THE SCITAMINEZE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 169 
tube as lone as calyx, lobes very unequal, upper one oblong ob- 
tuse 14 inch long by 2 inch wide, lateral ones much narrower 
adnate to lip. Lip 12 inch long and nearly 2 inches across, cor- 
date, lobes not distinct apex narrowed shortly bifid lobes spread- 
ing acute; orange densely spotted with red, central bar and 
veins at apex deep red edge yellow. Staminodes curved crimson 
with a dark spot at base, shaped like the horns of an ox } inch 
long. Stamen filament broad linear as long as the anther 
grooved white, base pink, anther 2 inch long. Fruit globose, 
orange nearly glabrous. 
Pahang, Pulau Datu, on river banks. 
This is distinguished from A. nobilis by its nearly glabrous 
leaves smaller panicle and bracts, while the tip though resem- 
bling that of nobilis in form has much shorter terminallobes. The 
fruit too is very different. It has lone been cultivated in the 
Botanic Gardens and from cultivated specimens I take tie de- 
scription. The Pahang plant seems to be the same thing. 
A. nobilis n. sp. 
Stems about 6 feet tall and one inch through pubescent. 
Leaves oblong cuspidate base oblique 2 feet long, 6 inches wide 
dark green elabrous above velvety pubescent beneath, petiole 
stout one inch long brown velvety, ligule inch long bilobed 
lobes truncate. Raceme about a foot long enclosed in two very 
large sheath. Bract very large three lobed, lobes nearly separate 
white tipped carmine, 2 inches long and three across. Calyx one 
inch long spathaceous white 2 or 3-fid dilated upwards, pubes- 
cent. Corolla tube shorter than the calyx lobes oblong obtuse 
1} inch long one inch wide white silkily hairy especially along 
the edge. Lip very large 24 inch long and 2 inches wide cor- 
date bilobed lobes large oblong obtuse truncate strongly crisped, 
median bar of lip thickened with four obscure grooves, lateral 
lobes and disc of lip blood red with yellowish white spots in 
lines, apex lemon yellow with the nerves elevated crimson. A 
strong erect hairy keel runs vertically from the disc parallel to 
the stamen on either side, where are pustular elevations and 
in some flowers a horn-like spur. Stamen filament half an inch 
long broad flat pubescent anther very thick as long lobes divari- 
cate at apex, cells brownish. Style longer recurved stigma cup- 
