Gasirochilus.] cxxxvii. zingiberace^e. 249 
(9) G. longiflora Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i. 22, t. 26; Bot. Mag. 
t. 4010; Ridl. Mat. ii. 17, 
Leaves 4 in a tuft, cordate or cuneate glabrous, 6 to 12 in. 
long; petioles long. Spike short central. Bracts several lanceo¬ 
late, 2 in. long. Calyx tubular, 3-pointed. Corolla tube 2 to 3 in. 
long, lobes -5 to 1 in. long, white blunt oblong. Staminodes longer 
obovate. Lip longer oblong cuneate, margins upcurved white, 
tipped dark crimson. Hab. Perak (Curtis, cultivated in Penang 
Gardens). Distrib. India. 
Exact locality doubtful. The plant referred to this from Malacca by 
Baker is G. pandurata, Ridl. 
(10) G. pandurata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 114. 
Ksempferia pandurata Roxb. ^ 4 s. Res. xi. 320; Bot. Reg. t. 173; 
Rose, Scit. PL t. 96. 
Rhizome short aromatic. Leaves tufted, about 5, elliptic- 
lanceolate narrowed at base, 3 to 10 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles 5 in. long. Spike central, 2 in. long. Corolla white or 
pink, tube 1*5 in. long or less, lobes lanceolate sub-acute. Stami¬ 
nodes similar. Lip saccate oblong white, spotted pink. Hab. 
Cultivated in gardens and occasionally occurring as an alien, 
probably of Sumatran origin. Malacca (Griffith); Lankawi (Haniff). 
Native name : Temu Ivinchi. 
(11) G. Curtisii Bak. Bot. Mag. t. 7363; Ridl. Mat. ii. 18. 
Leaves 4 in a tuft ovate-oblong acute, 5 to 12 in. long, 2 to 5 in. 
wide, pubescent beneath; petioles stout, 6 in. long. Spike central, 
1 in. long. Bracts oblong white, 1 in. long. Calyx as long, lobes 
oblong-lanceolate pubescent. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes oblong- 
lanceolate, 1 in. long. Lip blunt flat yellow cream with red marks. 
Anther-crest broad truncate. Hab. Lankawi. On limestone rocks 
(Curtis). 
Colour variable, lip sometimes with lateral red blotches, sometimes plain; 
staminodes sometimes blotched. 
(12) G. acuta Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 202. 
Leaves tufted ovate elliptic acuminate, base round, 10 in. long, 
5 in. wide, hairy beneath. Spike central, 2 in. long; bracts lanceo¬ 
late acute. Corolla tube 1 in. long, lobes lanceolate acuminate 
acute, white, -5 in. long. Staminodes -25 in. long, blunt narrow 
oblong. Lip short, -5 in. wide, obovate clawed, claw white with 
2 pink streaks, limb light yellow, crenulate with 2 raised veins on 
disc. Anther-crest retuse. Hab. Setul on Batu Bunga (Ridley). 
(13) G. clivalis Ridl. Journ. Roy. .ds. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 114; 
Mat. ii. 18. 
Rhizome slender. Leaves 3 or 4 in a tuft ovate to lanceolate 
acute, base narrowed inaequilateral, 4-5 to 8 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
petioles 5 to 6 in. long. All glabrous except a few hairs on back. 
Spike central, 3 in. long. Bracts long narrow with 4 or 5 flowers 
in each. Calyx tube -5 in. long, lobes lanceolate, 2 longer than 
third. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes linear, -5 in. long. Staminodes 
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