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Globba.] 
free above corolla entire. Filament *5 in. long, spurs triangular 
running whole length of anther. Hab. Rare. Kedah Peak and 
Yan (Ridley). 
(8) G. malaccensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 93; 
Mat. ii. 5. 
Two ft. tall or more. Leaves broad elliptic-lanceolate acumi¬ 
nate glabrous, 6 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles sometimes -5 in. long ; 
ligule and sheath pubescent. Panicle short compact, on a long 
peduncle nude except for linear green bracts, lowest 2 in. long; 
branches *25 in. long. Calyx cylindric, -25 in. long, lobes short. 
Corolla-tube *25 in. long, lobes ovate, under -25 in. long, yellow. 
Staminodes blunt oblong as long. Lip short oblong entire. Fila¬ 
ment 75 in. long. Anther-spurs 2 triangular subulate lateral. 
Capsule globose wrinkled, *25 in. long. Hab. Common in woods. 
Johor, Gunong Pantai (King); Batu Pahat. Malacca, base of 
Mt. Ophir; Bukit Sadanen (Goodenough). Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
Kandang, and Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Selangor, Bukit Hitam 
(Kelsall). Perak, Bujong Malacca. Native names: Pua Rimbah; 
Pua Hudang; Pua Gajah. Use: In childbirth. 
(9) G. eleg-ans Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 96; 
Mat, “■ 5 - , A , ,, 
Over 1 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate pubescent beneath, 
5 in. long, 1*25 in. wide. Panicle slender; branches -5 in. long. 
Bracts persistent lanceolate green, *12 in. long. Flowers few, 
crowded at branch ends, white. Calyx-lobes unequal, -25 in. long. 
Corolla-tube -3 in. long, lobes oblong-ovate blunt. Staminodes 
similar. Lip oblong-ovate entire, central spot violet. Filament 
•5 in. long. Anther spurs 2 linear upcurved. Capsule globose, 
•4 in. long. Hab. Local. Dindings, Bruas and Gunong Tungul 
(Ridley). „ „ „ 
(10) G. albiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 96; 
Mat. ii. 6. 
Three ft. tall. Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate, glabrous 
green with silvery variegation when young, 8 in. long, 1 in. wide; 
sheath glabrous. Panicle 12 to 15 in. long, branches 1 in. long 
or less. Flowers white, 1 or 2 on branch-ends. Calyx tubular, 
lobes short lanceolate. Corolla-tube -5 in. long, lobes ovate boat- 
shaped. Staminodes oblong-linear longer. Lip obcuneate bilobed, 
lobes rather long. Stamen filament, 75 in. long; anther-spurs 2, 
linear acuminate falcate, longer than anther. Hab. Local. Tring- 
ganu, Bundi (Rostados). Penang Hill, at 1200 ft. altitude (Curtis). 
Native name : Munkoa Bukit. 
(11) G. regalis Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 75. 
Plant 4 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate long- 
pointed, 1 ft. long, 3 in. wide, base and midiib on back, hairy, tip 
scabrid ■ ligule hairy; sheath edged with hairs. Panicle 18 in. 
long; branches many, *5 in. long, with 2 or 3 flowers ivory-white. 
