Descriptions of Malayan Plants, 



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I. SCITAMINE^. 



ZINGIBER GRACILE. fW. J.) 



Monandria Monogynia, 

 N, O. Scitaminece, 



Foliis glabris, scapis erectis, spicis cylindricis gracilibus 

 coloratis, bracteis ovatis acutis, corollas labio trilobo, lobo 

 medio bifido. 



Native of Pulo Pinang. 



Stem erect, somewhat recurved, round and smooth. 

 Leaves alternate, subsessile on their sheaths, broad lanceo- 

 late, 6 or 7 inches long, acuminate, very entire, very smooth, 

 shining above. Sheaths smooth, with a long scariose ligula 

 often lacerated on the edge. Scapes erect, a foot high, 

 invested with alternate sheaths. Spikes cylindrical, oblong, 

 imbricated with bright red, ovate, acute bracts shorter than 

 the flowers. An inner bract or invdlucre surrounds the 

 base of each flower. Calyx shorter by one-half than the 

 corolla, membranaceous, curved, cleft on one side. Corolla 

 yellowish white ; exterior limb three parted, longer than the 

 inner one ; laciniae acuminate, the upper one longer and 

 incumbent ; interior limb unilabiate, lip three lobed, middle 

 lobe bifid, with reflexed margins. Anther terminating in an 

 incurved horn. Ovarium three-celled, many-seeded. Style 

 filiform^ longer than the horn of the anther, embraced at 

 the base by two linear corpuscules. 



AMOMUM BIFLORUM. fW. J.J 



Monandria Mdnogynia, 

 N, O. Scitaminece. 



Foliis lato-lanceolatis glaberrimis, caule ancipite, spicis 

 bifloris. 



Native of Pulo Pinang. 



A slender delicate species : stem erect, somewhat recurved, 

 three feet in height, compressed, double edged. Leaves 



