SCITAMINE7E. 119' 



sessile obovatum 9 nim. loiigum apice breve 2-l()l)atuiii, lobis miimtis se 

 divaricatis, margiue deorsum iutegrum sursum deuticulatum, basi utroque 

 latere staminodiis insti-uctum, staminodiis lineari-laneeolatis 6 mm. longis 1 mm. 

 latis glabris ; staxen rdtra tubam corolLo 15 nna. exsertum ; filamento ultra 

 tulmm corollaj 8 mm. lougo glabro, anthera 6 mm. longa secus medium plicata 

 st3'lum amplectanti, connectivo latiore in explicato 3 mm. lato ; stylo glabro, 

 stigmate terminali iufundil)uli-formi 1 mm. lato margine pectinato-ciliolato. 



Hab. Agioku, leg. B. Hayata, Mai. 191G, ad. 1,200 i^ed. alt. 



Near A. japonka, but differs from it iu liaving a little smaller flowor 

 witb no distinct macra-ation on the lips, and in tlie presence of a large bract 

 at the base of the spikes. 



NoTE : Cah-x and corolla reddish towards the tip ; anthers wliite. 



Alpinia densespicata Hayata sp. nov. Folia superiora fere sessilia 

 vel breve j)etioLata lanceolata 60-70 cm. longa 10 cm. lata apice acuminata 

 basi atteuuata ad marginem hirsuta utraque pagine glabra, ligulis 2-lobatis 

 apice dense hirsutis. SpiciB rachis florigera 15 cm. longa fulvo-sericeo-villosti 

 densissime florifera ; bracteis late obovatis 15 mm. lougis 13 mm. latis aiDice 

 obtusissimis rotundatis ; ovarium subglobosum 3 mm. longum 2 mm. latum 

 dense tomentosum ; caljx cj-liudiico-canqmnulatus 12 mm. longus 5 mm. latus 

 in-egulariter 2-3-dentatus uno latere plus miuus fissus vel haud fissus margiuo 

 basi extusque plus miuus liirsutus ; petala 3 basi ad 1 cm. altitudinem cou- 

 nati^ 24^ cm. longa dorsale, latius 11 cm. latum margine ciHolatum apice lato 

 rotuudatum, lateraha angustiora ; labellum late ovato-rhomboideum sessile IJ- 

 cm. longum totiusque latum margine eroso-denticulatum ; anthera 8-9 mm. 

 longa 4 mm. lata apice 2-lobata ; stylo sursum hirsuto ; stigmate infundibuli- 

 formi margine extusquo deuse hirsuto. 



HvB. Shichiseitonzau, leg. S. Sasaki, Mart. 1910. 



Near A. macrocejjhala ; but differs from it iu the total abseuce of the 

 bracts in the fruiting spikes. 



Alpinia dolicliocephala H\yata sp. nov. Folia superiora lauceolata 

 sessiha 70-90 cm. longa 10-12 cm. lata apice subito et abrupte caudata, caudis 

 brevibus circ. 1 cm. longis, Imsi subito attenuata margine brevissime hirsutii, 

 uti-aque pagino glabra, ligulis elobatis vel 2-k)batis obtusis extns villosis. 



