Elettariopsis.] 
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tipped yellow, and centre bar yellow, edged red, or all yellow. 
Anther-crest ovate toothed. Hab. Dense muddy woods. Singa¬ 
pore, Bukit Timah. Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Bujong Malacca. 
Kedah Peak (Ridley). 
(4) E. pubescens Ridl. Journ. Roy. AsSoc. S. By. 32, p. 150; 
Mat. ii. 43. Amomum elatterioides Bak. in Hook. fil. F.B.7. vi. 
240. A. biflorum Jack. Mai. Misc. i. 2. 
Stems 2 ft. tall, *5 in. thick. Leaves 5 or 6, soft pubescent 
beneath, 6 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. 
Floral stems 2 ft. long or less. Spikes 1 in. long. Bracts ovate 
pubescent ribbed edges ciliate. Calyx long, lobes linear acute, 
silky. Corolla tube thick, silky, lobes -5 in. long, narrow. Lip 1 in. 
long, obcuneate blunt pubescent. Anther-crest 3-lobed. Hab. 
Thickets and waste ground especially near villages. Common. 
Malacca (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Dindings, Lumut. 
Perak, Temengoh. Penang, Waterfall; Penara Bukit. Setul. 
Adang isles, Pulau Rawei. Lankawi, Burau Bay (leaves larger). 
Native name : Pua Kampong. 
(5) E. longituba Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 382; Mat. ii. 44. 
Stem several ft. tall. Leaves 2 ft, long, 3 in. wide, woolly 
pubescent beneath; petioles 1 in. long. Flowering stems very long, 
eventually woody. Spikes numerous, *5 in. apart. Bracts oblong 
cuspidate, 2 in. long. Calyx tube 2 in. long, tip ovate, 3-toothed. 
Corolla tube 2-25 in. long, lobes oblong, rose-pink, 1 in. long. Lip 
obovate crenulate, 1*5 in. long, white, tip yellow, 4 pink lines in 
centre. Anther-crest 4-toothed. Capsule 1 in. through, globose 
white. Hab. Mountain forests. Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, 
Bukit Hitam (Goodenough). Perak, Upper (Wray). 
19. GEOSTACHYS, Ridl. 
Rhizome woody, not subterranean. Leafy stems 2 to 3 ft. tall. 
Leaves lanceolate cuspidate, glabrous. Scapes from rhizome de- 
curved rarely erect. Flowers 2 to 4 in a bract on a short peduncle. 
Calyx tubular with an ovate cuspidate limb. Corolla short, thick, 
lobes oblong as long. Staminodes o. Anther linear with small 
round crest. Capsule globose or elongate, orange or red. Species 5, 
Malay Peninsula, high up on mountain rocks. 
Panicles short, peduncled decurved. 
Spikes distant on long peduncles . . . (1) G. decurvata 
Spikes densely crowded on short peduncles. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate thin; panicles 4 in. 
long.. (2) G. secunda 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, rather thick; 
panicles 1 in. long . . . (3) G. rupestris 
Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate. 
Panicle dense-flowered; rachis hairy . . (4) G. densiflora 
Panicle short; flowers small; rachis glabrous (5) G, penangensis 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate; panicle short; rachis 
densely white hairy 
Panicle erect, long peduncled 
(6) G. primulma 
(7) G. elegans 
