246 cxxxvir. zingiberacejE, [Kcempferia. 
(4) K. cyanescens Ridl. Elettariopsis cyanescens Ridl. Journ. 
Roy. Ts. Soc. S. Br . 41, p. 82. 
Rhizome short, stout. Leafy stems, 27 in. tall, slender, glabrous. 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate, thin, base gradually 
narrowed, 6 in. long, 1*25 in. wide; petioles very short or none. 
Flowers with the leaves in basal spikes 1 in. long; peduncle *25 in. 
long. Bracts lower ones ovate, upper ones lanceolate, -5 in. long, 
reddish white. Calyx slender tubular spathaceous split on one side, 
more than half-way with 3 small points. Corolla tube 2 in. long, 
slender, lobes lanceolate acute thin white, 1 in. long. Staminodes 
lanceolate acute as long but broader white. Lip large obovate 
bilobed, violet veined with white. Anther white hairy. Hab. 
Mountain forests, Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga (Napier, Ridley). 
(5) K. rotunda Linn. Sp. PI. 3. 
Has erect lanceolate leaves 1 ft. long and beautifully marbled 
dark green and grey and purple beneath. The flowers appear when 
the leaves have died down, on a short thick scape, and are large 
and showy, lilac with purple on the lip. Native name : Kunchur. 
Valued as a spice and occasionally cultivated. 
6. GASTROCHILUS, Wall. 
Small herbs with rhizome. Stems short or long or none. Leaves 
lanceolate or ovate petioled, erect solitary or 3 or 4 in a tuft. Spikes 
axillary or from the rhizome; bracts numerous. Flowers thin 
opening singly white, yellow or red. Calyx tubular spathaceous. 
Corolla tube long and slender lobes oblong or lanceolate. Stamin¬ 
odes similar or larger. Lip oblong or obcuneate usually saccate or 
convolute, entire lobed. Stamen filament thick fleshy; anther 
oblong, crest rounded or lobed or 0. Species about 30, Indo- 
Malaya, Siam. 
§ 1. Acranihi, Stems tall and leafy; spikes axillary in the upper leaves. 
Lip saccate. 
Petioles 2 in. long . . . . . (1) G. albo-sanguinea 
Petioles short . . . . . . (2) G. pulcherrima 
§ 2. Mesanthi. Rhizome short and thick; leaves in a tuft, the spike from 
between them. 
Large tufted plants; leaves large, spikes elongate. 
Bracts glabrous ...... 
Bracts woolly ...... 
Leaves several in a tuft, rhizome short and thick. 
Spike cylindric, bracts imbricate. 
Leaves pubescent on back .... 
Leaves glabrous. 
Spike 3 in. long; lip large connate . 
Spike 6 in. long; lip orbicular . 
Spike not cylindric; bracts not imbricate. 
Leaves glabrous; petioles short; corolla tube 
short; flowers yellow .... 
Leaves glabrous; petioles long; flowers white, 
tip of lip crimson, tube very long 
(3) G. plicata 
(4) G. Klossii 
(5) G. Prainiana 
( 6 ) G. lurida 
(7) G. tillandsioides 
( 8 ) G. flava 
(9) G. longiflora 
