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The average of P. in 8 leaves of a large flowering plant was P. 2.5. 

 or without the oldest leaf = 3. The petiole was 110 — 240 long, except the 

 oldest leaf, which was only 50 mm. long. The largest measured leaves 

 were 630X200 and 620X225 and in a stronger specimen 720 X 250 + 25 

 (P.2.7.); the sheaths 400 — 500. The sheath is externally more or less 

 hairy near the top. The ligula-lobes protrude a little with a hairy edge. 



The peduncle has mostly no peduncular leaf but sometimes there 

 are two empty bracts at the base of the spike of which the outmost is 

 large (80X50) and circularly adnate round the stalk. For the rest one 

 empty bract of the common bluntly triangular shape, is always adnate for a 

 Va (60X40, of which 20 adnate). The bracts are arranged 3 -{- 5; the head- 

 curve is directed now to the left, now to the right, both equally frequently 

 happens, also the 2-spirals, are very distinct in the same direction as 

 the 5-spirals, but with a lower pitch. They are proportionally large, ovate, 

 rather acute, always free more than the half, except a few of the lower 

 ones, which are more adnate. The pouches are wide, free portions not 

 much incurved, with much spreading tops; the 4 comabracts are somewhat 

 more incurved at the base, more flattened in the upper part, obtusely mucronate. 



The colour is sometimes light-green 276 and 286, then again very 

 pale-yellow-green. The coma-leaves slightly violet-dotted (587 — 597) in their 

 upper half, downwards (0571) lighter and sometimes green-striped. The 

 intermedial bracts green and violet-striped, and with pink tops and spots. 



The flower is diluted-ochraceous (221—216) the medial band 201 ; the 

 petals somewhat pink, 17 or 53 A. or 578 A. The bracteola is somewhat 

 longer than the tube, to 25 mm. The calyx is as in the related species, 

 the teeth distinct, blunt, mostly provided with a ciliate crista. 



The flower is much smaller than in C. colorata. The longest flowers 

 were 50 mm. of which the tube with the hair-ring is 17 — 18. The calyx 

 10—11. The faux is 13—15 mm. long and 27—29 broad. The lip 17X16 

 or smaller, the claw 2.3 mm. long and 12 broad, the top rounded, the 

 mid-lobe a little prominent in the flattened lip. The staminodes, measured 

 in the centre 15X^0; broad, elliptical, blunt Vv'ith a shallow wrinkle 

 rather in the middle. The filament is 6X4 of which 2 mm. is connate 

 with the staminodes. The anther large, with the long curved spurs 8 mra. 

 The stylodes rather more than 6 mm. 



Distribution and native names. 



The species is described from three cultivated specimens of different 

 origin of which the rhizomes belonged to the most intensely orange-coloured. 

 From Modjokerto Mr. Heyne received them under the name of "Kiinir 

 batok" (449), from Kediri as "Tenioe prif. (52). From Madura (Soemenep) 

 under the name of "Temoe lati", a substantially similar form but with 

 more yellow rhizomes. 



