Plate 2480 



AMOMUM LIMBATUM", Oliv. et Hanh. 



SciTAMiNEJE. Tribe Zingibere.e. 

 A. limbatum, Oliv, et Hanh, in Jonrn, Linyi. Soc. vii. 110; 



rhizomate valido late^repente, caule foliifero longissimo, foliis lanceo- 

 latis cuspidatis basi in^qualibus dorso obscure ferrugineo-pubescen- 

 tibus, Jigulis scariosis truncatis, spicis trifloris subsessilibus, bracteis 

 scariosis ovatis arete imbricatis mucronulatis, corolla lobo dorsali 

 oblongo concavo lateralibus lanceolatis, labello purpureo obovato- 

 cuneato, connective apice truncato lobis lateralibus linearibus ascen- 

 dentibus arcuatis, fructu ovoideo glabro baud sulcato, seminibus ellip- 

 soideis fuscis nitidis. 



Hab, West Tropical Africa : rernando Po, Mann (No. 1171). 



Caulis foUiferus 12-15-peda]is. Folia inferiora 9-10 poll, longa, 

 15-18 lin. lata. CorollcB lobi 2 poll, longi. Lahellum 2 poll longum 

 et latum. — J. G. Baker. 



Fig. 1. Stamen with produced connective and stigma. 2, Apex of ovary with 

 stylodia and base of stjle. 3 and 4. Seed. Ah except 3 enlarged. 



