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The following descrjptions of two rather different varieties are taken 

 from two plants grown in the culture garden of Mr. Heyne under H 23 and 

 H 66, the first of which 1 consider as the type. 



Z. amaricans Bl. Herba inter minores. Rhizoma consistentia durum 

 intus flavum, extus pallidum, caulis basi vulgo pallide rubra. Folia oblongo- 

 lanceolata iis Z. aromatici vulgo angustiora basi in petiolum hirsutum bre- 

 vissinuim attenuata nunquam rotundata vel obtusa, ceterum Z. aromatico 

 simillimum, nunc 225X38. Scapus brevis (100 — 200 mm. X 7.) viridis; 

 vaginae olivaceae et rufae; spica ovata acuta 704-30 vel brevior. Bracteae 

 obovatae vel subor biculares concavae, superne rotundatae vel obtusissimae 

 virides merginibus villosis appressis demum subinflexis, apice mox roseae 

 demum rubrae (1 et 2 cod). Flores pa^vi pallide flavi (171 — 198 cod.) 

 petala 0171. Labellum oblongo- obcordûiiini iingiiiculatum, staminodia oblongo- 

 ovata unguiculata, in vivo erecta et labello opposita. Flos 38—42 mm, 

 tubus cor, 23 mm., cal 13 mm. Petala anteriora anguste oblonga acuta, 

 labellum superantia. Labellum 12 X 10, ad 2—3 mm. apice incisum 

 lobis obtusis divergentibus ; staminodia 6X4. Anihera appendice pasullum 

 longior. 



Z. amaricûns var. elongata. PI. xvii f 1 — 5. 



Herba mediocris. Rhizoma precedentis. Folia 310X45 vel 270X55 

 (P==5-7), minora 190X40, subtus arachnoidea. Ligula 30X14. 



Scapus 200X10> vaginis brevibus laxe pilosis olivaceis, axi intense 

 viridi (307 cod.) 



Spica ovoidea acuta, 75 X 37, 90X40, 1 15X45, peranthesin valdeaccres- 

 cens demum cylindrico-ovoidea 160X50 vel 1 65X60. Bracleae obovatae apice 

 late rotundatae, demum fere subtruncatae, vo/c/e fo/îvfxûf, circ 26X20 longae, 

 obscure olivaceae (205-180 cod.) per anthesin mox rufescentes, demum 

 pulchre rubrae (1-3 cod.). margo angustus (1 mm.) pilosus et ciliatus, primo 

 aibidus mox rufus. 



Flores parvi, pallide flavi (178 D et 198 cod.) 



Labellum eilipticum vel subobovaliim basi attenualum apice ad 1/4 inci- 

 sum, staminodia o6/or/^o-e///p//cû, erecta labello opposita, plane libera. Petala 

 staminé et labello multo longiora apice attenuata. 



This variety is very characteristic by the extremely long growing 

 spike, unto 165 mm; and abundantly I'luiting. It differs from the type by 

 the somewhat larger floweis, and less, attenuate staminodes. 



Z. amaricans, var. fuliginea. 



Z. aromatico var. obscurae similis sed floribus pallide flavis, labello 

 valde unguiculato et staminodiis oblongis cognoscenda. 



Distribution: West-Java: Batavia and Buitenzorg, cult. Heyne C. 23 

 and C. 66. Veinac. name "Lampujang pail" (= Bitter Zerumbet) and Loz/i- 

 pujang prit or ketjil ( = small Zerumbet). Rumph dees not mention the 



