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Plants of the Pwijah. 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



Stamen one. 



forked below ; capsule ovoid, 3-valved, seeds many, small, 

 oblong. The starch called Arrowroot is chiefly derived 

 from the root of this plant, which is cultivated for this 

 purpose. 



Ksempferia Galanga, 



Chandra mula. 

 Soitamine^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 219. 

 The Plains, 

 cultivated. 



Ksempferia rotunda, 



Bhui-cham'pa. 

 Scitamine^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 222. 

 The Plains, 

 cultivated. 



Hedychium 

 coronarium, 



Scitamine^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 225. 

 The Plains, 

 cultivated. 



small, perennial, rootstock tuberous, root fibres cylin- 

 dric, stemless ; leaves 3-6 in., nearly round and nearly 

 sessile, flat on the ground, appearing with the flowers, deep 

 green, 10-12-ribbed, margin not thickened nor coloured, 

 stalk short, grooved ; flowers 6-12, 1\ in. long, white with 

 lilac, in spikes on radical main flower stalks, sweet-scented, 

 soon falling off, opening in succession, bracts small, green, 

 lanceolate, calyx as long as the bract, short, cj^lindric, 

 splitting down one side, corolla tube 1 in. long, slender, 

 segments \ in., lanceolate, staminodes \ in., ovate-wedge- 

 shaped, broad, petaloid, white, lip 1 in. broad, white with 

 a lilac throat deeply bifid below the middle, lobes blunt, 

 stamen one, anther crest small with 2 shallow blunt lobes, 

 style long, thread-like, stigma top-shaped ; capsule oblong. 

 A perfume is obtained from the tubers, galanga. 



like the last species, but leaves 12 by 3-4 in., oblong, 

 erect, stalked, purplish beneath, appearing after the flowers, 

 flowers larger, more brightly coloured, more scented, corolla 

 segments linear, anther crest deeply divided. The roots 

 of this and the last species are used to reduce swel- 

 lings. 



large, perennial, rootstock horizontal, tuberous, thick, 

 stem long, leafy, leaves in 2 opposite rows ; leaves 10-14 

 by 3-5 in., oblong or oblong-lanceolate, usually velvety 

 beneath ; flowers 3J in., white or yellowish, fragrant, 

 in dense flowered spikes, 6-12 in. long, outer bracts l|-2 in. 

 by 1 in., first green then brown, oblong, 3-4-flowered, calyx 

 shorter than the bract, cylindric, green, corolla tube 3 in., 

 segments linear, reflexing, half as long as the tube, lateral 

 staminodes l|-2 by | in., oblong or oblong-lanceolate, lip 

 l|-2 in. broad, shallowly bifid, narrowed suddenly to a 

 short claw, short lobes rounded, stamen equal to the lip, 

 stalk of stamen red, anther about \ in., style long, thread- 

 like, stigma nearly round ; capsule oblong, smooth, 3-valved, 

 orange inside, seeds many, small, surrounded by a fleshy 

 crimson substance. 



