443 



(4) C. DEciPEENS. (Bah.) 



Ident, Dalz. in Hook. Joum. Bot. II. p. 144. 



Spec. Chajr. Root mth numerous almond-shaped tubers hanging 

 from the fibres: earlier scapes lateral, later central, 6 — S-inches 

 long : leaves broadly oval, glabrous, rarely velvetty beneath, long- 

 petioled : floral bracts saccate, purple : flowers twin, purple, the 

 lip 2-cleft, with curled margins. 



Malwan, flowering from June to August. 



(5) C. Zedoaeia, fUoseoB.) 



Ident. Eoscoe Scit. (not BoxV), ' 



Syti. Curcuma 2erumbet, Moxh. jkf. Ind. I. p. 20. Amomum 

 Zerumbet, SJoett. 



Ungrm. Bot. Mag. t. 1646. — Eoxb. Cor. III. t. 201. Rheede 

 Mai. xi. t. 7. 



Spec. Chae. Stemless : leaves 4 — 6-together, broad-lanceolate, 

 finely acuminated, smooth, purple in the centre : scape 5 — 6-inche8 

 long, surrounded lay a few lax green sheaths : spike tufted, covered 

 with imbricated oblong bracts containing each 3 — 4 yellow sessile 

 flowers, upper ones usually sterile, deeper crimson or purple than 

 those containing the flowers. 



Chittagong, flowering in April. 



(6) C. Amada. fRoxb.J 



Ident. Eoxb. flor. Ind. I. p. 33. 



Spec. Chab. , Tubers palmate, inwardly pale yellow : leaves 

 long-petioled, broad-lanceolate, smooth : spikes central, cyhndrio, 

 crowned vrith a tuft of pale abortive bracts : flowers small, yellow. 



Concans. Guzerat. Flowering in the rains. 



(7) C. PSEITDOMONTAITA. (J. Orok.) 



Ident. Grah. Cat. Bomb, plants, p. 210. 



Spec. Chae. Tubers round, white inside : leaves with the 

 petiole 2 — 3-feet long, tapering at both ends : scape central : coma 

 of a beautiful dark rose-colour, waved : flowers yellow, of about 

 equal length. 



Concans, flowering in September. 



