Hornstedtia.] 
CXXXVII. ZINGlBERACEiE. 
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acuminate. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes 1 in. long, red. Lip 2 in. 
longer than corolla, limb spathulate, thin, entire or emarginate 
red edged yellow. Anther crestless, red. Hab. Common, often 
forming dense thickets in low wet forests. Singapore, Bukit Mandai. 
Pahang, Tahan Woods. Malacca, base of Ophir (Griffith); Bukit 
Sadanen. Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill. Selangor, Kwala Lum¬ 
pur; Langat. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Temengoh; Ulu Selama 
(Yapp). Penang Hill (Maingay, Curtis). Kelantan, Chaning. 
Setul, Rajah Wang. Distrib. Sumatra. 
(12) H. metriochilus Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 147; 
Mat. ii. 39. Achasma megalocheilus Griff. Notulce iii. 427; Ic. PI. 
As. t. 356. Amomum metriochilus Bak. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 234. 
Stems about 12 ft. tall. Leaves oblong mucronate softly velvety 
pubescent or glabrous beneath, 3 ft. long, 6 in. wide; petioles 2 in. 
long. Spike 2 in. long. Bracts ovate, ribbed, glabrous, red thin, 
1 in. long. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes broad lanceolate, crimson, 
1 in. long. Lip 2 in. longer, linear emarginate, crimson, with yellow 
centre. Anther broad, almost square, emarginate, pink. Hab. 
Wet forests. Johor, Gunong Pantai; GunongPulai; Batu Pahat. 
Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Ginting Bidai; Batu Caves. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills; Ipoh (Curtis). Penang Hill. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir. 
(13) H. macrochilus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 147; 
Mat. ii. 39. 
Stems 12 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic-oblong cuspidate glabrous, 
15 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long; ligules shorter. Spike 
sub-cylindric. Bracts thin lanceolate acute, glabrous. Calyx 
tubular, lobes 3 acute, 1*5 in. long. Corolla tube 2 Jn. long, lobes 
blunt short. Lip 1-25 in. long, narrow linear, deeply bifid, lobes 
*25 in. long. All dark pink. Anther -25 in. long. Hab. Damp 
forests. Less common than last two. Johor, Kwala Tebing Tinggi; 
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Telom. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis, Kunstler); Sirah Rimau (Yapp). 
Kelantan, Chaning woods. 
15 . PIHEOMERIA, Lindl. 
Stems tall, stout. Leaves oblong. Spikes large conic or sub- 
globose on tall, stout peduncles. Outer bracts usually spreading 
involucral. Flowers very numerous capitate. Floral bracts 
linear-oblong. Bracteoles spathaceous tubular, 3-lobed. Calyx 
short. Corolla lobes lorate, tube short. Lip little longer, sides con¬ 
volute. Filament flat; anther oblong. Fruit obconic, pericarp 
woody, thick. Species 16, Malayan. 
Involucral bracts ovate spreading, pink; spike cone- 
shaped .(1) P. imperialis 
Involucral bracts ovate acute mucronate, red . . (2) P. iulgens 
Involucral bracts erect forming a cup . . (3) P- venusta 
Involucral bracts not spreading, round, silky; head 
globose.(4) P. Maingayi 
