THE SCITAMINEZX OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 137 
through covered closely with brown sheaths, Stems about 5 
feet tall or less. Leaves narrowly lanceolate narrowed to the 
base long-cuspidate one foot long, 1 inch wide, petiole very 
short or absent, ligule $ inch Jong rounded. Spikes usually dis- 
tant from the stems on a branch of the rhizome, obconic, pedun- 
cled, peduncle 1 to 4 inches long covered with sheaths. Bracts 
elliptic ovate pink or brown. Calyx tubular pink 4 an inch long, 
Jobes narrow acute. Corolla tube a little longer, lobes linear acute 
narrow rosy. Lip boat-shaped narrowed at the base geniculate 
at the extreme base, with thickened deep maroon knees, white 
with a median yellow bar, a crimson line on each side of it and 
a few crimson spots at the base, an inch long. Stamen shorter 
than lip incurved, filament rather broad white, anther ob- 
long, ctest three-lobed, lobes squared, the centre one retuse. 
Stigma club-shaped. Fruit globose covered with soft red pro- 
cesses, $ an inch through. 
Malacca, Bukit Sedanen (Derry 238). Sungei Ujong, Bu- 
kit Tampin. Pahang, Kwala Tembeling, Kota Glanggi, etc. 
(2404). Perak, Lumut. Dindings. Penang, Balik Pulau. Kedah. 
Yan. 
This inhabits woods and banks, where its long branching 
rhizomes may be seen creeping for some distance. 
Itis said by Derry to be planted by the Jakuns for its eat- 
able fruit and it is known to the Malays as Pua Hijau, Pua Ga- 
jah, and Tepus Merah. Its boat-shaped white lip witha yellow 
bar edged with pink and round red fruit covered with processes 
like those on a Rambutan make it eas'ly recognized. 
Koenig collected the type of A. wliginosum at Raput Nok 
in Juok Ceylon, and his description applies very well to this 
plant which I have found as far north as Kedah. He describes 
the crest however 4 lobed, perhaps counting the retuse central 
lobe as two lobes. 
A. hasti/abium. n. sp. 
Rhizome aromatic rather slender woody. Stem 3 or 4 feet 
tall rather stout glabrous. Leaves oblong lanceolate acuminate 
at both ends glabrous, drying grey, 9 to 18 inches long and 2 
to 4 across, petiole $ an inch long ligule ovate rounded + inch. 
Spike short obconic compact 1 - 2 inches tall on a stout peduncle 
