138 THE SCITAMINEX OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
an inch long. Bracts ovate lanceolate ribbed stiffly papery, light 
brown, mucronate, an inch long $.an inch wide. Bracteole lan- 
ceolate acute longer than the calyx. Flowers open two ata 
time, Calyx tube 3 inch long cylindric truncate white narrowed 
at the base dilate above, deeply split infront. Corolla tube an 
inch long slender terete, lobes oblong blunt white $ inch long, 
ribbed. Lip broadly hastate, with a narrow linear base, lateral 
lobes rounded thin white, midlobe narrow oblong obtuse orange 
central bar dark orange with purple marks at the sides; one 
inch long and wide. Staminodes lanceolate acuminate apex se- 
taceous white. Stamen filament broad linear white, anther ob- 
long linear, cells dark red, crest broad oblong truncate pale 
orange longer than the style. Fruit globose about $ an inch 
long with strong ribs, hairy fawn-colored. 
Singapore, Bukit Timah, Selitar. Johore, Gunong Panti, 
Selangor, Dusun Tua. Perak. Wray (3476). 
Flowers in May. Perhaps as closely allied to A. uliginosum 
as to any of our species. The long corolla tube, and spade- 
shaped lip are unusual. 
A. micranthum D. Sp. 
Rhizome creeping far slender with long woolly roots. Stems 
slender about 2 feet tall. Leaves narrow lanceolate acumi- 
nate, 6-7 inches long J inch wide dark green glabrous, petiole 
very short or none, ligule very short truncate. Spikes short, 
obconic dense, cne inch long on peduncles of the same length. 
Bracts narrow lanceolate acute pubescent = inch long, brown. 
Flowers very smail about half an inch long. Calyx a little short- 
er than the corolla tube, tubular with three short acute lobes, 
green. Corolla tube a little more than 4+ inch long lobes narrow 
linear, pale yellow. Lip obicng dilated towards the apex, then 
suddenly narrowed and bifid, centre depressed, with a round 
nectary at the base, pale yeilow dotted with pink. Staminodes 
short linear. Stamen filament tapering upwards, and anther 
small oblong, with the upper angles produced into acute curved 
processes, and a small entire rounded crest. Style very slender. 
Fruit small globular purple brown covered with soft processes. 
Penang Hill, in several places but not common. (Curtis 
2884.) Negri Sembilan on Gunong Angsi. 
