Plate 24S2. 



AMOMUM MANNII, OHv. ei Hanb. 



SciTAMiXE.E. Tribe Zixgibere^. 



A. Maniiii, Oliv. et Hanb. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ^-ii. 110 ; rhizomate 

 vaJido late repente, caule foliifero elongato, foliis oblongis cuspidatis 

 chartaceis utririque glabris basi injequilateraHter cuneatis supra 

 vagiiiam_ breviter petiolatis Hgulis parvis scariosis truncatis, spicis 

 su bsessihbus 2-3-floris, bracteis obtusis viridibus purpureo-maculatis, 

 coroUjs lobo dorsali oblongo obtuso concavo lateralibus linearibus, 

 iabello obovato-cuneato rubello, connectivi lobo centrali late ovate 

 minuto lateralibus patulis linearibus, fructu seminibusque ignotis. 



mA^' ^^^^ Tropical Africa : Corisco Bay, P N. lat., 3fann (No. 



Caulis foliiferus 4-5-pedalis. Folia 6 8 poll, longa, medio 2-2| 

 poll lata. CorollcB lobi 2-2^ poll, longi. Lahelliim U poll, longum, 



2 poll. latum.-^, G. Baker. 5 f « > 



«f /%^' ^J^"^®^ "^ith produced connective and style. 2. Apex of ovary bearing 

 stylodia and base of style. Both enlarged. 



