269 CURCUMA LONGA 



DESCRIPTION OP PLATE. 



Drawn from a specimen in the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



1. Base of a young plant showing early condition of the rhizome- 



branches. 



2. Flowering stem with spike of flowers. 



3. Upper part of leaf before expansion. 



4. Vertical section of flower to show fertile stamen and two lateral 



petaloid staminodes. 



5. 6, 7. Front, side, and back view of anther. 



8. Transverse section of ovary. 



9. Vertical section of the same, also showing the two filiform 



staminodes. 



(5-9 enlarged.) 



