OuTcumaA oxlix. scitamine^. (J. G. Baker.) 213 



13. C. ferrugrinea, Boxb. in Asiat. Bes. xi. 336 ; Sort. Benff. 1 ; Fl. 

 Ind. i. 27 ; rootstock large, sessile tubers pale yellow and very fragrant 

 inside, petiole long red-brown, leaves large oblong with a faint red-brown 

 cloud down the centre, bracts of the coma bright red, lobes of the corolla 

 red. Boac. Scit. t. lOS ; Koran. Prodr. 23. 



Behgal, Roimlurgli. 



Mootatock ovoid ; sessile tubers very stout. Tuft of leaves 4r-5 ft. ; blade 1-14 b.V 

 5-6 in. Spike xeraal ; flowers few, large ; fertile bracts tinged with red-brown, those 

 of the coma few bright red j lip above ^ ia. diam., obscurely emarginate. 



14. C. rubescenSf Boxb. in Asiat. Res. xi. 336 ; Sort. Beng. 1 ; Fl. 

 Ind. i. 28 ; rootstock large, sessile tubers white inside, petiole long red- 

 brown, leaves large oblong green with a red-brown midrib, bracts of the 

 coma few pale red, limb of the corolla reddish. Bosc. Scit. t. 107 ; Soran. 

 Prodr. 23. C. ernbescens. Wall. Cat. 6608. C. longiflora, Salish, in Trans. 

 Sort. Soc. i. 286. 0. rubrioaulis. Link. Fnum. i. 3. 



Bengal, Moasbv/rgh. 



iJoofiiocit ovoid-cylindrie ; tubers sessile and many on long fibres. Leafy tuft 

 4-5 ft, ; blade dark green, 1-2 ft. by 5-6 in. Spikes vernal, produced upart from 

 the leaves, and sometimes also from the centre of the leaves in September, 5-6 in., 

 under 2 in. diam ; flower-bracts pale green, 1^ in. ; those of the coma few, ovate, 

 pale red. Flowers pale yellow, protruding beyond the bracts; lip J in. diam., 

 emarginate. 



Sect. II. niesantha, Soran. Flower-spike autumnal, in the centre 

 of the tuft of leaves ; bracts not recurved at the tip. 



15. C< attenuata^ Wall. Cat. 6602 ; rootstock small, petiole long 

 slender, leaves lanceolate, flower bracts small, those of the coma oblong 

 tinged with red, flowers ? 



BtJEMA ; hanks of the Irrawaddy, Wallich. 



Sootstoek globose ; sessile tubers oblong. Leafy tuft 2^-3 ft. ; petiole as long as 

 the blade, which is firmer in texture than is usual in the genus, quite glabrous, 

 l-lj ft. by 1 in., tapering gradually to the base and a long point. Peduncle 1 ft., 

 slender, erect j spike dense, 3-4 in. by 1 in. diam. ; flower-bracts under 1 in., 

 membranous, very obtuse ; bracts of the coma few, 1 in. , bright coloured. Flowers, 

 withered only seen. 



16. C. pllcata, Wall. Oat. 6611 ; rootstock small, petiole slender long 

 or shorter, leaves firm oblong-lanceolate, flower-bracts green, those of the 

 coma much tinged with red, flowers small pale yellow. 



BtTBMA and Pegc, Wallich, J. Anderson. 



MootstocJc globose ; fibres bearing small tubers. Leafy tuft 9-18 in. ; petiole as 

 long as the blade, which is 6-8 in. by 1^3 in., firm, tapering gradually to both ends, 

 bright green, with a brown dorsal cloud the centre. Pedtmcle slender, 2-4 in. 

 Spike 3-4 in. by IJ in. diam. ; flower-bracts 1 in., pale green, very obtuse; those of 

 the coma few, rather longer and more oblong. Flowers rather longer than the bracts. 

 Corolla whitish, i in. diam. j upper lobe ovate; lip obscurely 3-Iobed, mldlobe 

 emarginate. 



17. C. Amada, Roxb. in Asiat. Bes. xi. 341 ; Sort. Beng. 1 ; Fl. Ind. 

 i. 33 ; rootstock large, sessile tubers pale yellow inside, petiole long, leaves 

 large oblong-lanceolate, flower-bracts pale preen, those of the coma pinkish, 

 flowers pale yellow. Rose. Scit. t. 99; Boi/le III. 359; Cfrah. Cat. PI. 

 Bomb. 209 ; Dale. ^ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 275 ; Horm. Prodr. 23, 



