SUPPLEMEN1 



§ 1. During the printing of the MS. a still unknown species flowered 

 for the first time in the Heyne culture-garden: 



Curcuma sylvatica Val. 



Rhizoma crassum elongatum saepe strictum, sordide flavum (226 cod.) 

 odore aromatico, amaro, calido. Rami sursum recurvi. Tuber mediocris intus 

 sulfureus (236). Rami juveniles viridi-flavi. Herba juvenilis florens fere metralis. 



Folia nunc juvenilia subsessilia, 520 X 195 (P = 2,7), elliptico- 

 lanceolata, acute subacuminata, adultiora 200 mm longe petiolata oblongo- 

 lanceolata, basi longissime attenuata, 660 X 107 (P = 3.9). 



Costa in foliis juvenilibus supra purpurea, macula brunnea in parenchyma 

 transiens, ad basin usque decurrens apice brevi viridi, infra etiam secus 

 costam conspicua, cetera folium intense viride, (304) in fol. adultioribus 

 Costa ipsa viridis, marginibus brunneis, folia adulta concoloria, viridia. 



Ligula substricta 1 mm lata, glabra. Vagina glabra. 



Inflorescentia lateralis, cum scapo semimetralis. Scapus vaginis paucis 

 appressis submucronatis. Spica magna dense bracteata; bractea peduncularis 

 superior 25 mm sub spica inserta, florem fovens. Bracteae florentes sat late 

 patentes bursa brevi, late ovatae subacutae, apicibus leviter recurvis, pallide 

 virides, apice concolore (286 cod.). 



Bracteae comae elliptico-oblongae apice brevissime mucronatae quam 

 florentes multo longiores, apice dilute rubro-violaceae (551 — 556) parte 

 inferiore albae, medio striatae pallide violaceae, virides et albae. Flores 

 médiocres, erecti, vix supra bursas protrusi, cremei, tubo dilute sulfureo, 

 petalis niveis, labello apice patente et decurvo, linea mediana labelli citrina 

 in lobum bifidum latum et leviter prominulum excurrente; alabastra vix 

 conspicue rosea. Calyx corollae tubum dimidium superans, dentibus convexis. 

 Corollae tubus mediocris, 2/5 totius floris attingens. Faux sat inflatus, 

 labellum (20X18), lobo mediano lato prominente, lobis rotundatis. Stami- 

 nodia magna, cum filamento adnato 16 mm longa 10 lata, obovato-oblonga 

 apice rotundata. 



Filamentum 8 mm. longum pro dimidio staminodiis adnatum, anthera 

 brevis cristula nulla, calcaribus rectis, thecis paullum breviores, thecorum 

 suturae basi acutae, haud decurrentes, Stylodia longa 7 mm. 



Dorsal petal wide much fornicate, with a short strong point. Lateral 

 petals ovate. Hairring not very dense. 



Habitat: Madura, cult, in Horto Heyneano No. 89, nomen indigenum 

 „Badur". Though resembling by its general habit as well C. Zedoaria as 



