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puberula vel pilosula. Vaginae puberulae. Ligula brevis truncata, 
membranacea, ciliata glabrescens. 
Paniculae pyramidatae longae, expansae, glabrae, 130—250 mm. 
longae, polygamae, bracteae pedunculares 1 vel 2, oblongae apice 
scariosa, glabrae. 
Rami masculi graciles patentes longissimi, 25—100 mm. (in- 
feriores interdum 130 mm.) longi, longe pedunculati, (pedunculi 
15—60 mm. longi), apice racemose multifluri (flores ]0—40). 
Racemi spiciformes 15—80 mm. longi. Flores densi secundi, 
biseriati, unilaterales, breviter (1—2 mm.) pedicellati, pedicellis 
apice incrassatis post anthesin persistentibus. Flores toto lutei, 
raro (in speciminibus montanis) albi. Rami panicularum florentinum 
et fructiferarum graciles, 30 mm. haud superantes, apice pauciflori. 
Flores 40 mm. longi. Ovarium oblongum, glabrum. 
Calyx 6 mm. longus, obtuse 3-dentatus, bilabiatus. 
Tubus corollae 10 mm. longus. Petalum dorsale cymbiforme 
breviter mucronatum 6 X 3 mm. Petala lateralia parva, elliptica 
obtusa marginibus incurvis, 6 mm. longa. 
Labellum basi leviter dilatatum, truncatum subretusum haud 
bilobum, 8 mm. longum. Staminodia longa (13 mm.) subobovato- 
oblonga (1,5—3 mm. lata), sub lente fortiore papillosa. 
Filamentum 20 mm. longum; anthera mediocalcarata, cum 
calearibus trigonis acute acuminatis, subincurvis, 5 mm. lata. 
Ovarium glabrum, laeve. Capsula subcarnosa tarde 3-valve 
dehiscens vel subindehiscens, in apice rami subsessilis globosa, 
laevis, in sicco lineis albidis subprominentibus + 9 distantibus 
per longitudinem pertensa, + 8 mm. diam. 
Semina globosa rostellata basi attenuata hirsuta testa crus- 
tacea, arillo membranacea cupulari lacerato basi laxe inclusa. 
Distribution: West Sumatra: Sibulangit Bot. Garden, nature — : 
reservation, vally of Lantrep 300 M., Loazwe 4785 “Herb. su- 
berect + 800 mm. high. Flowers beautifully orange coloured, 
40 mm. long.” Sibulangit B. G. + 500 M., dispersed, Loraine 
: _ 4479 “Herb, one of a few stems suberect + 1 M. high. Fl. orange 
. _ coloured.” Sibulangit B. G. in shadowy forest 350 M. dispersed, — ce 
. Lone 3913 _— erect stems. Fl. a. or Lege Ae 
