J.he whole plant (viz. the spike) is about sis inches ; the leaves, being- 

 reclined, add nothing to its height. — Leaves racJKal ; (in tie only 

 plant at present in my possession, from which ihi^ dt^^cription is 

 taken), four in number, twu on each side of the spike, euibiacmj^ it 

 closely, with the lower sheadnng pait of their petioles reclined, 

 oblong, acute ; margins slightly waved; i;mooth on both sides; 

 .lepgtli, texchisive.of the petiole, about nine h;ches, and about four 

 oj'.five bio-dd.—^ Petioles, including. the ahtaihing base, lirom ihree 'o 

 fonr niches l,ong, deeply chuuaciled, and smooth.— -Spi/iC iri'iu ik-e 

 centre of the leaveij,. its short sca}>e cntirtiy hid by their shcatlis, the 

 Testlaoselv imbri.caited, with large, ovate, obtuse, exjjp^ided co'our- 

 tfi'bractes : ^le superior sterile, and more deepU cok>ured asJn the 

 othter s!)ecies-TtU',^hisi family ; bu- here, and num oUxiini.ai.i l=ave 

 \et6ecn, ttfe the whole de^^ply coloured. — Fiowersam-Aii, of a uuli 

 dark j)ink'fe6k>ui-, -e^ftiept the l<>i4ver segment ^i' tl.e inner hiudi-r^ 

 which is tibged^vith'yellovv.— Crf/yr imiated, ob^cm-eWi d n-e^ 

 toothed, sdarcely half the length'of the tube 'of the.coiol.-^/M6c 

 oi' the corol sub-cylindric ; throat, eampanulate. Tlie, /<y/>5^t7;, s/c/z/^e/o, 

 and pistil, as well' as the yti£Ctaiial scaie.^ o^ Koe>u^, u^ iu the vd.er 

 species, ahei^dy .des(ji>bed. 



a !17.. C, j}€4((ito.«i-K., ., '>!dh;u: 



.;J\ylJ5ls">uulrpa^An^tp, tubers fevv and i^ mall fii? ward ^^fQ^'' V^^*^ >^'^* 

 low ; tubers numerous, pendulous on short fusiform tibros. Ltavcs 

 long petioled, oblong, ovate with ithe base,roundiid, (ihis is tliC oidy 

 species, known to me, in which they h-JVe this foi'^i.)' The whole 

 plant uniformly green, except the lilac-colourv^d coma of the spike. 



A native of Pegu, '.uid from thence sent by Mr. F. CareyUo the 

 B'btanic Gardeif at Calcutta, whei^ it t>k>s«OBrs in August. 

 .iiifA.ihsi .saoido ,ij3io Jeq SiJVaaJ! .eocto Rnolubuitv, 



Obs. This species difters Con3pa«aiouMpfrofuHllv*iX V>ti*cr, (-y/r- 

 cuma^ in the cordate saai»c of the icav^:. 'i.he,,E;f>ike u ceiitraJ, 

 as in the other 'late -llowermg s[)ecies, its coma snvdli, and vi a Jilac 

 colour i th'e'brifcle^^«*ii\ p'trfectly united ahnost to the jji;cad,^reni- 



