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A. COUYlIBOSTACnTTM, TN'all. (if.). 



Gimg-mcn. 



A. XANTIIIOIDKS, "Wall. 



A. (Dymczewiczkia) Fevzlii, Kz. Kainorta (K.). 



Elettaeia, Rheede. 

 E. CAEDAJioiirji, "VMiito (il.). 

 Bu-la or Pa-la. 



Alpixia, Linnam. 



Outer perianth tubnlar or campanulatc, stiff, 3-toothcd, and often Pplittinp; to 

 the base. Inner perianth petal-like, united at tlie base, with the stameus in a tube, 

 th(> limb of 3, usually unequal lobes. Stamina! ichorl eonsisting of 1 large petal-liko 

 labellum, opposite to a single fertile stamen, and in some species a small linear lobe 

 on each side between the labellum and the stamen. Filament not dilated. Anther 

 2-celled. Style lilifonn, with a concave terminal stigma. Oiary 3-cellcd, with 

 many ovules. Fruit globular, scarcely succulent, but not opening in valves. Seeds 

 few, aiillate. Erect herbs with a tuberous rhizome. 



A. ALLUGHAS, KoSCOC (M.). 

 A. BEACTEATA, Koxb. (M.) 



A. NUTANS, Eoscoe (M.). India. Ceylon. S. China. 



Pa-gan-theing or Pa-gau-gyi. 



A. rncENicEA, Eamphoevener. Nicobars (K.). 



A. STalaccensis, Roscoe. Eoxb. vol. i. p. 64. (P-). 



Cardamoms are the product of several species of Amomum, Elettaria, Jlenralmia, 

 and Alpinia, whereof the finest arc produced by F. eardamomani, a native of Travankor 

 and Caiiani, but included by lEason among the plants of Burma. Cardamom seeds 

 are aromatic and stimulant, and highly prized in native cookery, and for chewing 

 with ' pan,' and are also largely exported to Europe as spice. 



ZixziBER, Gaertner. 



* Z. OFFICINALE, RoSCOB (iT.). 



Khyen-seing. 



Z. ZEEFJIBET, EOSCOO (if.). 



Z. PARDocnEiLrii, Wall. (M.). 



Z. SQUAEKOSUM, Roxb. (M.). 



Z. PANDtTEATrii, Koxb. (M.). 



Z. BAEBATUII, Wall. (M.). 



Mi-tha-len. 



The following vernacular names are also given by Mason for different species of 

 Zinziber : — Kan-eik. Khung-htai-wen. Sa-kwa. 



DlSCHEJIA, Wiyht. 

 D. GLAUCrM, Yoigt. pi.). 



HEDTcnrcir, Jianiy. 



*II. COEONAETTM, KoCU. (il.). 



Lan-theh or Thit-khet-lan-tlieh. 



Of this species Mason writes: "The garland flower, a species of ITedyehium, 

 but regarded by Europeans as a lily, is much cultivated, both by natives and 

 foreigners. The yellow and white varieties are both common. Mason also describes 

 two other species, one " a very fragrant species with long narrow petals and an 

 epiphytic habit, often seen in Tavoy, and another, with a "sulphur-coloured flower,"' 

 found on the Bghai mountains. 



H. BARBATIM, Wall. (M.). 



