THE SCITAMINEZ OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 175 
A. petiolata Bak. l.c. 255. 
Plant about 3 feet tall, leaves few elliptic oblong narrowed 
at the base, long acuminate glabrous about 15 inches long and 
four wide, petiole 3 inches long, ligule 1 inch long glabrous. 
Raceme slender на ous, 6 inches long about 20 flowered pubes- 
cent, pedicels very short inch long.  Bracts narrowly linear + 
inch long or less. Calyx as long as the corolla tube 4 inch, 3 
lobed, lobes acute, white polished glabrous, except the lobes 
tipped with hairs. Corolla lobes oblong.linear one inch long 
yellowish white pubescent hooded, sub-equal. Lip flat, (not rolled 
up) entire obovate, edges с 14 inch long, base pale yellow- 
ish, central barred, apex orange with red then Staminodes 
absent. Stamen Signed” iis oblong, anther broader, crest 
reniform undulate dentate emarginate, the Hors эе деер red. 
Style projecting, stigma ovoid slit terminal large, ovary hispid. 
Fruit fusiform 2 inches long hairy 
On rocks and banks. Perak, Maxwell’s BiN. Selangor, 
Bukit Kutu. 
This has the largest flowers of any in the stion, and is 3 
rather handsome plan 
A. macrostephanus Rid. Amomum macrostephanum Bak. l.c. 243. 
Stem “ very slender 4-8 feet.” — narrowly oblong, 
base ое cordate, lobes very unequal, apex acuminate gla- 
brous 2feet long, 3 inches wide petiole slender 5 inches long. 
Spike “ 3-4 inches long” peduncle long erect enveloped in the 
sheath of the topmost leaf. Bracts caducous ovary villous. 
Calyx 4 inch long dilated bilobed, lobes е ан pubescent. 
Corolla tube shorter slender, lobes linear minu y pubescent 2 
inch long. Lip oblong obtuse rather narrow, a litio longer edges 
crispid. Staminodes short linear obtuse. tamen shorter than 
the lip filament rather "sued = hairy, crest very large 
е lobes truncate plica 
rak Hills, Larut Hills. 500- 1000 feet (Dr. King's Col- 
lector e 
MARANTACEAE. 
This group abundant in South America is very restricted 
here, being represented by only 8 species belonging to two 
