SM .'V ;desceiptiqn.of : " , 



3.^ Amomvm 'acideatum:.' E. ' ' ':-<jb:/' ■ 



Leaves sutsessitej cordate-iaBceolate. Spikes .oboV'Stei -even w^itfrtke eartfa;, 

 Bractes iaiiceolate. Crest amplj 3-lobe,d. Capsyles oyal^ ecliinate. 



^' A NATIVE of the Malay Archipelago ; from ChenGe iritFodiieed into the 

 botanic garden, where it feiossd^is 'freely in A'pril, aind May-; seed ripens 

 in 06lober. The eapsule is perfe6liy destitute of -g^robve's : for this and 

 other reasons, I think it eaiinot be Kgenio^s Amomufn, an Glbbha crispa? 

 nor RuMPHius's Globba cnpsa viridis ,%ecdiVise the. cortex of the capsule 

 is of a soft fleshy texture ; hence hkewise I eonclude it cannot be A. fichp^ 

 natum. Liini. sp. pi. ed. Willd. j. 8, 



As in the Alpinias, there are two hornlets, one on each side, between 

 the insertions of the hp, and filament -oi| the mouth of the tubco 



' o ,'; rrJLeaves petioied, lanceolar, ¥iiloiis:!imde|*nealli. . Spikes ojsjsJ-. icy to with &€ 

 - ;-,- -earth. Bractes lanceolate. ^ i^rest of Qiie semiliiinar lobe. Capsules rpu^^^ 



iiine-winsred. . . . . ^ r r . - 



- ■':■'/■; . .. _■; .-•■- '..;;•..,-,: <'?. ,s ss i/iy^w^m e'h 'jc l;^--i si:, irv-^ ,:;!:, :,j. " .: . 



A NATIVE of the Malay Archipelago. In the botanic-.:g^r^§^ :# 

 Calcutta, where it has long been, it blossoms in April aad May; and the 

 seeds are ripe in Septen^ber and P'(51ober, 



The flowers are nearly whites witij -go small .tinge ;of yellow on th@ 

 middle of the lip. The seeds have a warm, pUngent, aromatic taste, not 

 unlike the real cardamom, hut by no means so .gr^tefuL - Rumphius's re« 

 presentation of the fruit of his Globba crispa.rubr^,,'^ol. 6. t. 6o. D. might 

 serve for this ; but, as the seed vessel of my plant is perfe^ly destitute of 

 ..feairs,, I camxot believe it is Lourejro's A. villomm,. See, Willdenow's 

 edition of the species i.p. 8. &c, ._^ 



