PuateE 2096. 
AGROSTOPHYLLUM MAJUS, Hook. f. 
OrcuipEx. Subtribe CaeLocynes. 
majus, Hook. f.; caule robusto crasso compresso, foliis ensi- 
fo rmibus apice robundatis, vagina breviuscula, capitulo bracteis latis 
involucrato globoso densifloro, bracteis imbricatis obtusis ovariis acute 
angulatis longioribus, sepalis lateralibus late ovatis acutis, petalis 
lineari-lanceolatis 1-nerviis, labelli hypochilo subquadra to marginibus 
inflexis, epichilo orbiculari v. late ovato acuto v. acuminato nudo 
columna crassa facie excavata.—Il. Brit. Ind. v. 824. 
Has. Malayan Peninsula ; Perak, Scortechini, King’s Collector. 
Caules 2-3-pedales, dense fastigiati, $ poll. diam. Folia pore: 
6-10 poll. longa, 3-1} poll. lata, nec apice nec basi angustata ; vagin 
2-3-pollicares. Capitulum sessile, 1 poll. diam., e spiculis densissime 
spre bracteis cu upulariformibus imbricatis vaginatis cons 
Flores + poll. iia. albi, sepala dorso carinata. 
Resembles a Javan species (A. longifolia, fe Pe but which has @ 
ded bosses he sides, and a nar- 
more triangular pene with roun 
enus requ uires revis sion sgt om the character 
Fig. 1. Spikelet, with bracts and a flower. 2. Side view of ovary and flower. 
3. Front view of flower. All enlarged. 
