228 cxLix. sciTAMiNBiE. (J. G. Baker.^ [HedycMum. 



t Leaves glabrous beneath. 



7. K. crasslfolium, Baker; leaves oblong-lanceolate subcoriaoeous, 

 bracts short oblong 1-fld., calyx twice as long as the bract, flowers bright 

 yellow, calyx-segments very long, staminodes lanceolate half as long as 

 the corolla-segments, lip narrow long clawed bipartite segments narrow, 

 stamen twice as long as the lip. 



Pekak, in dense jungle, on trees. King's Collector. 



Epiphytic ; leafy stem 15-20 in. Leaves under 1 ft. l-|-2 in. broad, glabrous, 

 firmer in texture than in any other species, narrowed gradually from the middle to 

 the base. Sracts green, glabrous, i in. rolled tightly round the calyx. OoroUa- 

 tube :^-in. longer than the calyx ; segments linear-convolute, 2 in. long ; staminodes 

 and lip about 1 in. ; filament bright red, 2 in. ; anther large, linear. 



8. H. longricornutum, Griff, mss. ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, spike 

 short dense-fld. oblong, bracts oblong hairy imbricate 1-fld., calyx longer 

 than the bract, corolla-segments much longer than the oblanoeolate 

 staminodes, lip bipartite, segments narrow, stamen twice as long as the 

 lip. 



Malacca, Griffith, Maingay. 



Epiphytic. Stem slender, 1-1^ ft. Leaves 1 ft. by 2-2i in., thin, narrowed 

 gradually to the base and apex. Spike 1^2 in. ; lower bracts 1 in. Calyx pro- 

 truded, J-i in. beyond the bract. Corolla-tuhe protruded i in. beyond the calyx ; 

 segments bright red, 1^-2 in. ; staminodes half as long as the corolla-segments ; lip 

 a little shorter than the staminodcj ,- stamens as long as the corolla -segments ; 

 anther linear. 



9. H. G-omezianum, Wall. Oaf. 6543, in Kew Journ. v. (1853) 368 ; 

 leaves long lanceolate, spike dense-fld. curved, bracts 1-fld. cylindric, calyx 

 longer than the bract, flowers white, staminodes linear, lip narrow clawed 

 bipartite, segments narrow, stamen much longer than the lip. Horan. 

 Prod/r. 25. Hedychinm, Griff. Notul. iii. 419, first species. 



Tavot, G-omez ; Tbnasseeim, Chriffith. 



Epiphytic, gland-dotted. Leafy stem 1 ft. or more. Leaves sometimes above 

 1 ft., 2-3 in. broad, narrowed gradually from the middle to the base. Spike cernuous, 

 3-4 in. 5 bracts glabrous, rolled tightly round the calyx. Calyx -twice as long as the 

 bract. CoroHa. tube a little longer than the calyx ; segments linear, 1 in. white ; 

 staminodes rather shorter than the corolla-segments; lip white; filament li in.; 

 anther linear, orange yellow. 



10. K. elliptlcum, Hamilt. ex Smith in Sees, Cyclop, xvii. No. 2; 

 leaves oblong, spike short dense-fld., bracts oblong imbricate 1-fld., calyx 

 as long as the bract, flowers white, staminodes linear, lip narrow unguion- 

 late faintly bifid, stamen twice as long as the lip. Rose. Scit. PI. t. 55 ; 

 Sot. Oat. t. 1881 ; Wall, in Kew Journ. v. (1853) 327 ; Roran. Prodr. 25. 

 H. fastigiatum. Wall. Oat. 6340. 



Teopioai Himalaya, from Gabwhal, Sikkim, and Khabia Hills, alt. 2000- 

 5000 ft. 



Leaves i-1 ft. by 3-5 in. Spi&e very dense, 3-4 in. ; bracts bright green, about 

 1 in. CoroHa-tube twice as long as the bract; segments 1 in., linear; staminodes 

 rather shorter and broader than the corolla-segments ; lip oblong, distinctly clawed, 

 shorter than the staminodes, only emarginate at the apex ; filament 1 1-2 in. ; anther 

 linear, orange yellow. 



11. H. villosum, Wall, in Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. 12; in Keio Journ. v. 



