ZINGIBER CHRYSANTHUM. 
MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
SECT. II. SCITAMINES. 
Gry. Cuar.—Anther double; filament extending beyond the anther, in an awl-shaped grooved beak, embracing 
the style. 
Spec. Cuar.—Spike radical, sessile, ovate, imbricate ; outer bractes broad, ovate, the upper ones terminating in an 
acute, reflexed, twisted, villous point ; lip in three segments, middle segment crenate, slightly bifid 
at the apex, bright yellow ; outer limb of corolla red. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Root tuberous, fleshy, running horizontally, very large; stems erect, numerous, 7—8 feet high; leaves alternate, 
bifarious, lanceolate, smooth on the upper surface, downy beneath, nearly sessile, on a short twisted petiole, with 
a blunt stipulated ocrea ; spike radical, sitting closely on the root, composed of large imbricated bractes, of a pale 
green colour, broad, ovate, narrowing to the point, apex villous, twisted, reflexed; inner bractes linear, sheathing 
the tube of the corolla three-fourths of its length, pale green; calyx superior, cylindrical, membranous, pellucid, 
ciliated ; tube incurved, downy; outer limb of the corolla in three lanceolate segments, deep red or scarlet, the 
middle one concave, incurved, and slightly hairy; inner limb or lip in three lobes, of a beautiful bright yellow 
or gold colour, the middle one the largest, crenate, and slightly bifid; filament with the beak nearly the length 
of the lip; anther double, very long; style continued beyond the anther, through the groove of the filament, and 
supported at the base by two pointed germinal processes; stigma a ciliated cup; germen downy, three-celled. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
This splendid species of Zingiber, now first named, figured, and described, is a native of Napal, and was 
sent by Dr. Wauuicu, of Calcutta, in 1821, to the Botanic Garden, in Liverpool, where it flowered in July 1822. 
Its bright golden flowers closely sitting on the ground, make a singular appearance. The fresh roots are slightly 
aromatic to the taste. 
REFERENCES. 
. Outer bracte. 
. Inner bracte. 
. Corolla intire. 
. Outer limb of corolla. 
Germen, calyx, and inner limb of corolla. 
. Germen and processes, anther, and awl-shaped beak. 
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. Style and stigma. 
