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mucronate ribbed margins ciliate, bright red, 1 inch long. Bracteoles 

 linear lanceolate pubescent. Calyx 3 inches long, trifid lobes acuminate. 

 Corolla tube 2 inches long, lobes linear acute 1 inch long red. Lip 2 

 inches longer than the corolla sides rolled up at base, limb spathulate 

 apex entire or emarginate, red edged yellow. Anther short oblong i 

 inch long emarginate crestless red. 



Achasma megalocheilus. Griff. Notul. III. 426, PI. CCCLV. 



Amomum megalocheilus, Bak. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 236. A. rubro- 

 luteum Baker I.e. 



Singapore : Bukit Mandai (Ridley) ; Pahang : Tahan Woods (Ridley); 

 Malacca : Base of Mount Ophir (Griffith) ; Bukit Sadanen ; Negri 

 Sembilan : Bukit Tampin ; Selangor : Kwala Lumpur, Langat 

 (Ridley) ; Perak : Larut Hills (King's Coll. 2933) (Ridley 7232, 9338) ; 

 Penang : Government Hill (Curtis 2419). 



Common in low wet woods often forming dense thickets. Endemic. 



12. H. METRIOCHILUS, Ridl. I.e. 147. Stem tall and stout about 

 12 feet. Leaves oblong mucronate, glabrous above, softly velvety 

 pubescent or glabrous beneath over 3 feet long and 6 inches wide, petiole 

 stout 2 inches long, peduncle stout. Bracts ovate mucronate ribbed 

 glabrous red, an inch long. Corolla tube no longer than the calyx, 2 

 inches long, lobes broad lanceolate crimson an inch long. Lip 2 inches 

 longer than the corolla linear emarginate the sides convolute round the 

 stamen crimson with a yellow centre. Filament very short. Anther 

 longer, broad almost square emarginate deep pink. 



Achasma metriocheilus, Griff. Notul. iii. 427. Ic. PI. As. t. 356. 

 Amomum metriochihts, Bak. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 234. 



Johor : Gunong Panti, Gunong Pulai, Batu Pahat (Ridley) ; 

 Selangor : Ginting Bidai (Ridley 7812) ; Perak : Larut Hills (Curtis) ; 

 Ipoh: (Curtis 3317) (Wray 3444); Penang Hill; Malacca : (Griffith). 

 Damp woods. Endemic. 



13. H. MACROCHILUS, Ridl. I.e. 147. Stems about 12 feet tall stout. 

 Leaves elliptic oblong cuspidate base rounded unequal glabrous 15 inches 

 long 4 inches wide, petiole 2 inch long or less, ligule ovate shorter. 

 Spike subcylindric. Bracts rather thin lanceolate acute glabrous ribbed 

 2 inches long. Bracteoles narrow linear glabrous. Calyx tubular dilate 

 upwards trifid, lobes acute l£ inch long. Corolla tube 2 inches long, 

 lobes short broad blunt. Lip li inch long narrow linear deeply bifid, 

 lobes 4 inch long narrow, all dark rose pink. Anther -4 inch long deeply 

 emarginate. 



Achasma macrocheilus, Griffith Notulae iii. 429, Ic. PI. t. 357. 

 Amomum macrochilus, Bak. I.e. 235. A. gomphochilus, Bak. I.e. 226. 



Johor : Kwala Tebing Tinggi, Batu Pahat (Ridley) ; Malacca : Ayer 

 Panas (Griffith) ; Perak ; Larut Hills (Curtis, King's Coll. 1897). 

 Endemic, 



