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CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACE2E. 
[. Hornstedtia . 
oblong, pubescent beneath, 2 ft. long, 6 in. across; petioles *25 in. 
long; ligules *5 in long, hairy Spike cylindric enlarged upwards, 
6 in long, covered with oblong-ovate stiff red bracts transversely 
and longitudinally ribbed, 2 in long Calyx spathaceous trifid, 
1 in long, red, tipped white Corolla tube 3 in long, slender, upper 
lobe hooded, *75 in. long, lower ones shorter, adnate to lip. Lip 
narrow fleshy little longer, tongue-shaped pubescent, all dark red. 
Capsule oblong, 75 in. long. Hab. Common in lowland woods. 
Singapore, Bukit Timah, etc. Johor, Tanjong Bunga. Malacca, 
Ching (Griffith). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Distrib. Sumatra, 
Borneo. 
(2) H. ophiuchus Ridl. Journ. Roy. .ds. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 141; 
Mat. ii. 36. 
Stems 12 ft. tall, clubbed at base. Leaves oblong-lanceolate 
glabrous, 15 in. long, 3 in. wide; ligules pubescent. Spike fusiform, 
4 in. long, Bracts ovate acute mucronate ribbed, silky pubescent, 
2 in. long, 1 in. wide. Flowers 5 in. long, red. Calyx 3 in. long, 
base silky. Corolla lobes lorate. Lip as long, red, edges white. 
Anther crestless, red. Hab. Rare. Pahang, Tahan woods 
(Ridley). 
(3) H. striolata Ridl. Mat. ii, 36. 
Stem tall. Leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate glabrous, 18 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Spike cylindric, 5 in. long, 
1 in. through. Bracts ovate rounded at tip, finely striate pubescent 
above, 1 in. long and nearly as wide. Calyx 1-5 in. long, unequally 
bilobed. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes linear-oblong, blunt, 1 in. 
long. Lip as long. Anther-crest large round. Hab. Rare, Selangor, 
Hulu Semangkok at 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 
(4) H. grandis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 141; 
Mat. ii. 36. 
Rhizome stilted on stiff roots. Stems 12 to 15 ft. tall, base clubbed. 
Leaves oblong cuspidate, 3 ft. long, 6 in. across, glabrous; petioles 
•5 in. long. Spikes elongate conic-cylindric, 8 in. tall. Bracts 
ovate round, edges hairy, minutely striolate with irregular trans¬ 
verse elevations. Calyx 2 in. long, trilobed. Corolla 5- in. long, 
upper lobe 1 in. long. Lip side-lobes small, tip round pubescent. 
Filament hairy; anther-crest ovate acute. Hab. In forests at 
3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Telom; Fraser Hill (Burkill). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Ridley). 
(5) H. conica Ridl. Journ. Roy. i 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 142; 
Mat. ii. 37, 
Stems 5 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate cuspidate, 1 ft. long, 
3 to 4 in. wide, sometimes pubescent beneath; petioles -5 to 1 in. 
long. Spikes fusiform acuminate, 4 in. long. Bracts ovate acute, 
pink covered with silvery tomentum, finely ribbed. Flowers purplish 
pink. Calyx tubular with a long cusp, 2 in. long. Corolla tube 4 in. 
long, lobes oblong, *5 in. long. Lip rather longer. Hab : Not very 
