Hornstedtia. 199 



Halbinsel Malacca: In Wäldern (Koenig) ; bei Rhim (Griffith); bei Singapore 

 gemein (Ridlej), sonst bei Johor, Gunung Panti, Pahang und auf Pulan Tawar (Ridley). 



Nota. Indumento sericeo bractearum et squamarum caulis florigeri fere usque ad apicem 

 in solo absconditi ab H. scyphifera Steud, distat. 



29. H. megalocheilus (Griff.) Ridl. in Journ. Asiat. Sog. Bengal (<899) H6. — 

 Ä. ruhro-luteum Bak. 1. c. 236 (ex Ridley). — Achasma megalocheilos Griff. Not. 

 III. (1851) 426, t. 355. — Ämo^num megalocheilos Bak. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 

 (1892) 236. — Caulis foliosus validus ad 5 m longus basi incrassatus. Folia ad 2,3 cm 

 longe petiolata late linearia breviter aeuminata et caudata basi inaequilatera rotundata 

 utrinque glabra; ligula 1,2 cm longa rotundata. Spica cum pedunculo ad 3,5 cm longo 

 ad 1 cm metiens ; bracteae exteriores ad 4 cm longae late ovatae acuminatae ciliolatae 

 striatae splendide rubrae; bracteolae 5 cm longae tubulosae bilobae unilateraliter fissae 

 puberulae ; ovarium sericeum ; calyx 7 cm longus trilobus, lobi subulati, unilateraliter 

 fere ad medium fissus; corollae rubrae tubus 4,7 cm longus, lobi lineari-lanceolati ob- 

 tusi 3,3 cm longi; labellum 5 cm longuni basi rhombeum, lobi laterales incurvati, dein 

 contractum et iterum obovato-dilatatum breviter bilobum scarlatinum margine luteum; 

 filamentum breve; anthera 1,2 cm longa glabra, connectivi appendicula 0; nectarii glan- 

 dulae 2 lamellosae 3 mm longae. 



Halbinsel Malacca: Am Fusse des Berges Ophir (Griffitb); an zahlreichen an- 

 deren Orten gemein auf feuchten Plätzen, oft umfangreiche Dickichte bildend, deren 

 Boden von den Scharlach und gelben Blüten wie gefleckt ist (Ridley). 



Nota. Gl. Griffith colorem floris »viridia coccineus marginibus, aurantiacea« dixit; ut 

 jara cl. Ridley adnotavit recte »viride coccineus marginibus aurantiacus« legendum est. Indole 

 floris haec species ad sequentem accedit at natura spicae toto coelo diversa. 



30. H. metriocheilus (Griff.) Ridl. in Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (1899) 147. — 

 A7nomum metriocheilos Bak. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. (1892) 234. — Achasma 

 metriocheilos Griff. Not. III. (1851) 427, t. 356. — Caulis foliosus robustus ad 4 m 

 longus. Foha ad 4,7 cm longe petiolata lanceolata breviter aeuminata basi supra glabra 

 subtus subtomentosa molUa vel ? glabra ad 90 cm longa et 1 4 cm lata; ligula 2,3 cm 

 longa oblonga obtusa. Caulis florens ad 1 7 cm longus ; spica subglobosa pedunculo ad 

 1 2 cm longo squamis oblongis vel ovatis mucronulatis dense velato suffulta ; bracteae 

 similes at latiores pariter incrassato-apiculatae ad 3 cm longae glabrae striatae rubrae; 

 bracteolae 3 cm longae tubulosae alte bilobae ciHatae; ovarium sericeum; calyx 6,5 cm 

 longus trilobatus, lobi subulati pilosuli, ad medium fissus; corollae rubrae tubus 4,5 cm 

 longus; lobi 2,3 cm longi oblongo-lanceolati; labellum 4,5 cm longum late ovatum bre- 

 viter in rostram late lineare emai'ginatum contractum rubrum fundo flavo-maculatum, 

 basi circum antheram glabram 1,2 cm longam involutum; connectivi appendicula 0; 

 nectarii glandulae lamellosae 3 mm longae. 



Halbinsel Malacca (Griffith n. 5758); Perak, Maxwell's Hügel, Selangor, Johor, 

 Gunung Panti, Gunung Pulai (Curtis n. 1530, Ridley). 

 Nota. A specie priore indole labelli valde differt. 



31. H. minor (Blume) K. Schum. — Elettaria m^inor Blume, Enum. pl. Javae 

 (1827) 53. — Donacodes minor Teysm. et Binn. Cat. hört, bogor. (1866) 380. — 

 Amomum minus K. Schum. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1899) 305. — Elettaria 

 Goccinea Blume 1. c. Var. B. — Caulis foliosus validus. Folia brevissime vix ad 4 mm 

 longe petiolata lineeiri-lanceolata breviter aeuminata basi acuta margine brevissime et 

 densissime puberula ceterum utrinque glabra ad 50 cm longa et 8 cm lata; hgula ad 

 7 mm longa dorso puberula. Spica fusiformis ad 1 cm longa pedunculo 8 cm longo 

 sericeo squamis oblongis dense velato saepe curvato suffulta; bracteae exteriores ob- 

 longae vel lanceolatae acutae ad 7 cm longae praecipue medio basali brevissime sub- 

 tomentosae striatae; florentes jam longiores et angustiores ; bracteolae 0; ovarium seri- 

 ceum; calyx 6 cm longus subfusiformi-tubulosus basi puberulus acuminatus apice fissus; 

 corollae rubrae tubus 6,7 cm longus, lobi lanceolati acuti 1,6 cm longi; labellum sub- 

 aequilongum oblongum obtusum obscurius rubrum ; filamentum brevissimum ; anthera 



