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preserved and reminds vêry much of G. ^rü«rf(/b/iüm by the large channeled 

 crest, which however is distinctly 3 toothed in the middle. 



By the leaves and the anther it seems to be very like G. bradescens 

 Ridl. 1909, 57; which was collected at Lundu, near the coast, west of 

 Serawak. (Foxworthy 42). But in G. bractescens the inflorescence is pe- 

 duncled, branched and axillary. 



Qastrochilus violaceum, Ridl. 1909, 56. 



"Leaves 2 or 3 together, rather fleshy smooth dull, dark green above, 

 central line pale beneath, nerves ineonspicuous ; 3 to 5 inches long l'/2 

 inches wide, ovate obtuse, petiole 1 inch long. Spike short of many flo- 

 wers, //o/tz the leaf axil, 1 inch long subsessile. Bracts lanceolate acuminate. 

 Bracteole lanceolate acuminate with a long point, inch long, glabrous 

 thin. Calyx tubular with 2 long acute teeth, 3/8 inch long white. 

 Corolla tube cylindric slender creamy white 3/8 inch long, lobes narrow 

 lanceolate acute white '/4 inch long. Staminodes erect little more than 

 half as long, linear subacute broader than the petals. Lip spathulate, claw with 

 sides raised linear, limb obovate oblong, eniarginate little more than half 

 an inch long and 3/10 inch wide, violet with a central-primrose yellow 

 bar, edge with minute glandular hairs as are the staminodes. Stamen white 

 half as long as the dorsal petal, filament broad pubescent. Anther short 

 oblong, crest very short truncate obscurely 3 toothed shorter than the style." 



"Cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore from plants suplied by 

 T. D. Pereira, Fl. Oct. 1890. It is believed to be from Padang, Sumatra. 

 Something of the habk of a Kaempferia with flowers of Gastrochilus. The 

 violet colouring of the lip is unusual in that genus." 



Qastrochilus grandifolium Val. in. Ic. bog. tab. 377. (1914) 



About this species 1 made some new observations omitted in the first 

 description. 



The young shoots consist of 5 midlesized leaves, the large imbricating 

 sheaths of which form a short pseudo-stem. After the appearance of the 

 5th leaf the topgrowth is suspended, and the rhizome produces a vigorous 

 sidebranch bending upward and forming the spike, it consists of 5 blunt 

 sheathing scales 25, 40, 80 long (sometimes much taller) including the 

 fertile leaf which grows to a length of at least 700 mm. with the petiole 

 and sheath, the scales are equally red brown coloured, the bud of the 

 young leaf is purple tinged at the back. 



The leaves of the sterile shoot are from 100—250X50—60 mm. long, 

 decurrent in a channeled petiole 70 mm. tall, ending in a broad sheath of 

 the same length. The sheaths consist of the fleshy back portion, continuing 

 the petiole and the equally broad very thin marcescent margo the free 

 tops of which are finely acuminate and form the 25 — 30 mm. long thin 



