THE SCITAMINEA OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 163 
Sembrong (Kelsall) Perak, Kwala Kangsa. Pahang, Rumpin 
river. Also Chittagong. 
The Lankwas Ranting of the Malays. 
A. melanocarpain. sp. 
Hellenia melanocarpa ‘TYeysm and Binn. PI. Hort. Bogor. cult. 
p. 328. 
Stems tufted two to six feet tall froma stout rhizome. Leaves 
lanceolate acuminate narrowed at the base about six inches long 
and two inches wide elabrous, petiole half an inch long, ligule as 
long entire. Panicle about six inches long, with short branches + 
inch long usually 3-flowered. Bracts very small lanceolate cuspi- 
date pink. Calyx tubular nearly 4 inch long white. Corolla tube 
little longer, lobes oblong obtuse, white. Lip with a narrow 
base then dilated and bifid, lobes blunt, pink. Staminodes two 
- small green teeth at base of stamen. Filament linear flat, anther 
oblong fleshy retuse with no crest. Style but little longer stigma 
cup-shaped. Capsule small globose black, or red. 
Singapore. Kranji, Selitar, etc. Pahang at Kwala Pahang. 
This is I think Teysmann’s Hellenia melanocarpa which was 
obiained from Sumatra. It has much the habit of A. conchi- 
gera Griff. but can be distinguished by its pink bifid lip. 
A. Galanga Sw. Obs. Bot. 8. A. virtdifora Griff. Notul. tii 423, 
Maranta Galanga. L. Sp. pl. 2. 
A tall plant about 6 or 7 feet tall with numerous stout stems, 
Leaves lanceolate acute very finely striate dark green above 
lighter beneath with a thin white edge, 18 inches long 34 broad 
with a short petiole + inch long, sheath striate deeply split, ligule 
entire rounded + inch long. Bracts lanceolate acute + an inch 
long. Panicle compact sixinches or more long. Flowers nume- 
rous sweet-scented. Pedicels + inch long finely pubescent. Calyx 
tubular very unequally trifid, $ an inch long, lobes ovate, white. 
Corolla tube no longer than the calyx, lobes recurved fleshy 
linear, apex cucullate, # inch long green. Lip one inch long 
porrect, spathulate, claw narrow licht green fleshy with two low 
ribs and a groove between, limb bifid white with red streaks on 
each side, sides curved up. Staminodes two short pointed 
