Amomum.] cxxxvn. zingiberace^e. 263 
(3) A. xanthoglossum Ridl. 
Stem tall glabrous. Leaves oblong-lanceolate cuspidate nar¬ 
rowed to the base glabrous, 15 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles slender, 
•5 in. long, ligule shorter, top round. Spikes obconic short- 
peduncled, 3 in. long, glabrous. Bracts smooth chartaceous oblong, 
tip round, upper ones with a short mucro, lower ones 1 in. long, 
•6 in. wide. Calyx tubular truncate, glabrous, -5 in. long. Corolla 
tube cylindric, silky hairy, 1 in. long, lobes oblong white. Lip 
broadly obovate, clawed, 1 in. wide, yellow inside, veined red at 
base. Stamen 1 in. long, no crest, but 2 elongate curved linear 
arms. Hab. Kelantan, Chaning Woods (Ridley). 
(4) A. spiceum Ridl. 
Plant forming a very large tuft of slender leafy stems 6 ft. tall. 
Leaves narrow linear-oblong acuminate, base narrowed, 18 in. long, 
1 in. wide; ligules oblong, rounded adnate to petiole, edges ciliate, 
♦3 in. long. Spikes linear-oblong, 7 to 8 in. long, on a peduncle 1 in. 
long; rachis velvety. Flowers single, enclosed in three papery 
lanceolate acuminate bracts 1-25 in. long and with a long lanceo¬ 
late dry papery outer bract 2 in. long, *3 in. wide, all distant 
imbricating. Calyx spathaceous, split in front, 1-5 in. long, buff. 
Corolla tube as short. Upper lobe broad oblong, 1-5 in. long, blunt, 
lower ones linear, red. Lip large obovate entire yellow finely 
punctate, red on both sides. Anther oblong, with a crest of two 
long curved arms, and a very short median process. Hab. Dense 
mountain forests. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga (Ridley); 
Gunong Angsi (Holttum). 
This is very unlike any other species in its drawn-out spike of long papery 
bracts, and has more of the appearance of a Geostachys. 
(5) A. flavum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 133; 
Mat. ii. 31. 
Stems pubescent, 12 to 15 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate 
pubescent beneath, 1 ft. long, 2 in. wide. Spikes 1 in. long, 2-5 in. 
through, sub-globose on peduncles 1-5 in. long. Bracts bilobed, 
•5 in. long, pubescent. Corolla ochreous, upper lobe obovate 
hooded, laterals narrower lanceolate. Lip 1 in. across, obovate 
convolute, yellow, spotted red. Filament broad pale orange, 
anther-crest reniform. Hab. Penang Waterfall and Penara Bukit 
(Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra. 
(6) A. lappaceum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 134; 
Mat. ii. 31. 
Stems 6 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate cuspidate glabrous, 
18 in. long, 4 in. wide. Spikes cylindric, gradually elongating, 
rachis tomentose. Bracts oblong bifid, red, 1-5 in. long, 1 in. wide. 
Calyx tube 1 in. long, red. Corolla as long, lobes linear, -5 in. long, 
lobes linear, -5 in. long, ochre yellow. Lip obovate round bilobed. 
Staminodes' minute. Anther crest small round. Fruit oblong, 
•75 in. long, covered with conic subulate spines; pedicel 75 in. long. 
