242 oxLix. sciTjiMiNBffi. (J. G. Baker.) [Amomum. 



oblong glabrous, lip short broad, anther-crest short 3-lobed, capsule ovoid 

 9-ribbed. 



Ceylon ; forests of the central proTince, up to 4000 ft. 



Leafy stem 3-6 ft. or more. Leaves thin, 1-2 ft. by 2-6 in., narrowed gradually 

 to the base. Flowering spike globose; bracts IJ in., deciduous and fruiting pedicels 

 elongating. Lip round, white, shortly bidentate at the base ; disk yellow, tinged 

 with red. Capsule 1 in. ; ribs crenulate. 



43. A. Benthamianum, Trimen Cat. Geyl. PI. 92 ; leaves lanceolate 

 glabrous beneath, spike small globose shortly peduncled, bracts oblong 

 acute glabrous, lip short broad, anther-crest broad 3-lobed, capsule small 

 echinate. 



Cetlon ; Reigam Corle, Thwaiies. 



SootstocTc slender. Leafy stem short and slender. Leaves 6-8 by 1-li in., 

 shortly petioled. Spike 1 in. diam. ; outer bracts greenish, 1 in. ; peduncle rather 

 longer than the spike. CoroMa-tube 1 in. ; segments oblong obtuse. Anther-arest 

 with 3 shallow orbicular lobes. Capsule J in diam. 



44. A. aculeatum, BfOxb. m Asiat. Res. xi. 344, t. 6 ; Fl. Ind. i. 40 ; 

 leaves oblong- lanceolate glabrous beneath, spike globose shortly peduncled, 

 outer bracts ovate, lip broad rather longer than the corolla-segments, 

 anther-ci'est broad 3-lobed, capsule echinate, Moran. Prodr. 30. 



South Andaman Islands, Kxwz. — Distkib. Malay isles. 



Boolstock tuberous. Leafy stem 5-10 ft. Leaves sessile, 1-1^ ft. by 2-4 in. 

 Spike 2 in. diam. ; bracts brown, acute, l-lj in. Corolla-tube 1 in. ; segments 

 oblong, half as long as the tiibe. Lip suborbicular, pale yellow, tinged with red in 

 the centre. Anther- crest short, broad, equally 3-lobed. Capsule brown, rigid, 

 densely echinate, 1 in. under. 



45. A. echinatum, Willd. Sp. Plant, i. 8 ; leaves lanceolate glabrous 

 beneath, spike globose, peduncle moderately long, bracts small oblong, lip 

 broad rather longer than the corolla-segments, anther-crest transversely 

 oblong 3-lobed, capsule globose echinate. Thw. lEiium. 316 ; Horan. Prodr. 

 30. 



Cetlon ; forests of central province, up to 4000 ft. 



Leafy stem Q-12 it. Leaves 1-2 ft. by 2-3 in.; caudate or acuminate, sessile. 

 Spike 1^2 in. diam.; peduncle stout, J ft. bright red in the lower part, its bract- 

 leaves very obtuse and imbricate; bracts 1 in., faintly pubescent, brown-black, 

 convex. Gorolla-tuh& 1 in. ; segments oblong, obtnse. Lip yellow, with many fine 

 red veins. Anther-crest short and broad, with three subequal orbicular lobes. 

 Capsule 1 in., purplish-black, with copious curved spines. 



Stjbgbn. V. Cenolophon, Horan. (gen.). BpiJce terminal on the 

 leafy stem. (Sect. 46-48.) 



46. A. rufescens, Benth. in Oen. Plant, iii. 645 ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, spike dense-fld. globose, lip broad 3-lobed as long as the corolla- 

 segments. Elettaria rufescens, Thw. Enum. 430. 



Cetlon ; Ambagomowa district, alt. 3000 ft. 



Leafy stem 1^-2 ft. Leaves |-1 ft. by 1-2 in. moderately firm, green and 

 glabrous on both surfaces. Spike small, globose, terminal, enveloped at first in a large 

 green orbicular cuspidate bract ; flower-bracts obtuse, under 1 in. OoroHa-segments 

 oblong, obtuse ; lip as long as the corolla-segments, midlobe retuse. 



47. A, vitellinum, Lindl. in Jowrn. Hort. Soc. ii. 245 ; Bot. Beg. 



