5. Zingiber. ] 92. ZINGIBER ACE 'JS. 



have never seen it in cultivation. The following are common Forest 

 species :— 



2. Z. roseum, Rose. 



Leafy stems 4| ft. L. oblong erecto-patent 16" by 3 J" 

 minutely pubescent beneath with a filiform acumen. Lignle 

 membranous §-£* long. Fl. -heads oblong 3". Outer bracts 

 oblong, inner lanceolate 1|". 



Sal forests in Singbhum, freqnent in the valleys. Fls. Aug. 



Bracts bright red, 1-2 barren bracts only on the short peduncle. 

 Corolla-segments deep red. Lip oblong with a recurved crisped margin 

 with broad short lateral segments and a sub-3-lobed terminal segment. 

 Stamen bright yellow as long as the lip or somewhat shorter. 



5. Z. Casumunar, Roxb. Paro, K, 



Leafy stems 4-5 ft. L. narrow- or linear-oblong patent, 

 larger 12" by 2" pubescent beneath and along the edges of 

 the leaf-sheaths, finely acuminate. Lignle hardly any. Fl.- 

 heads ovoid 2|-5". Bracts obovate 1J-1|". 



Damper forests of Singbhum, common. Eanchi (Forests near 

 Jonha). Palamau. Sirguja, Wood. Fls. Aug. 



-Peduncle 6-12'' clothed with bracts. Fl.-bract8 deep red. Fls. large 

 cream-coloured. 



Tubers aromatic. 



6. Z. capitatum, Roxb. 



Leafy stems 3-4 ft. L. linear 12-18" by V l-l|" erecto- 

 patent, more or less pubescent beneath. Ligule very short. 

 Fl.-heads terminal oblong 3-6*. Bracts ell.-oblong below, 

 oblong above, green with narrow brown margins. 



Damper forests, probably throughout Chota Nagpnr. Fls. Aug. Fr. 

 as in. the others often conspicuous by the bright red valves of the open 

 capsule well into the cold season. 



CprplU pale yellow. Lip yellow with orbicular lip and bright red 

 basal auricles. 



Tubers very aromatic. 



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