Tupistra.] clvi. hliaob^. (J. D. Hooker.) 325 



2. T. macrostlg-ma, JBaker in Bot. Mag. t. 6280 ; spike pendulous 

 or decurved few- and lax-fld., flowers vinous purple, perianth lobes broadly 

 ovate, mouth closed by the large hemispheric stigma. Macrostigma tupia- 

 troides, Kunth Enum. v. 319 ; Schnitzl. in Begel Qartenfl. 1857, 130, 1. 192. 

 — PTupistra, Q-riff, Notul. iii. 157 ; Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 165. 



Khasia Hills, 3-4000 ft. j Ghiffith, &c. 



Except by the characters giveu aboye I cannot separate this from mttoMS, and 

 in the dried state they are undistinguishable. — Griffiths' ia a much exaggerated 

 drawing. 



3. T. Clarkei, SooJc. f. ; spike decurved or pendulous dense-fld., 

 perianth lobes oblong, mouth not closed by the stigma, style long. 



SiKKiM Himalaya, alt. 2-5000 ft., /. D. H.,'Glarke, Treutler. 

 Apparently a much larger plant than the above, with leaves 4r-5 by 2-3i in., and 

 larger flowers of a pale greenish yellow or purplish colour. 



4. T. Stoliczkana, Swrz in Joum. As. Soc. Beng. 1875, ii. 199 ; 

 spike elongate erect, perianth-lobes linear-lanceolate, style very short 

 stout, stigma large scabrid. 



BnBUA ; Moulmein, StoUczJca. 



Leaves 25-8 ft. by 4-5 in. ; petiole 1-li ft. Spike 1 ft., robust ; peduncle 4 in. 

 Flowers ^-f in. diam. 



** Bracts longer than the flowers. 



5. T. aurantiaca, Wall. Gat. 5194 ; leaves sessile narrowly oblan- 

 ceolate, spike sabsessile. Campvlandra aurantiaca, Baker in Jown. Linn. 

 Soc. xiv. 582, t. 20. 



Stibteopical Himalaya ; from Nepal, Wallich, &e., eastward to Mishmi, alt. 

 4-6000 ft. Khasia and Naga Hiils, alt. 4-8000 ft., Ch-iffith, &c. 



Sootstock as thick as the little finger, roots very long and stout. Leaves 12-18 

 by 1-lf in., flaccidly coriaceous. Pedwncle very short and stout. SpiJce erect, 

 1-1^ in. long, oblong, dense-fld. ; bracts 1 in., lanceolate, spreading. Flowers i in. 

 diam., yellow ; perianth-tube hemispheric, lobes short nearly orbicular ; style short, 

 stigma large, 3-fld. Berry f in. diam., globose. 



6. T. Wattiij SooTc. f. ; leaves petioled elUptio-lanceolate or -ovate 

 acuminate, spikes subsessile. Campy landra Wattii, Baker in Jowm. Linn. 

 Soc. XXV. 78, t. 32. 



Bhotan Himalaya, Griffith. Munnipobe, alt. 6-7000 ft.. Watt, Clarke. 



Stem stout, fleshy, 6-10 in., from a, long fleshy prostrate rhizome. Leaves 4-12 

 by 1^3 in. Peduncle very short, stoutl Spike 1-3 in., dense-fld. ; bracts linear- 

 lanceolate ; flowers yellow. Serry 1^ in. diam., 1-seeded. 



7. T. singrapureana, Wall. Gat. 6195; leaves petioled elliptic- 

 lanceolate acuminate membranous, spike sessile elongate stout erect, 

 bracts much longer than the globose fruit. Baker in Jowrn. Linn. Soc. 

 xiv. 581. 



Sikqapobe, Wallich. 



Stem short, erect, as thick as the finger. Leaces 10-16 by 2-2i in., erect; 

 petiole 3-6 in., stout, ribbed. Spike 3 in. ; bracts i in., lanceolate, membranous. 

 Berries globose, i in. diam. — Wallich's solitary specimen is in fruit only. Kurz 

 (Journ. Beng. As. Soc. 1875, ii. 199), who had not seen the plant, thinks it may be 

 a Mypoxidea or Apostasia, but I see no reason to doubt its being a Tupistra, 



