196 NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 



Stamen white pubescent filament short. Anther oblong 

 retuse, not crested. 



Sarawak, Bidi (H. N. Ridley), PI. H. B. S., Nov. 22, 

 1904. 



Near G. Hallieri, Ridl. This little plant is very distinct 

 in its rigid pretty reticulated foliage. 



G. pliaata, n. sp. 



A large plant for the genus. Stems tufted. Leaves dis- 

 tichous sheaths split 3 inches long with a broad thin mar- 

 gin. Petiole 4 to 5 inches long stout. Blade ovate acute 

 12 inches long 6 inches wide light green above beneath 

 paler, plicate. Spike shorter than the petiole, covered 

 with subdistichous sheaths bearing a small green ovate 

 blade at the top, Flowers opening singly. Corolla tube 

 1 inch long white lobes narrow linear acute ^ inch long. 

 Staminodes subspathulate obtuse rounded 1 inch long £ 

 inch wide light yellow. Lip 1 inch long oblong obtuse 

 with up curved sides tip rounded entire, yellow with a 

 cherry red band at the base and a similarly colored 

 blotch at the tip or a broad band the whole length of the 

 lip. Stamen shorter, white. Anther oblong with no dis- 

 tinct crest, tip rounded, entire. Stigma clubbed. 



Kelantan, Kwala Lebir. (Dr. Gimlette). The plant 

 sent by Dr. Gimlette flowered in November 1904. It is 

 evidently near a plant I found at the foot of Gunong 

 Pantai in Johore formerly and may possibly be identical, 

 but I never saw flowers of that species nor was able to 

 grow it. The plant is allied to O. pandurata. 



Alpinia Murdoehii\ n, sp. 



Stems five feet tall. Leaves elliptic lanceolate acumi- 

 nate base broad 7 inches long 2 inches wide very closely 

 ribbed pubescent above, paler and closely pubescent 

 beneath, keel prominent, petiole very short hairy, ligule 

 oblong truncate hairy, sheath pubescent, hairy along the 

 edge. Raceme terminal four inches long, rachis and 

 pedicels golden hairy, pedicels \ inch long. Bracteole 



Jour. Straits Branch 



