CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACE^E. 
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Phceomeria .] 
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Malacca (Maingay). Selan¬ 
gor, Dusun Tua. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). 
16 . GEOCHARIS, Ridl. 
Rhizomes rather slender throwing up leafy stems and inflores¬ 
cences at internodes. Inflorescence racemose long peduncled, 
many flowered. Flowers orange or red, short pedicelled. Bracts 
small spathaceous. Calyx tubular trifid, lobes caudate abate. 
Corolla lobes long. Lip deeply bifid in two narrow linear lobes 
adnate to corolla. Filament broader than anther involute forming a 
tube with lip, with 2 short subulate staminodes. Anther broad 
oblong, crest entire ovate. Species about 4, Sumatra, Borneo. 
(1) G. aurantiaea Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 50, p. 144 * 
Stems 2 ft. tall, sheaths hairy. Leaves 1 ft. long, 4-5 in. wide, 
elliptic; petioles *5 in. long, hairy. Peduncle 1 in long, raceme 
5 in. long; flowers numerous orange. Calyx 1-25 in. long. Corolla 
lobes linear-oblong. Lip crimson, edged yellow. Hab. Rare. In 
peaty woods. Johor, Kukub (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo. 
17 . PLAGIOSTACHYS, Ridl. 
Stems tall; leaves lanceolate. Spike or panicle from the side 
of the leafy stalk on short peduncle. Flowers small, densely crowded 
fleshy Bracts ovate laciniate. Calyx spathaceous. Corolla tube 
short and thick, lobes oblong, fleshy. Lip flat oblong. Staminodes 
2 short subulate processes. Anther oblong emarginate, crestless. 
Capsule ovoid or oblong crustaceous. Seeds 3 or 4 in a cell. 
Species 4, Malayan. 
Spikes half-way up stem; corolla lobes red; lip 
emarginate orange . . • * • 
Spikes near base; corolla lobes white; lip obovate 
bifid yellow streaked red ..... 
(1) P. lateralis 
(2) P. albiflora 
(1) P. lateralis Ridl. Journ. Roy. 2!$. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 152; 
Mat. ii. 41. 
Stems 6 ft. tall, stout. Leaves pubescent, 2*5 ft. long, 4 in. wide; 
petioles 1 in. long; ligules bilobed, -25 in. long. Spikes 1 to 3, 
cylindric, 6 in. long; rachis pubescent. Bracts brown. Calyx *25 
in. long, white. Corolla-lobes dark red, •4 hi. long, ovate acute. 
Lip emarginate, papillose orange. Stamen pubescent. Capsule 
•5 in long ovoid. Hab. Wet spots in forest. Singapore, Bukit 
Timah and Bukit Mandai. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang Pulau 
Taw 7 ar. Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi (Ridley). Selangor, 
Klang (Burkill). 
(2) P. albiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 50, p. 150. 
Stems 6 ft. tall, bases swollen. Leaves glabrous, 13 in. long, 3 in. 
wide; petioles 2 in. long; ligules bilobed, -25 in. long. Spikes 
from near base of stem 1 to 3, oblong blunt, 2 in. long, i*5 in. through. 
Bracts oblong pectinate, brown, base pink. Calyx-lobes unequal 
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