THE SCITAMINEZ OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 109 
The species can be divided into three groups. Acranthi, in 
leaf-tuft. The last group suggests a close affinity with the 
Curcumas, of the section Hitcheniopsis. the real iine led 
the shape of the bracts and their more cone-shaped arrangemen 
Indeed C Kunstleri might almost as well be put in дг уна 
asin Curcuma. Scaphochlamijs described by Baker and referred 
to the neighbourhood of Zlettarü M de is truly a Gastrochilus, 
though in some respects a curious 
The Gastrochili inhabit woods, iid though the species are 
usually local, that is to say restricted in area, thev usually occur 
in quantity when met wit he flowers, which are very 
delicate and pretty, often sweet scented, open one at a time 
about midday, withering towards evening. They very rarely 
produce fruit. any species аге well worth сша апа 
grow readily in к or in shady spots in the gro 
As the gen much confused with  Kempferi ia 
I submit a list of ‘all ngleles ows to me with localities. 
$ Acranthi. 
G. pulcherrima Wall. India and Siam, 
G. rubrolutea Bak. India, 
G. ochroleuca Ridl. Siam. 
G. albosanguinea Ridl. Perak. 
$ Exanthi. 
G. Prainiana (Bak). Perak. 
G, tillandsioides Bak ? Perak. 
G. concinna Bak. (sub Keempferia) Perak. 
-  G. calophylla Rid), Selangor. 
G. oculata Ridl. Selangor. 
G. biloba Ridl. Pahang, 
~ G. Hallieri Ridl. *Kempferia anomala Hallier Bulletin Herb. 
Boissier. VI. p. 357 pl. 10. 
* There being nothing anomalous in this рч 1 = taken the 
liberty of altering its specific name as well as its generic 
