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linear 1 inch long red. Lip yellow with a red central 

 mark between the two rounded lobes limb little longer 

 than the petals linear spathulate, dilated a little before 

 the tip. Stamen pinkish shorter than the lip, anther 

 oblong crest oblong ovate rounded. 



Sarawak, very common Matang (Eidley 1182) also 

 Bau, and Bidi. Pengkulu ampat (Haviland). 



" Bungah Jungkal " The inner part of the leafy stem 

 sweet and eaten. 



The Penkulu ampat specimen of Dr. Haviland on 

 which the species H. Havilandi is based, is not 

 distinguishable from the common plant. It is said to 

 differ in its more slender flowering spike, smaller flowers 

 and unappendaged connective. The specimens in the 

 Botanic Gardens herbarium however are as large as any 

 other and the connective of the anther is plainly visible. 



H. Heivittii, n. sp. 



'A small plant ; stem only 2 or 3 feet tall. Leaves 

 oblanceolate to lanceolate cuspidate narrowed gradually 

 to the base 9 inches long by 3 inches wide above glab- 

 rous nerves not close, beneath pubescent. Ligule short, 

 rounded entire hairy sheath strongly ribbed pubescent, 

 with occasionally reticulations in the upper part. 

 Spike short lower bracts papyraceous ovate ribbed sub- 

 acute pubescent, on the edges. Bracteole tubular trifid 

 I inch long, thin. Calyx 1 inch long pubescent. Corolla 

 tube 2 inches long lobes ovate red. Lip an inch long 

 red with central yellow bar, wings long narrow elevated, 

 claw narrow dilated slightly into a narrow bifid limb. 



Anther short oblong deeply retuse with no crest. 



Sarawak Santubong, (Hewitt). Siul (Eidley). 



Near H. metriocheilus, of the Malay Peninsula. 



R. A. Soc, No. 46,19)6. 



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