THE SCITAMINE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 97 
Dindings, Woods near Bruas, and Gunonge Tungul. (No 
8392). This resembles G. /eucantha Miq, but has smaller nearly 
olabrous leaves, straight and slender panicle and an entire lip. 
Gil. violacea n. sp. 
Stems one to two feet tall rather stout. Leaves large or 
moderate oblong lanceolate acuminate with along point, covered 
with scattered strigose hairs on both surfaces, or sometimes only 
scabrid, 7 to 10 inches long, 2 inches broad, dark green above 
paler beneath, ligule short rounded very hairy, sheaths with 
stiff hairs. Panicle of numerous short branches about half an 
inch long stiff and horizontal. Bracts small ovate lanceolate 
white. Calyx cylindric with three short points, one shorter than 
the others, as long as the corolla tube, ivory white. Corolla tube 
+ inch long, lobes ovate boat-shaped violet or white. Staminodes 
longer and narrower violet, + inch long. Lip very narrow linear 
grooved nearly the whole way down bilobed, violet or white with 
a darker spot near the apex, apex yellowish. Stamen lone 
rather stout, anther oblong rather large violet, with two long 
linear spurs. Capsule smooth globose white dehiscing entirely 
and exposing a number of ovoid beaked brown seeds. 
Johore: Gunong Pulai. Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). 
Perak, Bujong Malacca; Gunong Keledang. Ipoh (Curtis 
3316) Gunong Inas (Wray 4164). Dindings. 
This is very nearly allied to G. leucantha, but the corolla 
tube is much shorter, and the lip very much narrower. The 
flowers are sometimes entirely ivory white, at others violet. 
§ MARANTELLA. 
Anther 4 spurred. Flowers yellow. 
Gl. aurantiaca Miq. 1. c. 618. 
Rhizome short. Stems about 18 inches tall, the bases 
covered with hairy sheaths, Leaves oblong to ovate cuspidate 
7 inches long and 3 wide (often much smaller) hairy beneath, 
sheaths hairy. Peduncle 18 inches or less, hairy. Panicle 
compact usually short sometimes as much as 8 inches long, 
branches short + inch long, numerous horizontal, with a few 
empty bracts at the base and two or more flowers. Bracts 
orange, oblong obtuse hispid 3} inch long, lower ones sometimes 
