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section and seems to be only known from a drawing in the Kew Her- 

 barium. It is very improbable that it was obtained from the Malay 

 Peninsula. 



8. CONAMOMUM, Eidl. 



Stout plants with a woody rhizome elevated above the ground on 

 tall roots. Leafy stems tall. Leaves oblong lanceolate. Scapes from 

 the rhizome peduncled, with a dense spike of flowers with stiff green 

 or brown persistent bracts. Calyx tubular. Corolla tube short and 

 thick, lobe unequal upper one largest oblong. Staminodes linear 

 smaller. Lip 3 lobed or entire. Stamen short and broad. Anther 

 with curved linear arms. Capsule subglobose or oblong. 



Species 2, endemic. 



Inner bract ovate. Calyx tubular ... 1.0. ciirmum. 



Inner bract utricular. Calyx utricular ... 2. C. lUriculosum. 



1. C. CITRINUM, Eidl. I.e. 121. Leaves oblong cuspidate base acute 

 12 inches or more long, 3 inches wide petiole short winged. Scapes 

 several 13 inches tall peduncle stout 8 inches long, sheaths % inches 

 long, spike very dense. Bracts light green ovate acute stiff 2 inch long. 

 Bracteole broadly ovate. Calyx short tubular lobes 3 equal, | inch 

 long. Corolla tube short and thick lobes elliptic oblong obtuse white, 

 upper one 2 inch long lower ones shorter. Staminodes short 

 linear blunt pale red. Lip 3 lobed, lobes erect rounded, midlobe oblong 

 obtuse rounded, i inch across, yellow with pale red stripes on 

 the side lobes. Stamen i inch, filament linear. Anther with 2 curved 

 linear arms, yellow spotted red. Capsule globose i inch long purple. 



Perak : Larut Hills (Kidley 2959), Bujong Malacca (Eidley 9788). 



2. C. UTRICULOSUM, Eidl. I.e. 122. Ehizome very large raised high 

 above the ground. Stems about 6 feet tall clubbed at the base. Leaves 

 lanceolate or oblong lanceolate cuspidate base narrowed 16-18 inches 

 long 2-4 inches wide, petiole 1 inch or less. Spike on a thick peduncle 

 6 inches long, covered with stiff truncate sheaths, inflorescence 6-18 

 inches tall. Outer bracts ovate acute 1 inch long. Bracteole utricular 

 enclosing the flower 6 lobed and split nearly to base. Calyx utricular 

 longer than the corolla tube, lobes 3 rounded obtuse. Corolla tube 

 short and thick, lobes oblong obtuse, upper one larger. Lip as long 

 claw broad blade fan-shaped buff with red veins. Staminodes linear 

 flat tip rounded. Filament rather short thin. Anther cells thick, crest 

 ovate rounded arms curved linear. Capsule fusiform 1 inch long. 



Perak : Larut Hills (Curtis 2714, Eidley 5190), Gunong Batu 

 Putih (Wray 1013.) 



9. Costus, L. 



Stems tall often spiral, sometimes branching. Leaves lanceolate 

 shortly petioled, ligule forming a complete ring. Spike terminal or 



