Amomum.] cxxxvii. zingiberace^e. 267 
(18) A. micranthum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 138 ; 
Mat. ii. 34. 
Rhizome slender, long. Stems slender, 2 ft. tall. Leaves narrow 
lanceolate acuminate, 6 to 7 in. long, -25 in. wide. Spikes obconic, 
1 in. long; peduncles 1 in. long. Bracts narrow lanceolate acute 
pubescent, *25 in. long, brown. Flowers *5 in. long. Calyx green. 
Corolla tube little longer, lobes linear narrow, pale yellow. Lip 
oblong enlarged towards tip then suddenly narrowed and bifid, 
pale yellow, dotted pink. Staminodes short linear; anther oblong, 
upper angles prolonged to acute, curved processes, crest round 
entire. Fruit small globular with short processes, purple brown. 
Hab. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi. Selangor, Batu Tiga. Perak, 
Gunong Haram (Scortechini). Penang (Curtis). 
14 . HORNSTEDTIA, Retz. 
Rhizome stout woody. Stems rarely under 10 ft. tall, stout. 
Leaves oblong. Spikes conic, or ovoid on a short peduncle, radical 
sunk in the ground, or little above. Outer (involucral) bracts large 
red ovate or oblong forming a cup. Bracteoles thin tubular. Flowers 
numerous, sessile in a head, red. Calyx spathaceous, thin. Corolla 
tube long, lobes narrow connivent. Lip narrow linear or oblong, 
sides at base convolute over stamen. Staminodes o. Stamen short 
and thick. Anther fleshy bent at an angle with filament, crest 
small or o. Capsule oblong thin-walled. Seeds numerous. Species 
numerous, r Indian, the rest Malayan. 
Lip little longer than the corolla, fleshy. 
Outer bracts glabrous, cancellate . 
Outer bracts pubescent finely ribbed, ovate- 
lanceolate acute ..... 
Outer bracts pubescent finely ribbed, broad 
ovate, rounded 
Outer bracts, edges hispid transversely ribbed . 
Outer bracts silvery, tomentose 
Outer bracts thin lanceolate; stems tall; flowers 
numerous ...... 
Outer bracts thin lanceolate; stems under 12 in. 
long, few . . 
lip much longer than corolla, thin. 
Spike large ovate; bracts ovate, all rose colour 
Spike short cylindric; flowers few, lip edged 
white . . . • 
Flowers 2 or 3 only; bracts thin lanceolate 
Bracts ovate thin. 
Lip spathulate, red, edged yellow 
Lip linear emarginate, red, centre yellow 
Lip linear deeply bilobed, pink . 
(1) H. scyphus 
(2) H. ophiuchus 
(3) H. striolata 
(4) H. grandis 
(5) H. conica 
(6) H. leonurus 
{7) H. pusilla 
(8) H. triorgyale 
(9) H. albomarginata 
(10) H. pauciflora 
(11) H. raegalochilus 
(12) H. metriochilus 
(13) H. macrochilus 
(1) H. scyphus Retz. Obscrv. iv. 18. Amomum scyphiferum 
Koen. Retz. Observ. iii. 68; Baker in Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 140. 
Stenochasma urceolare Griff. Notulae, iii. 431. 
Rhizome stout, woody. Stems to ft. tall, -5 in. through. Leaves 
