THE SCITAMINEZA OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 175 
A. petiolata Bak. l|.c. 255. 
Plant about 3 feet tall, leaves few elliptic oblong narrowed 
at the base, long acuminate glabrous about 15 inches long and 
four wide, petiole 3 inches long, ligule + inch long glabrous. 
Raceme slender pendu'ous, 6 inches long about 20 flowered pubes- 
cent, pedicels very short inch long. Bracts narrowly linear + 
inch long or less. Calyx as long as the corolla tube 4 inch, 3 
lobed, lobes acute, white polished glabrous, except the lobes - 
tipped with hairs. Corolla lobes oblong linear one inch long 
yellowish white pubescent hooded, sub-equal. Lip flat, (not rolled 
up) entire obovate, edges crisped 14 inch long, base pale yellow- 
ish, central barred, apex orange with red veins. Staminodes 
absent. Stamen filament linear oblong, anther broader, crest 
reniform undulate dentate emarginate, the centre fleshy deep red. 
Style projecting, stigma ovoid slit terminal large, ovary hispid. 
Fruit fusiform 2 inches long hairy. 
On rocks and banks. Perak, Maxwell’s Hill. Selangor, 
Bukit Kutu. 
This has the largest flowers of any in the section, and is 4 
rather handsome plant. 
A. macrostephanus Rid. Amomum macrostephanum Bak. 1.c. 248. 
Stem “ very slender 4-8 feet.” Leaves narrowly oblong, 
base rounded cordate, lobes very unequal, apex acuminate gla- 
brous 2 feet long, 3 inches wide petiole slender 5 inches long. 
Spike ‘‘ 3-4 inches long” peduncle long erect enveloped in the 
sheath of the topmost leaf. Bracts caducous ovary villous. 
Calyx 4 inch long dilated bilobed, lobes rounded, pubescent. 
Corolla tube shorter slender, lobes linear minutely pubescent 2 
inch long. Lip oblong obtuse rather narrow, a little longer edges 
crispid. Staminodes short linear obtuse. Stamen shorter than 
the lip filament rather slender, anther hairy, crest very large 
three-lobed lobes truncate plicate. 
Perak Hills, Larut Hills. 500-1000 feet (Dr. King’s Col- 
lector). 
MARANTACEAE. 
This group abundant in South America is very restricted 
here, being represented by only 8 species belonging to two 
