Amomum'l iv. scitamine^. 21 



GoLUN'Go Alto. — Fruit very large, scarlet ; flowers not seen. In 

 primfEval wood near Banza, Sobato de Quilombo. Jan. and Feb. 1855. 

 No. 6451. A herb 5 to 12 ft. high, the whole plant aromatic ; leaves 

 shining, firm and leathery. Flowers a splendid yellow, helmet-shaped; 

 capsule as big as a pigeon's &gg, often even as big as a hen's, a splendid 

 scarlet. Plentiful near streams on the densely leafy mountain heights; 

 native name " Dongos." Sobati Quilombo and Queta. In fr. May, in 

 fi. Nov. and beginning of Dec. 1855. No. 6456. Flower golden. Dongos. 

 Matas de Alta Queta, May 1855. Coll. Carp. 984. Flowers in- 

 tensely yellow. Quilombo-Quiacatubia 1855. Coll. Cai:i>. IIIG. 



Mata de Puxgo. — No. 6452. 



Fruit twice as large and seeds four or five times as large as in the 

 specimens of .1. DanieUi var. jiurpureuin, in which it is placed by Durand 

 and Schinz, I.e., and from which it is also distinguished by its yellow 

 flowers. 



The following numbers may belong here, but in the absence of 

 satisfactory material determination is impossible : — 



Prince's Island. — Here and there in shady places growing with a 

 scarlet- flowered Amomum. A single leaf. Pico de Papagaio, Sept. 

 1853. No. 6450. Probably A. DanielU var. purjmreum. 



Bari;.\ do Bexgo. — A tuberous herb, tuber scarcely aromatic. A 

 single specimen without flower in places once cultivated near S. Antonio 

 on the river Bengo ; afterwards sought in vain ; Dec. 1853. No. 6462. 

 Apparently near A. erythrocarpum Ridl., but repixsented only by a 

 single leaf, and probably a distinct species. 



PuNGO Andongo. — A herb with a thick root, white straw-colour 

 within and only slightly aromatic, leaves pleasantly aromatic, the 

 narrowest of all the west tropical African Amomums. In woods, 

 Mangue. Without fl. or fr. Jan. 1857. No. 6461. Perhaps A. ^felegtieta 

 Rose. 



PuNGO Andongo.— Damp meadows. Near Cuanza. March 1857. 

 A much damaged leaf and a feAV cylindrical roots ; perhaps a new 

 species. Coll. Carp. 985. 



3. ZINGIBER Adans. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PL iii. p. G46. 



1. Z. officinale Rose, in Trans. Linn. See. viii. p. 348 (1807) ; 

 Pddl. in Journ. Bot. 1887, p. 129 ; Durand & Scbinz, Consp. Fl. 

 Afr.v. p. 128. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — Cultivated in some localities in the district. 

 Without fl. August 1855. No. 6463. 



4. COSTUS L. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. p. 646. 



1. C. afer Ker in Bot. Pteg. t. 683 (1823) ; PJdl. in Journ. Bot. 

 1887, p. 131 ; Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 128. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — A herb usually 5 to 6 ft. high, stroboli as large as 

 the cones of Pinus niarit'nnn, flowers white, limb a pi'etty rose-purple ; 

 stems almost always somewhat nodding ; flower-scape occasionally 

 rising directly from the rhizome and leafless, but densely covered with 

 scales. Plentiful on river banks, hidden among huge grasses and 

 almost always growing with a species of Canna. Cambondo, 19 Sept. 



