Kcempferia. monandkia monogynia. 15 



corol. — Calyx length ofthebractes — Corol. T^Je long, filiform. Bo;- 

 der double, both three-parted. Exterior divisions linear, acute. Interi- 

 or, upper two divisions ovate, erect; under one expanding, two-parted, 

 with lobes bifid. — Filament short, apex, two-paited, and recur\'ed. 

 Anther replete with white pollen, crowned with a bidentate crest, 

 or continuation of the filament above the anther. Stigma funnel-shap- 

 ed. — Nectarial filaments of Kbnig two, filiform, erect, pretty long, 

 embracing the lower part of the style. — Pericarp; I never saw it 

 ripen. 



Ohs. The roots possess an agreeable, fragrant smell, and somewhat 

 warm, bitterish, aromatic taste; tlte Hindoos use them not only as 

 a perfume, but also medicinally. They are unknown to our best 



iudjjes in London. 



2. K. rotunda. Linn. sp. pL ed. Willd. 1. 15. 



Leaves oblong, coloured. Spike radical, appearing before the 

 leaves. Upper segment of the inner border of the corol lanceolar, 

 and acute. 



Malan-Kua. Rheed. mal. 11. jo. 17- t. Q. 



Sans. ^^^^T"^ Bhoo-chwrapMca. See Asiat. Res.iv. 24iJ. 



Beng. and Hi)id. Bhooi-champa or Bhoo-champa. 



This elegant plant is very generally found cultivated in gardens on 

 account of the beauty and fragrance of its flowers, and though no doubt 

 a native of various parts of India, yet I cannot say where it is indi- 

 genous. Flowering time in our gardens March and April, at which 

 period the plant is totally destitute of leaves. 



Root biennial, tuberous. — Stem none. — Leaves radical, petioled, ob- 

 long, waved, smooth, generally coloured underneath ; about a foot long 

 in a good soil, and 4-6 inches broad. — Petioles sheathing, united in- 

 to a short stem, as in Curcu7na. — Scrt^^es just sufficient to elevate 

 the flowers above the earth, embraced by a few common sheaths, 

 of a greenish purple colour. — Flowers sessile, from 4 to 6 to the scape, 

 or spike, very large, fragrant ; colour of various shades of purple, and 

 white. — Bractes two to each flower, surrounding the base of the germ; 

 the inner one has its apex two-parted : the exteiioi', or longest is here 



