260 cxxxvn. zingiberace^e. [Zingiber. 
(7) Z. chrysostachys Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 32, 
p. 129; Mat. ii. 28. 
Stems slender, 2 ft. tall, purplish. Leaves io, lanceolate acumi¬ 
nate, 5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, ligule 1 in. long. Peduncles 2 in. 
long, thick. Spikes 4 in. long, cylindric. Bracts broad truncate 
retuse, yellow. Corolla white, lobes lanceolate acute, 1 in. long. 
Lip base narrow linear, lobes ovate blunt white, midlobe bifid 
dotted crimson. Anther-cells elliptic, pink-spotted. Hob. Local 
in dense woods. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis, Wray). 
(8) Z. chryseum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 149. 
Stems often tall, stout. Leaves oblong-lanceolate caudate, dark 
green glabrous, base round, 18 in. long, 375 to 4 in. wide; ligule 
very short. Spikes cylindric acuminate, 7 in. long; peduncle as 
long. Bracts 75 in. across, rounded glabrous, lemon yellow. 
Calyx spathaceous oblique entire, 1 in. long. Corolla tube 2 in. 
long, lobes lanceolate acuminate, over 1 in. long, cream white. 
Lip side-lobes round, midlobe oblong blunt entire, 1 in. long, 
cream white. Hab. Very rare. Singapore, in a wood at Stagmount 
in 1908, cleared and burnt a year or so later. 
(9) Z. citrinum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 129; 
Mat. ii. 28. 
Stems 1 ft. tall. Leaves broad lanceolate dark green, pubescent 
beneath, 8 in. long, 4 in. wide; ligule very short. Spike oblong 
blunt, 4 to 5 in. long; peduncle 3 in. long. Bracts broad round, 
lemon yellow (pink in fruit). Calyx 75 in. long, bifid. Corolla 
tube 2 *5 in. long, lateral-lobes connate and adnate to lip, 75 in. long, 
yellowish. Lip side-lobes large oblong round, midlobe lanceolate 
blunt, yellow. Hab. In woods. Johor, Gunong Janeng (Kelsall). 
Selangor, Ginting Peras; Ginting Bidai; Dusun Tua. Perak, Ulu 
Bubong (Kunstler). Native name : Tepus Tenok. 
(10) Z. gracile Jack, Mai. Misc. x, No. x; Ridl. Mat. ii. 29. 
Stems glabrous slender, 2 ft. tall or more. Leaves ovate or 
ovate lanceolate acute pubescent beneath, 6 in. long, 2-5 in. wide. 
Peduncle 6 to 12 in. long. Spike 4 to 6 in. long, cylindric acute, 
base narrowed. Bracts ovate blunt or acute pink. Calyx lobes 
long lanceolate acute. Corolla tube 1 in. long, lobes lanceolate 
acute, yellowish white. Lip side-lobes round, -5 in. long, mid¬ 
lobe deeply bifid acute. Capsule *5 in. long, elliptic. Hab. Woods 
not rare. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Pahang, Ivwala Tembeling; 
Tahan River. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Goodenough); Mt. Ophir 
(Hullett). Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall); Kwala Lumpur. 
Perak, Batang Padang (Kunstler). Penang (Jack). 
var. elatior Ridl. Taller and more slender, 5 ft. tall. Leaves 
narrow linear acuminate. Peduncle 18 in. long. Spike 7 to 8 in. 
long, Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Penang Hill. 
(11) Z. Griffithii Bak. in Hook fil. F.B.I. vi. 246. 
About 3 ft. tall, *25 in. through. Leaves elliptic acuminate, 
