253 
Hitcheniopsis.] cxxxvn. zingiberace^e. 
i ft. long, 6 in. across, dark green above, purple and pubescent 
beneath; petioles 4 in. long. Spike from between leaves 4 in. 
long. Bracts few, 1 in. long, deep red. Corolla tube 1 in. long, 
white, lobes lanceolate acute, -5 in. long, white or light yellow. 
Staminodes oblong blunt. Stamens pubescent. Lip obovate bi- 
lobed denticulate yellow, with pink streaks at base. Stamen 
pubescent, crest none or very short. Hab. In forests locally 
abundant. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Tapali (Wray); lemengoh; 
Goping; Sira Rimau (Yapp); Dindings, Gunong Tungul (Ridley). 
Kedah Gunong Bintang (Kloss). 
var. rubra Ridl. Staminodes, lip and anther dark red. Perak, 
Kwala Dipang, base of limestone cliffs (Curtis, Ridley). 
Curcuma grandiflora Wall. Bak. F.B.I. v. 216. " Malay Peninsula,” a 
drawing in Herb. Kew, looks suspiciously like this plant. 
(2) H. lanceolata Ridl. Curcuma lanceolata Ridl. Mat. ii. 22. 
Leaves 2 or 3 in a tuft, lanceolate sub-acute narrowed to base, 
midrib beneath hairy, 8 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles 6 in. long. 
Peduncle 3 in. long. Spike obconic, 1 to 2 in. long. Bracts ovate- 
lanceolate green acute, 75 in. long or less. Calyx -25 in. long. 
Corolla tube *5 in. long, lobes oblong, -25 in. long. Staminodes 
much smaller, pubescent. Lip oblong blunt white, tip yellowish, 
sides barred crimson. Filament pubescent; anther-crest small 
ovate. Hab. Wet spots in forest. Perak, Bujong Malacca (Curtis); 
Tapah; Chanderiang (Kunstler). 
(3) H. sylvestris Ridl. Curcuma sylvestris Ridl. Trans. Linn. 
Soc. iii. 378; Mat. ii. 22. 
Rhizome slender, far creeping. Leaf 1, ovate acute, base round, 
glabrous, 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, purple beneath; petiole slender, 
18 in. long. Peduncle 4 to 6 in. long. Spike obconic, 1*5 in. long. 
Bracts broad ovate, tips recurved rosy. Flowers white. Corolla 
tube -5 in. long, lobes linear acute, -5 in. long. Staminodes broader 
lorate blunt. Lip oblong-obovate emarginate round, white, central 
bar yellow, with violet streaks. Anther oblong, crest broad re¬ 
curved, violet. Hab. Very local, but abundant. Pahang, Tahan 
River woods to mouth of Teku River (Ridley). 
8. CURCUMA, Linn. 
Herbs usually with thick fleshy rhizomes, stems short or 0. 
Leaves oblong thin usually tufted. Spikes peduncled. Bracts large 
ovate forming a cone, upper ones empty, lower ones containing 
several fugacious flowers with several bracteoles. Calyx short, 
cylindric toothed. Corolla tube funnel-shaped, lobes oblong or 
ovate. Staminodes petaloid. Lip orbicular or ovate. Stamen 
filament broad short, anther-cells linear, spurred at base. Style 
filiform; ovary 3-celled. Capsule globose, 3-valved. Seed arillate. 
Species about 35, India, Siam, Malaya, Australia. 
