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Selangor : Ginting Peras, Ginting Bidai and Dusun Tua (Ridley 

 7797) ; Johor : Gunong Janeng (Kelsall) ; Perak : Ulu Bubong (King's 

 Coll. 10263). Native name " Tepus Tenok." Endemic. 



8. Z. GRACILE, Jack. Mai. Misc. 1, No. 1. Stems slender 2 feet 

 or more. Leaves ovate to ovate lanceolate acute 6 inches long 2^ inches 

 broad light green paler and pubescent beneath, ligule short. Peduncle 

 6 to 12 inches long, spike cylindric acute and narrowed into the pedun- 

 cle at the base 4-6 inches long. Bracts pink ovate broad blunt or acute. 

 Calyx lobes long lanceolate acute. Corolla tube 1 inch lobes lanceolate 

 acute as long yellowish white. Lip side lobes oblong rounded £ inch 

 long, midlobe deeply bifid with acute lobes. Filament short, beak long. 

 Capsule k inch long elliptic. Seeds 2 or 3, 4 inch long ovoid black. 

 Bak. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 216, Horan. Prodr. 27, Hook. Bot. Misc. i. 273. 



Singapore : Bukit Timah (Ridley); Malacca : Sungei Hudang (Good- 

 enough 1610), Mount Ophir (Hullett) ; Pahang : Tembiling, Tahan 

 River (Ridley ; Selangor : Kwala Lumpur, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall 1978) 

 Penang (Jack.) 



var. elatior, Ridl. A much taller and more slender plant, stems 5 

 feet tall, leaves narrow linear acuminate 10 inches long 1 inch w T ide. 

 Peduncle 18 inches long, spike 7 or 8 inches. 



Penang Hill (Ridley 9340) ; Perak : Larut Hills (King's Coll. 7954). 

 In woods, endemic. 



9. Z. PUBERULA, Ridl. I.e. 130. Stems 6 to 8 feet tall \ inch 

 thick. Leaves oblong acuminate 12 inches long 3j inch wide above 

 deep green glabrous beneath with brown fur, petiole 4 inch long, ligule 

 ovate bilobed all covered with brown fur. Spikes fusiform acute 3 to 

 6 inches long, peduncle as long. Bracts ovate obtuse pink, pubescent 

 edged with brown fur. Inner bract lanceolate. Calyx spathaceous 1 

 inch long shortly split truncate. Corolla tube 2 inches, lobes lanceo- 

 late creamy yellow 1 inch long, laterals shorter than upper one connate 

 for a quarter of the length and adnate to the lip. Lip shorter than 

 petals side lobes oblong rounded, midlobe longer blunt creamy white to 

 bright yellow. Anther narrowly oblong brownish red, beak yellow. 



Singapore: Serangoon Road (Ridley 4613), Bajau ; Johor: Tanjong 

 Kupang, Serom, Batu Pahat (Ridley) ; Sungei Ujong: Perhentian Tinggi 

 (Ridley 9993) ; Selangor : Ginting Bidai (Ridley 7798. In woods. En- 

 demic. 



10. Z. Griffithii, Baker I.e. 246. Stem about 3 feet tall, i 

 inch through. Leaves elliptic acuminate 8 inches long 3 inches wide 

 glabrous above pubescent beneath, sheaths pubescent, ligule i inch 

 long emarginate petiole nearly | inch long. Spikes fusiform 4-5 inches 

 long, peduncle 3 inches. Bracts broadly ovate pubescent pink 1 inch 

 long and broad. Calyx spathaceous | inch long. Corolla tube 1 inch 

 long, lobes lanceolate acute, lower ones connate for about half their 



