444 



(8) C. CATTiiNA. (J. Orah.J 

 Ident. Grah. Cat. 1. c— Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 275. 



Spec; Chae. Eoot ■ with large oblong tubers, white inside : 

 radical leaves short petioled : scape central, leafy, 3-feet : upper 

 leaves on the stem alternate, frequently tingeq with a beautiful red: 

 coma white : briaots green, large, loose, oval : flowers yellow, longer 

 than the bracts. 



Mahableshwur hills. 



(9) C. KEllETTGrNEA. (Boxb.J 



Ident. Eoxb.-l. c. p. 27. 



Syn. C. amarissima, Roscoe. 



Spec. Chae. Leaves broad-lanceolate with a rusty tinge running 

 down the middle: sheaths of the scapes rustj'' red: roots pale 

 yeUow, fragrant: flowers few, large, outer border red, inner deep 

 yeUow : bracts of the fertile part of the spike rusty, of the coma 

 bright crimson. 



Bengal, flowering in April and May. 



(10) C. KUBESCENS. (Boxl.J 



Ident. Eoxb. 1. c. p. 28. 



Spec. Chae. Leaves broad-lanceolate, cuspidate, smooth, strongly 

 marked with parallel veins, nerves and ribs red : petioles and sheaths 

 channelled, deep red : scape lateral, cylLadric, invested in dark red- 

 dish sheaths : spike tufted, erect : flowers small, bright yellow, 

 fragrant. 



Bengal. Travancore. Flowering in April and May. AU the 

 plant has a pleasant aromatic smell, particularly the root, 



(11) C. lETJCOEEHIZA. {Boxb.J 



Ident. Eoxb. 1. c. p. 30. 



Spec. Chae. Bulbs ovate ; palmate tubers long and far-spreading : 

 leaves broad-lanceolate, smooth: spikes lateral, few-flowered: 

 flowers the length of the bracts, outer border slightly tinged with 

 pink, inner yeUow. 



Forests of Behar, flowering in the rains. 



(12) C. MONTAITA. (Roxb.) 



Ident. Eoxb. 1. c. p. 35. 



Engrm. Eoxb. Cor. II. t. 151. 



Spec Chae. Leaves radical, oval, pointed, finely veined : spikes 



