THE SCITAMINEX OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 129 
Malacca, Panchur. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tampin. Selang- 
or, Petaling, Caves, Kwala Lumpur. Pahang, Kwala Luit; 
Tahan (2407) Perak, Larut. King’s collector (8205). Dindings 
at Lumut, Penang, Pulau Butong (Curtis 1978.) 
The largest and grandest species known and well worthy 
of its specific name. The large showy spikes at first bright yel- 
low then becoming brilliant red, with the strange black and yel- 
low flowers make it a plant well worth cultivating. 
Z. chrysostachys n. sp. 
Stems graceful slender about 2 feet tall, } inch thick pur- 
plish, leaves about ten rather distant lanceolate acuminate dark 
green, thin textured 5 inches long and 14 inch broad shortly 
petioled, ligule inch long oblong. Scapes about six inches tall 
with a peduncle 2 inches high, rather stout and covered with 
red sheaths. Spikes four inches long oblong, with broad trun- 
cate retuse bracts bright yellow. Flowers solitary. Corolla tube 
short white, lobes lanceolate acute one inch long white. Lip 
with a narrow linear base three lobed about as long as the petals 
lateral lobes ovate obtuse white, median lobe and disc between 
the lateral lobes white but mottled and marbled almost all over 
with crimson, apex shortly bifid. Stamen, filament linear, an- 
ther cells elliptic but little narrower than the connective. Beak 
curved acute thickly spotted with pink. 
Perak on Maxwell’s Hill about half way up (5199). (Cur- 
tis 2716.) (Wray 3549.) 
Z. citrinum Nn. sp. 
Stems stout one foot tall. Leaves dark green pubescent 
beneath broadly lanceolate subacute with the chief veins promi- 
nent, 8 inches long and four inches wide, petiole short or none, 
ligule very short rounded. Spike oblong blunt 4 or 5 inches 
long on a stout green peduncle 3 inches long, Bracts broad 
rounded bright lemon yellow, becoming dull pinkin fruit, Ca- 
lyx dilated transparent white subacute apex bifid 3 inch long. 
Corolla tube graceful 24 inch long yellow. Torsal petal lanceo- 
late subacute apex incurved yellowish, laterals connate and ad- 
nate to the lip for two thirds of their length, ? inch long. Lip 
