THE SCITAMINEZE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 89 
our forests on rocks, or in damp spots, Ta in great abundance. 
The genus occurs in the Himalayas and Burma, less commonly . 
species, is absent from Lagon, They are abundant all over the 
Malay Peninsula and Siam, Sumatra and Borneo, ‘becoming 
rarer ы east. 
s 6 pee zh somewhat variable, are tolerably easily 
Sst guished and classified, though it is not always easy to 
identify some of jha that have been Pedes on account of 
the authors having often omitted to describe important parts of 
the flower. Thus Miquel rarely described the anther-spurs, the 
best character for classifying the species, while Baker in the 
Flora of British India while paying due attention to this char- 
acter lays some stress on the presence or absence of bulbils, 
which are often produced from the axils of the bracts. This - 
character however is absolutely worthless. Апу globba grow- 
them. In two species G. езе and G. bulbilifera it is true 
that bulbils are invariably produced in the lower bracts, but all 
the species may at times bear den also. An important charac- 
ter also is the calyx, and as spe iei are often met with in 
which the corolla is fallen away, this organ which remains on 
the fruit is very useful iu identification. Sometimes it is regu- 
lar and tubular with three equal points, sometimes dilated up- 
wards or again curved with two large and one small tooth or 
there may be no trace of teeth or lobes. 
hose who have not seen globbas in plenty growing wild 
might be suele by odd forms which sometimes occur in which 
the ee is borne on leafless stems. Miquel’s G. aphylla 
s probabl e of these, perhaps а sport of the very common 
G. peace Plants also with branching stems occur, but are 
much rarer. 
$ APLANTHERA. 
Anthers spurless, Flowers yellow. 
Gl. Wallichii Baker. Flor. Brit. Ind. p. 202. 
About 2 feet tall, the lower sheathing leaves dotted with 
purple pubescent or hispid. Leaves lanceolate acuminate rather 
