208 BURMA, ITS PEOPLE AXD PRODUCTIONS. 



Gastrocuilus, Widlich. 

 G. PITLCnERBIMFS, "Wall. 

 G. LONGIFLOKUS, Wall. 



Hejiioechis,' Kurz. 



Flowers spicate, sessile. Cah/x tubular, trifiil. Perianth fuhe filiform, sliorter 

 than tlic calyx. Ovary 1 -colled, placentas 3, parietal. Stijle filiform. Stigma slightly 

 thickened, obliquely truncate. Capsule 1 -celled, subplicately lO-furrowed, 3-valved. 

 Seeds conical, basally albo-arillute. Perennial herbs with the habit and essential 

 character of Gasfrochllus. 



H. BuKJiANicA, Kz. Pegu and Tenasserim. 



M. ELEGANS, Wall. 

 Kwon-ka-do. 



MoNOLOPHUs, Wallich. 

 GioBBA, Linnmis. 



G. MAEANTINA, L. 

 G. CAEEYiNA, Eoxb. 



Pa-deing-ngo. 



G. ScnoMBUEGKii, Hook. fil. Pot. Mag. tab. 6298. (P.). 



T)r. Mason writes: "On shady banks, where violets grow in England, the pretty 

 orange-flowered glubha is common. The long curved filament, ornamented with 

 a largo orange-coloured 2-lobed lip, or apron, attracts the attention of most observers. 

 The Purmese call it "the weeping erinum." 



G. EXPANSA, Wall. 



G. BRACTEOLATA, Wall. 



The root and seeds of Zlnziheraceet contain various volatile oils, an aromatic 

 resin, a bitter principle, a variable amount of starch and sometimes a yellow colour- 

 ing matter [curcumine), hence some species are cultivated for their stimulating and 

 carminative properties and agreablo flavour, as those yielding ginger, turmeric, and 

 cardamoms, whilst an excellent arrowroot is obtained from the tuberous rliizomo 

 of other species, in some cases possessing, however, a yellowisli tint. ' Grains of 

 Paradise ' are tbe seed of an African species of Amomam, and are cliiefly used for 

 purposes of adulteration. 



Order CANNACE.^. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, irregular. Perianth sex-partite, 3 outer segments 

 herbaceous, regular; inner segments petaloid, irregular. Stamen 1, lateral. Anther 

 1- celled. 



PnEYxiuji, TTillilenow. 



P. MACEOSTACHYTM, Wall. (M.). 



Wa-thaing. 



Mason also gives as names for species of Phryniuni Mycn-wa and Tung. 



Maranta, Linnceus. 

 ls\. (Phetnitm) spicata, Roxb. (M.). 



*M. arundinacea, L. Burma. Andaman. 



Pen-bwa. 



M. DicnoTOMA, Wall. Katchall. Kamorta and Xankowry. 



M. grandis, Miq. 



Then. 



Tlie stems of this plant Mason says are split and made into mats. 



' Characters abbreviated from Latin dcscrijjtion, J.A.S.Ii. 1873, p. 108. 



