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characters, and even the greyn not variegated leaves are often found in speci- 

 mens in bad conditions. Moreover in the herbarium the outliuis of the 

 brown spots become more or lets distinct. 

 Distribution: 



Java: Spontaneous growing socially on dry lawns and grassy way-sides 

 at 500 — 750 M. Sea- level, on the Yang-mountain at Banderan, East-Java, 

 where it was collected by Backer (No. 9539) and Jeswiet on 17 Oct. 1913 

 and again in 1916. and at 300 M. on mt Muria on a Javanese church-yard 

 among shrubs, coll. by Docters v. Leeuwen (No. 917). 



Also collected in teak forests, socially growing. Cultivated in all con- 

 siderable villages, and towns in all parts of Java. Also efferated near Batavia, 

 between Palmerah and Kebajoran. Not found spontaneous in West-Java? 



Madura: collected by Vorderman, probably cultivated. 



Vernacular names: In Batavia " Tema putri" (local name, also used in Java 

 for different rare species of Cu/Tz/mö) ; Eeastern parts of Java. "Koentji pepet," 

 a certain name in Kediri, Bagelen, Madura (Vokderman, Ralshoven); in Djocdja 

 "Kunir putih," (Heyne 90), in Pasuruan local name "Ardong" (Jeswiet). 



Outside of Java: Cultivated in tropical regions, of the old and new 

 world (South Brasilië, St Catharina, Petersen I.e.). The original native coun- 

 try is not known with certitude, for, though it is now undoubtly wild 

 growing in unhabitated regions on the Yang plateau, it is quite possible 

 that in earlier times this region has been habitated. More over, no fruits 

 were seen. 



Probably the culture in Java is not very old, for a herb so conspicuous 

 by its suaveolent beautiful flowers and so popular as a medicine would 

 certainly have been mentioned by Rumph. 



According to Gagnepain (1908,48) it is growing wild in Laos (Cochin- 

 chine) bearing smaller flowers and a somewhat pubescent calyx. The Javanese 

 wild form has also smaller flowers and the calyx is very sparingly sprinkled 

 with very thin hairs, as are also the bracts. 



Kaempferia angiistifolia Rose. 1807 and 1828, t 94; Roxb. 1820,17 ; 

 Baker 1894, 219. Gagnepain, 1808,52. 



Kaempferia undulata Teysm. et Binn. 1855, 391 (non Link in D. DiETR 

 Syn.); Valeton Icones, 1914 t 376. - K. Gilberti Hort, bog., an Bull? 



In my description of K. undulata 1. c, 1 overlooked the fact (as did K. 

 Schumann) that Baker cites this species as a synonym of K. angustifolia 

 Rose. Now, having again compared the littérature I see that Bakers descrip- 

 tion of that species wholly agrees with K. undulata. Here the leaves are 

 said to be at least 6 or 8 times longer than broad, and the lip to be cleft 

 to the midst. On the contrary ROSCOE, in his description and drawing (as 

 well in the first publicatioli of this species in 1807, as afterwards in his 



