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[Alpinia. 
Bracteoles ovate, -5 in. long; flowers small . (8) A. Murdochii 
Staminodes blunt very obscure; flowers *4 in. 
across . . . . . . . (9) A. Seimundii 
Staminodes subulate glabrous. 
Corolla orange; panicle short dense. 
Stems 3 to 4 ft. tall, slender; corolla tube 
twice as long as calyx; lip round entire . (10) A. Rafflesiana 
Stems 6 ft. tall, stout; corolla tube as long as 
calyx; lip acute bifid .... (11) A. aurantiaca 
Corolla white; panicle medium; bracts per¬ 
sistent .(12) A. pahangensis 
Corolla white; panicle very large; lip longer 
than broad . . . . . . (13) A. nobilis 
Staminodes short blunt, hairy. 
Lip broader than long ..... (14) A. latilabris 
Panicle pendulous usually short and dense; 
bracteoles cup-shaped. 
Bracts oblong; panicle rather lax . . (15) A. javaniea 
Bracts broad ovate thin; panicle large capi¬ 
tate . . . . . . . (16) A. capitellata 
Bracts lanceolate; panicle lax, heads small 
distant ....... (17) A. campanaria 
§ 3. Cenolophon. Flowers large. Lip flat entire or lobed. Anther 
crested. Fruit oblong or fusiform. Seeds few, large. 
Raceme lax nodding. 
Leaves elliptic-oblong; sheaths hairy; lip 
obovate, crest dentate .... (18) A. petiolata 
Leaves ovate-oblong; sheaths glabrous; lip 
orbicular, crest lobed . . . . (19) A. puleherrima 
Raceme erect dense; bracts linear. 
Leaves unequally cordate at base . . . (20) A. macrostephana 
Leaves narrowed at base, lanceolate . . (21) A. viteUina 
Leaves narrowed at base, ovate-lanceolate . (22) A. cannsefolia 
Raceme dense erect; bracts connate cap-shaped . (23) A. comosa 
(1) A. conchigera Griff. Notulae, iii. 424; Ic. Pl. 534; Ridl. Mat. 
ii. 47. 
Stems slender, 2 to 5 ft. tall, tufted on a slender rhizome. Leaves 
oblong glabrous, edges ciliate, 6 to 12 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles *5 in. long. Panicle 1 ft, long, branches short. Calyx 
short, thick. Corolla tube very short, lobes white, *5 in. long, 
elliptic-oblong. Lip obovate, 2 short teeth at base, yellowish 
white with 4 red streaks on each side, a retuse callus edged pink 
at base. Stamen curved, yellow. Capsule pea-shaped, pink. 
Hab. Open country near villages. Singapore, Galang. Johor, 
Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall); Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Rumpin River. 
Malacca (Griffith); Umbai; Chenana putih. Province Wellesley, 
Kubang Semang (Curtis). Perak, Kwala Kangsa. Distrib. Chitta¬ 
gong. Native names : Lankwas Ranting; Jurunang. Use : A 
decoction of rhizomes for rheumatism. 
(2) A. secundiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 165 ; 
Mat. ii. 48. 
Leaves lanceolate acute, 18 in. long, 2 in. wide, glaucous beneath, 
glabrous; petioles winged, -5 in. long. Panicle nearly 1 ft. long, 
