Zingiber.] oxlix. scitaminbjs. (J. G. Baker.) 247 



have a spike 6-9 in., 1 in. diam., peduncle about as long, leafy stem 2-3 ft., and a 

 pink capsule. 



16. Z. Zerumbet, Smith Exot. Bot. ii. 106, t. 112 ; leaves oblong- 

 lanoeolate glabrous beneath, spike oblong very dense, Isracts orbicular 

 green, coTolla-segmeiits whitish, lip sulphur-yellow unspotted, midlobe 

 orbicular emarginate, basal lobes large orbicular. Rose, in Trams. Linn. 

 Soc, viii. 848 ; 8cit. PI. t. 84 ; Boxh. in Asiaf. Bes. xi. 346 ; Hort. Beng. 1 ; 

 Fl. Ind. i. 48 ; Soran. Prodr. 27 ; Grah. Cat. PL Bomb. 207 ; Bot. 

 Mag. t. 2000 ; Wall. Cat. 6562 ; Wight Ic. t. 2003 ; Balz. Sc Oils. Bomb. 

 Fl. 272. Z. spurium, Kosnig in Retz. Ohs. iii. 60. Zingiber sp., Oriff. Notul. 

 iii. 412 ; Ic. t. 351. Amomum Zerumbet, Linn. Sp. i. 1 ; Jacq. Hort. Vind. 

 iii. t. 54. A. spurium, Chnel. S^st. i. 6. A. sylveatre, Pair. Fncy. Suppl. 

 V. 548. Zerumbet Zingiber, Lestib. in Ann. 8c. Nat. ser. 2, xx. 329. — 

 Bheede Hort. Mai. xi. 27, t. 13 ; Riimph. Amboin. v. 148, t. 64, fig. 1. 



From the Himalayas to Obtlon and the Malav Pehinstjia. — Distkib. 

 Widely cultivated in tropics of Old World. 



Bootstoci: tuberous, biennial, pale yellow inside. Leafy stem 3-4 ft. Leaves 12 

 by 2-3 in. Spikes 3-4 in., IJ in. diam. ; peduncle J-l ft. ; bracts 1-lf in. long and 

 broad, very obtuse, green with a paler edge. Corolla-tube as long as the bract j 

 segments 1 in., upper broader. Lip with a midlobe f in. broad. Stamien pale, as 

 "long as the lip. Capsule oblong, above 1 in. — I cannot from the description 

 dlstingnibh Z. amaricans, Blnme ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 593. 



** Leaves more or less pubescent beneath. 



17. Z. cylindricum, Moon Cat. Ceyl. PI. 1 ; leaves oblong-Ianoeolate 

 pubescent beneath, spikes oblong-cyliudric, bracts ovate pale or reddish, 

 corolla-segments green, lip yellowish-white unspotted obovate, basal 

 auricles small obtuse. Thwaites Fnum. 315. 



Ceylon j in forests of the central province. 



ieq;^ stem 3-6 ft. and more, iea-ues 6-8 by 1-2 in. iSpfte 3-4 in., IJin.diam.; 

 peduncle 3-9 in.; bract-leaves obtuse, imbricate ; bracts about 1 in., closely imbricate, 

 npper subacute, lowest obtuse. CoroHa-tube as long as the bract; segments lan- 

 ceolate. Capsule subglobose red. Seeds black, aril white. 



18. Z. macrostachyum, Dale, in Hooh. Few Journ. Bot. iv. (1852) 

 342 ; leaves oblong-Ianoeolate pubescent beneath, spike cylindric, bracts 

 ovate reddish, corolla-segments greenish-white, lip obovate yellowish-white 

 marked with purple lines, basal auricles small. Dalz. 8f Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 273 ; 

 Horan. Prodr. 27. Alpinia Neesana (Mesuana), Grah. Cat. PI. Bomb. 207. 



Hills of the Conoan, Graham, &e. 



Stems reddish, pubescent. Leaves dark green, 12-18 by lJ-3 in. Spike i-1 ft., 

 IJ in. diam. j peduncle elongate, with large obtuse sheathing scariose bract-leaves ; 

 bracts 1-lJ '"■ CoroMa-tube as long as the bract ; segments lanceolate, nearly 

 1 in. Capsule red, pubescent, the size and shape of a sparrow's egg. 



19. Z. spectabile, Griff. Notul. iii. 413 ; leaves oblong-lanceolate 

 pubescent beneath, spike dense oblong-cylindric, bracts orbicular sub- 

 coriaceous reddish with a pale margin, corolla-segments yellowiah-white, 

 lip orbicular blackish-purple, basal auricles short obtuse. 



Malacca, Griffith (Kete Bistrib. 5762), Maingay (K. d. 1567). Pebak; Larut, 

 King's Collector. 



Leafy stem, long and stout. Leaves 9-12 by 2-3 in. Spike i-1 ft., 2^ in. diam. ; 

 bracts I-I5 in. long ?nd broad, more coriaceous and more spreading than in the 



