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CostUS .] CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACEA3. 
long, 2*5 in. wide. Spike on rhizome; peduncle 3 in. long. Bracts 
broad ovate shortly mucronate, red, 1 in. long. Calyx tubular 
with three sharp points, red. Corolla-lobes pubescent lanceolate 
acute. Lip obovate convolute, 2 in. long, fringed with hairs. All 
cherry red. Anther-crest ovate blunt, red, back woolly. Hab. 
Common in dense forests. Malacca (Maingay). Singapore, Bukit 
Timah. Johor, Gunong Pantai; Pulau Tinman (Burkill). Pahang, 
Tahan River. Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Batu Caves. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills; Temengoh (Ridley). Distrib. Suipatra, 
Java, Borneo. 
(3) C. Kingii Bak. in Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 250; Ridl. Mat. 
ii. 25. 
About 6 ft. tall, stout. Leaves oblanceolate-oblong cuspidate, 
soft pubescent beneath, ligule very short, 8 in. long, 3 in. wide. 
Spike from rhizome 2 in. long, conic cylindric, 3 in. long, 2 in. 
through. Bracts ovate, *75 in. long, mucronate, not pungent. 
Calyx lobes mucronate, not pungent. Corolla-lobes oblong pubes¬ 
cent. Lip-3 in. long, 2 in. wide, obovate convolute. All orange 
yellow. Filament white woolly, rather short, tip round, orange. 
Hab. In dense forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Penang, 
Pulau Betong and Balik Pulau (Curtis). 
(4) C. velutinus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 103. 
About 6 ft. tall, leaf sheaths softly densely velvety. Leaf 
oblanceolate cuspidate narrowed to base, 9 in. long, 2*25 in. wide, 
glabrous above except midrib, softly silky beneath. Spike from 
rhizome on peduncle 4 in. long, hairy, obconic, 2 in. long and wide. 
Bracts outer oblong-ovate, soft hairy, broad mucronate, pungent. 
Calyx 1 in. long, points pungent. Corolla tube as long, lobes 
lanceolate acute, 1-5 in. long, hairy outside. Lip obcuneate, 1*5 in. 
long and wide, hairy outside. All cherry red. Anther hairy, -5 in. 
long. Hab. Rare. In dense forest. Perak, Ulu Temengoh 
(Ridley). 
(5) C. Kunstleri Ridl. Mat. ii. 25. C. oligopliyllus Schum. 
Pftanzenreich. Zingib. 408. 
Very slender plant, 18 in. tall or more, glabrous. Leaves 
oblanceolate acuminate, 6 to 7 in. long, 2-5 in. wide. Peduncle 
i*5 to 3 in. long, slender on rhizome. Spike obconic, 1*5 in. long. 
Bracts thin lanceolate, not spiny. Calyx-tube -5 in. long. Corolla 
tube 1 in. long, slender, lobes oblong. Lip obovate convolute, 
1*5 in. long, -5 in. across. Stamen crest linear. Hab. Rare. A 
very small species. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). 
12 . ZINGIBER, Adans. 
Rhizome stout aromatic. Stems leafy. Leaves lanceolate. 
Spike cylindric or conic red or yellow from rhizome. Bracts large 
containing 1 or more flowers. Calyx tubular short. Corolla tube 
little longer than bract, lobes oblong or lanceolate. Staminodes o. 
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