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Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Langat. Perak, Dindings, Lumut: 
Thaiping bills, Penang, Government Hill (Curtis 2419). 
The brilhant crimson and yellow flowers appearing often 
dotted all over the ground are most attractive. In Griffith’s 
description he has-evidently intended to write of them “ vivide 
coccineus,” which has been printed viridia coccineus, and transla- 
ted into “greenish red.” Amomum rubroluteum Bak. collected 
by Maingay in Penang is this plant I should judge from its 
description. The back of the stamen is prolonged a little beyond 
the anther as Griffith shows in his figure and this seems from the 
description to be the only distinguishing character of 4. rubrolu- 
tewm. 
H. metriochilus n. sp. Achasma metriocheilus Griff. Notul. ii. 427. 
Ic. Pl. As. t. 356. Amomum metriochilus Bak. lc. 264. 
Stems tall and stout about 12 feet tall. Leaves oblong 
mucronate, @labrous above, softly velvety pubescent or glabrous 
beneath over 3 feet lone and six inches wide, petiole stout 2 
inches long or less, ligule oblong truncate one inch long. Spike 
about 2 inches lone on a stout peduncle. Bracts ovate mucro- 
nate ribbed glabrous about an inch long red. Corolla tube 2 
inches lone pubescent within, lobes broad lanceolate crimson one 
inch long, longer than the stamen. Lip 2 inches longer than the 
corolla, linear emarginate, the sides rolled up over the stamen at 
the base, crimson witha yellow centre. Stamen filament very 
short, shorter than the anther, anther short and broad, almost 
square emarginate bent at an angle on the filament, deep rose 
coloar. Style slender, stigma triangular. 
Johor, Gunong Panti; Gunong Pulai. Perak, Maxwell’s 
Hill. Selangor, Caves. 
H. macrochilus n.sp. Amomum macrochilus Bak. l.c. 235. Achasma 
macrochilus Griff. Notalee. iii. 429. Ic. Pl. t. 357. 
Stem stout 12 feet tall. Leaves elliptic oblong cuspidate 
base rounded unequal, glabrous 15 inches long 4 inches wide, 
petiole half an inch long or less, ligule shorter ovate obtuse. 
Spike subcylindric with rather thin lanceolate acute bracts, gla- 
brous ribbed 2 inches long. Bracteoles narrow linear glabrous. 
Calyx tubular dilated upwards trifid, lobes acute 14 inch long. 
