Zinyiber.] CXLIX. SCITAMINB^B. (J. G. Baker.) 247 



have a spike 6-9 in., 1 in. diam., peduncle about as long, leafy stem 2-3 ft., and a 

 pink c;ipsule. 



16. Z. Zerumbet, Smith, Exot. Sot. ii. 105, t. 112 ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate glabrous beneath, spike oblong very dense, bracts orbicular 

 green, corolla-segments whitish, lip sulphur-yellow unspotted, midlobe 

 orbicular emarginate, basal lobes large orbicular. Rose, in Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. viii. 348 ; Scit. PL t. 84 ; Eoxb. in Asiat. Res. xi. 346 ; Hort. Beng. 1 ; 

 Fl. Ind. i. 48 ; Horan. Prodr. 27 ; Grah. Cat. PI. Bomb. 207 ; Bot. 

 Mag. t. 2000 ; Wall. Cat. 6562 ; Wig/it Ic. t. 2003 ; Dalz. $ Gibs. Bomb. 

 Fl. 272. Z. spurium, Kcenig in Retz. Obs. iii. 60. Zingiber sp., Griff. Notul. 

 iii. 412 ; Ic. t. 351. Amomum Zerumbet, Linn. Sp. i. 1 ; Jacq. Hort. Find. 

 iii. t. 54. A. spurium, Gmel. Syst. i. 6. A. sylvestre, Poir. Ency. Suppl. 

 v. 548. Zerumbet Zingiber, Lestib. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, xx. 329. 

 Rheede Hurt. Mai. xi. 27, t. 13 ; Rumph. Amboin. v. 148, t. 64, fig. 1. 



From the HIMALAYAS to CEYLON and the MALAY PENINSULA. DISTRIB. 

 Widely cultivated in tropics of Old World. 



Rootstock tuberous, biennial, pale yellow inside. Leafy stem 3-4 ft. Leaves 12 

 by 2-3 in. Spikes 3-4 in., 1^ in. diam. ; peduncle \-\ ft. j bracts 1-1 in. long and 

 broad, very obtuse, green with a paler edge. Corona-tube as long as the bract ; 

 segments 1 in., upper broader. Lip with a midlobe f in. broad. Stamen pale, as 

 long as the lip. Capsule oblong, above 1 in. I cannot from the description 

 distinguifeh Z. ainaricans, Blume ; Miq. Fl. lud. Bat. iii. 593. 



** Leaves more or less pubescent beneath. 



17. Z. cylindricum, Moon Cat. Ceyl. PL 1 ; leaves oblong-lanceolate 

 pubescent beneath, spikes oblong-cylindric, bracts ovate pale or reddish, 

 corolla-segments green, lip yellowish-white unspotted obovate, basal 

 auricles small obtuse. Thwaites Enum. 315. 



CEYLON ; in forests of the central province. 



Leafy stem 3-6 ft. and more. Leaves 6-8 by 1-2 in. Spilte 3-4 in., 1| in. diam. ; 

 peduncle 3-9 in.; bract-leaves obtuse, imbricate; bracts about 1 in., closely imbricate, 

 upper subacute, lowest obtuse. Corona -tube as long as the bract; segments lan- 

 ceolate. Capsule subglobose red. Seeds black, aril white. 



18. Z. macrostachyum, Dalz. in Hook. New Journ. Bot. iv. (1852) 

 342 ; leave* oblong-lanceolate pubescent beneath, spike cylindric, bracts 

 ovate reddish, corolla-segments greenish-white, lip obovate yellowish-white 

 marked with purple lines, basal auricles small. Dalz. fy Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 273. ; 

 Horan. Prodr. 27. Alpinia Neesana (Mesuana), Grah. Cat. PI. Bomb. 207. 



Hills of the CONCAN, Graham, &c. 



Stems reddish, pubescent. Leaves dark green, 12-18 by 1^-3 in. Spike f-1 ft., 

 1| in. diam. ; peduncle elongate, with large obtuse sheathing scariose bract-leaves ; 

 bracts 1-1^ in. Corolla-tube as long as the bract ; segments lanceolate, nearly 

 1 in. Capsule red, pubescent, the size and shape of a sparrow's egg. 



19. Z. spectabile, Griff. Notul. iii. 413 ; leaves oblong-lanceolate 

 pubescent beneath, spike dense oblong-cylindric, bracts orbicular sub- 

 coriaceous reddish with a pale margin, corolla-segments yellowish-white, 

 lip orbicular blackish-purple, basal auricles short obtuse. 



MALACCA, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 5762), Maingay (K. d. 1567). PEBAK ; Larut, 

 King's Collector. 



Leafy stem long and stout. Leaves 9-12 by 2-3 in. Spike i-1 ft., 2^ in. diam. j 

 bracts 1-1^ in. long and broad, more coriaceous and more spreading than in the 



