

 ram, calyx, and nearly the whole of the tube of thecoroL 

 Perianth superior, one-leaved, about half the length of the 

 tube of the corol, membranaceous, white, two or three-tooth- 

 ed. Carol; tube cylindric, narrow. Lip with two, oblong, 

 very distinct, expanding, lateral lobes; middle lobe very 

 large, and nearly round/ AnUter with a very long curved 

 beak. Stigma (as in most plants of the order), funnel-shap- 

 ed, "itli ciliate margins. Nectarial scales (of Kdnig), or 

 hornlet conical. Capsule oval, three-sided, with the angles 

 rounded, pretty smooth, size of a small olive, three-celled, 

 three-valved ; each cell containing several, black, shining 

 seeds, enveloped in a deeply jagged, white aril. Perisperm 

 conform to the lower half of the seed which it occupies, pure 

 white, cartilaginous. I itellus above the perisperm, occupy- 

 ing nearly the upper half of the seed. Embryo vertical, pass- 

 ing through the centre of both perisperm and vitellus, sub- 

 cylindric, both ends obtuse, &c. in every respect so exactly 



