214 lCxlix. scitamine^. (J. G. Baker.) [Curcuma. 



Beitoal and the Concans ; native and widely cuUirated, under the name of 

 Mango Ginger. 



Rootstoclc ovoid ; sessile tnbers thick, cylindrie. Leafy tuft 2-3 ft. ; petiole as 

 long as the blade, which reaches 1-1^ ft. by 6 in. or more in breadth, plain green, 

 tapering gradually to the base and apex. Peduncle i ft. or more, hidden by the 

 sheathing bases of the leaves. Spike autumnal, 3-6 in. by IJ in. diam. ; flower- 

 bracts about 1 in, those of the coma tinged with pink. Flowers about as long as 

 the bracts. Corolla whitish, lip pale yellow. — Not distinguishable in Herb.irium 

 specimens from 0. longa. 



18. C. longrct, Linn. Sp. Plant. 2 ; rootstock large, sessile tubers 

 bright yellow inside, petiole long, leaves large oblong narrowed to the base, 

 flower-bracts pale green, those of the coma tinged with pink, flowers- pale 

 yellow. Kcenig in Setz. Obs. iii. 71 ; Roxh. in Asiat. Res. xi. 340 ; Sort. 

 JBeng.l; M.Ind.i.S'l; Boyle III. 358; Wall. Cat. 6605 D ; Grah. Cat. PI. 

 Somb. 209 ; Lindl. in Bot. Beg. t. 886 ; Bentl. & Trim. Med. PI. t. 269 ; 

 Scran. Prodr. 23. Amomum Curcuma, Jacq. Sort. Find. iii. t. 4. — Rheede 

 Sort. Mai. xi. t. 11. B/hmph. Amboin. v. t. 67. 



Widely cultivated in BENflAL and other parts of IsDiA. Clarke considers it to 

 be indigenous on Parasnatb, in Behar, alt. 4-5000 ft., Clarie. — Distsib. Cultivated 

 through the Tropics. 



Rootstoclc ovoid ; sessile tnbers thick, cylindrie. Leafy ivft 4-5 ft. ; petiole as 

 long as the plain green blade, which is \-\\ ft. by 4-8 in. broad. VeiMncle \ ft. or 

 more, bidden by the sheathing petiole. Spikes autumnal, 4-6 in. by 2 in. diam. ; 

 flower-bracts pale green, ovate, 1^ in. ; those of the coma pale pink. Flowers as 

 long as the bracts, like those of C. Zedoaria & aromatica in structure. 



19. C. montana. Rose, in Trans. Linn. Soc. viii. 355 ; rootstock 

 large, sessile tubers pale yellow inside, petiole long, leaves oblong narrowed 

 to the base, flower-bracts pale green, those of the coma pink, flowers pale 

 yellow. Roxh. in Asiat. Bes. xi. 342 ; Sort. Beng. 1 ; Coram. PI. t. 151 ; 

 Fl. Ind. i. 35 ; Griff. Notul. iii. 415 ; Ic. Plant. Asiat. t. 352, fig. 1 ; Soran. 

 Prod/r. 23. C. pseudo-montana, Grah. Cat. PI. Bomb. 210 ; IDalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 276 ; Lisboa in Jowrn. Bomb. Nat. Sist. Soc. ii. 144. 



CoNCAN and the Cikcars, Boxhurgh, &e. 



Rootstock ovoid, perennial. Leafy tuft 2-3 ft. ; blade 1 ft. or more by 6-8 in., 

 plain green, narrowed to the basej petiole green, deeply channelled, as long as the 

 blade. Peduncle shorter than the petiole. Spike autumnal, i ft. by 2 in. diam.; 

 flower-bracts ovate, li in. Flowers about as long as the bracts. CoroZIa-segments 

 subequal, lip longer, deflexed, obscurely 3-lobed. — C. Kuchoor, Boyle 111.359 (name 

 only), which is cultivated on the hills above the Dehra Doon, is said to be nearly 

 allied. A flowerless specimen from Mussoorie, sent by Mr. Duthie, furnishes no 

 distinctive characters. 



20. C- KuJtttslerij Baher ; petiole long, leaves oblong narrowed to 

 the base, bracts very broad all pale green, coma 0, flowers yellow. 



PKGtT, Kunstler {Hort. Calcutt. 1882). 



Sootstock not seen. Leaf -blade under 1 ft., 4^6 in. broad, atutc, green above, 

 tinged with purple beneath : petiole 5-6 in., robust, deeply channelled. Peduncle 

 very short ; spike short, 2 in. diam., without any coma of coloured bracts ; 

 flower-bracts 1^ in. long and broad. CoroZJo-tube as long as the bract; segments 

 lanceolate, i in. ; lip obovate-cuneate, rather longer than the corolla-segments, yellow 

 throughout, emarginate. — Near 0. montana. 



21. C reelinata, Roxh. in Asiat. Res. xi. 342; Sort. Beng. 1; Fl. 

 Ind. i. 36 ; rootstock small, sessile tubers 0, petiole short, leaves thin oblong 



