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6. Stem, leaf, and detached dissected flower. 



Both these specimens are marked in pencil, but not in 



D. H.'s wTiting. 

 Probably A. hi/puleucum, Thw. 



540. Amomum pilosum, 0. and H. 



a. Stem and Iciives and detached seeds. 



No. 1415; G. Mann; Fernando Po ; 1862; 6—8 feet 



high ; coi-olla yellow. 

 Drawings of flower and fruit accompany this specimen. 



[Seeds very small with large double arillus]. See 



'Jonrn. Linn. Soc.,' vol. vii., p. 110. 



641, Amomum rostratum, 0. and H. {nonA. cemim, Hook., f.) Hook. 

 'Journ. Bot.' vol. vi. (1854), p. 296. ■ 

 a. Stem, leaves, and detached fruit and seeds. 



Cape Palmas, West Coast of Africa ; Rev. A. Crummell ; 

 received May, 1859. [Seeds leaden grey, angular, 

 polished, slightly aromatic] 

 h. Upper half of leafy stem. 

 c. Ditto. 



542. Amomum sceptnim, 0. and H. ('Journ. Linn. Soc.,' ^m., p. 109.) 

 a. Leaves and detached fruit and seeds. 



River Gaboon; July, 1861 ; very common at Ambas Bay, 

 where it borders the shore; gi'ows 6 feet high; 

 G. Mann ; No. 1034. Flowers in spirit at Kew. A 

 drawing of the flowers and sketch of the fruit, which 

 is " attached to a scape about 8 inches long," accom- 

 panies this specimen. [Seeds brown, angular, glossy, 

 faintly aromatic] 

 h. Leaves and detached seed. 



Old Calabar ; W. G. Milne ; received Oct., 1863. One of 

 the leaves is from jar No. 5, containing the fruit 

 from which the seeds were taken. The remainder of 

 the leaves are from a bimdle E, sent at the same time, 

 but of which the label could not be found. With 

 flowers and fruit in spirit. [The seeds are larger 

 and more tapering below than those of specimen a.] 



