Zingiber.] 
CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACE^. 
26l 
pubescent beneath as are sheaths, 8 in. long, 3 in. wide. Spikes 
fusiform, 4 to 5 in. long; peduncles 3 in. long. Bracts broad ovate 
pubescent, pink, 1 in. long and wide. Calyx spathaceous, -25 in. 
long. Corolla tube 1 in. long, lobes lanceolate acute, lower connate 
for half their length. Lip side-lobes round, midlobe lanceolate 
acute. Anther brown, beak yellow. Hub. Common in forests. 
Singapore, Bukit Timah. Johor, Bukit Tanah Abang, Batu Pahat 
(Kelsall). Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). Malacca (Griffith); 
Bukit Sedanen. Bindings, Tanjong Hantu (Ridley). 
var. major Ridl. Five ft. tall, stout. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 
18 in. long, 5 in. wide, stiff, sheaths glabrous. Spike glabrous; 
flowers 3 in. long. Corolla tube 2 in. long. Pahang, Kwala 
Tembeling. Perak, Bujong Malacca. Native names ; Tepus Merah ; 
Tepus Kechil. 
(12) Z. puberula Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 130; 
Mat. ii. 29. 
Stems stout, 6 to 8 ft. tall, *5 in. through. Leaves oblong 
acuminate, 1 ft. long, 3*25 in. wide, beneath brown furry; petiole 
and ovate bilobed ligule furry. Spikes fusiform acute, 3 to 6 in. 
long; peduncles as long. Bracts ovate blunt, pink edged with 
brown fur. Calyx spathaceous, 1 in. long, truncate. Corolla tube 
2 in. long, lobes lanceolate cream-yellow, 1 in. long, lower shorter 
than upper, connate and adnate for *25 in. to lip. Lip shorter, side- 
lobes oblong round, midlobe longer blunt, cream white to yellow. 
Anther narrow oblong, brownish red, beak yellow. Hab. In forests, 
Singapore, Serangoon Road; Bajau. Johor, Tanjong Kupang; 
Serom; Batu Pahat. Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi. Selan- 
jor, Ginting Bidai. Native name : Lampoyang Anjing. 
13 . AMOMUM, Linn. 
Rhizome usually long. Leafy stems tall. Leaves lanceolate- 
oblong or linear, acuminate. Spike obconic or cylindric peduncled 
on the rhizome. Bracts lanceolate or ovate, cartilaginous or papery, 
containing one or more flowers enclosed in thick bracteoles. Calyx 
tubular as long as corolla tube. Corolla lobes oblong or lanceolate. 
Staminodes small, sometimes o. Lip large convolute. Stamen 
filament broad; anther-crest usually present, entire or with 2 curved 
processes from the top. Capsule globose or oblong, often covered 
with short processes. Seeds numerous. Species numerous, Africa 
and Indo-Malaya. 
Staminodes absent or small. 
Lip large convolute. 
Anther-crest small round, upper angles pro¬ 
longed ...... 
Anther-crest small round with 2 long curved 
arms ...... 
Anther-crest of 2 curved arms only 
Anther-crest of 2 curved arms and median 
tooth; spike elongate .... 
(1) A. xanthophlebiura 
(2) A. aurantiacum 
(3) A. xanthoglossum 
(4) A. spiceum 
