lo6. ZINGIBERACE.'E. [1. Globe a. 



1. GLOBBA, Z. 



Herbs with stem erect from a creeping rhizome. Leaves distichous, 

 mostly narrow. Flowers yellow in spikes or panicles, the buds 

 sometimes replaced by bulbils. Calyx funnel-shaped, 3-lobed. 

 Corolla-tube slender, exceeding the calyx, with ovate subequal lobes 

 usually finally reflexed. Lateral staminodes petaloid, usually finally 

 reflexed with the corolla, lip deflexed, with base usually decurrent 

 upwards on the column ; filament with 2 dorsal appendages, long, 

 incurved, anther oblong, connective winged, spurred or muticous, 

 produced beyond the cells. Ovary 1 -celled with 3 parietal placentae 

 or base 3-celled ; stjde filiform placed in a groove of the filament, 

 stigma turbinate. Capsule globose fleshy, tardily dehiscent. Seeds 

 small, often pubescent, ovoid Avith a small white lacerate aril. 



A. Anther neither spurred nor winged. Bracts deciduous : — 



1. Lip not cleft half way into narrow lobes : — 



Cor.-tube 3 times length of calyx. Lip longer than 

 petals, petals longer than staminodes, lip 2-fid. ' Leaves 

 pubescent or glabrescent beneath . . . .1. racemosa. 



Cor. -tube twice length of calyx. Lip, petals and stami- 

 nodes all equal in length. Lip 2-lobed. Leaves glab- 

 rous beneath. Ovary verrucose . . . .2. orixensis. 



2. Lip cleft nearly three-fourths way down into 2 linear lobes 



much longer than petals. Leaves finely pubescent 



beneath. Ovary smooth . . . . .3. ophioglossa. 



B. Anther with spreading 2-fid wings. Bracts persistent . . -1. bulbifera. 



1. G. racemosa, Smith. 



Height 1-3 ft., stems inclined or erect, with oblong or elliptic- 

 oblong (or lowest somewhat ovate-oblong) leaves attaining 11" by 

 3-5", mostly 7-8" long, ending in a twisted tail -8-1" long, softly 

 pubescent beneath, becoming glabrescent in age. Panicle narrow, 

 lowest branches 3-fld. Flowers bright-j^ellow, Avhole length (with 

 stamen) 1-5". Ovary smooth or verrucose -1". Calyx -28", corolla- 

 tube -8", puberulous. Petals broadly ovate, median hooded, shortly 

 horned, -2", lateral ovate, apiculate, -2", often twice the length of 

 the oblong-ovate staminodes (but equal according to Baker in F.B.I.). 

 Lip -44" including its long adnate base, longer than the petals when 

 all the perianth segments and staminodes are reflexed (soon after 

 opening of the flowers), 2-fid with lanceolate lobes, the two halves 

 reduplicate, cleft about one-fourth way down, all minutely gland- 

 dotted (as in other species). Capsule -o", smooth or verrucose. 



Shady places in Chota ^STagpur, over 2000 ft. elev. Eanchi ! Parasnath ! 

 Fl. Aug.-Sept. 



I include this under racemosa though the shortness of the staminodes is not 

 according to description. The ovary being sometimes verrucose would cause 

 it to be placed under orixensis by some botanists. 



Panicle sometimes pubescent, bracts very caducous, -4", narrowly oblong. 



2. G. orixensis, Roxb. 



Habit of preceding. Leaves glabrous beneath, 8-10" by 2-4" 

 {fide Roxb.), similar to those of racemosa. Panicles similar. Flowers 

 orange-yelloAv, smaller than in racemosa. Ovary verrucose. Calyx 

 • 15" only and corolla-tube only about twice the calyx. Petals 

 broadly ovate, longer than the staminodes (equal according to Baker). 



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