184 THE SCITAMINEZ OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
There are two species in the peninsula and one in Borneo. 
L. longifora Scortechini, Nuoy. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1866, p. 308. 
A large plant forming great tufts with erect dark green 
lanceate acute leaves, about 3 feet long and 4 inches wide taper- 
ing into the petiole. Flowers axillary enclosed in long sheaths 
solitary large. Calyx tube long, sepals 5 inches long and one 
across narrow linear acute purple. Petals one inch long yellow 
linear acuminate apex setaceous. Lip spathulate the limb ovate, 
4 inches long and 2 inches across lilac. Stamens as long as petals, 
filaments short curved, rather thick, anthers. Style long and 
slender, longer than the stamen. Stigma arms linear with nume- 
rous processes at the ends. 
Selangor, Ulu Langat, near the caves Kwala Lumpur. 
Perak, Ipoh. - 
This plant is exceedingly abundant in some places, forming 
oreat masses, usuaily in wet spots, but growing also in drier 
ones. It is however rare to find flowers, and I have only found 
them on plants which have been injured. They are not very 
conspicuous, being usually concealed among the leaves. It is 
known as “ Lobak hutan” in Selangor. 
L. maxillarioides Hook fil. Bot. Mag. t. 7851. Protamomum maail- 
larioides Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soe. iii. 383. 
A smaller plant with numerous leaves in a tuft arranged 
distichously, lanceolate acuminate 8 inches long and 38 inches 
wide bright green, petiole 2 feet long sheathing at the base, often 
shorter. Panicle axillary about 3 inches long with a few shorter 
branches. Calyx tube purple 3 inches long, lobes (sepals) lan- 
ceolate acute deep purple spreading 14 inch long, Petals two 
very small oblong mucronate violet. Lip with a short claw, 
oblong obtuse white tinted with violet. Stamens short, filament 
thick curved, anthers but little longer. Style thick and short. 
Stigma large (in proportion) subcordate with three short toothed 
arms. Capsule large 14 inch long, fusiform pointed three angled, 
deep purple. Seeds 4 inch long, flask-shaped brown, covered 
with short hairs. 
Pahang, Pulau Tawar Woods. 
Abundant there but I have never seen it elsewhere. 
