280 cxxxvii, zingiberace^e. [Alpinia. 
at both ends glabrous, 18 in, long, 2 in. across; petioles 1 in. long. 
Panicle few to many-flowered with several short branches. 
Bracteoles very small, *25 in. long, oblong white. Calyx dilate 
above, split half-way, -5 in. long, white. Corollet tube shorter, 
lobes oblong, 1 in. long. Lip indistinctly 3-lobed, tip truncate crisp 
orange with numerous red dots and veins, a dark red swelling at the 
base on each side. Capsule orange-red hairy, trivalved. Hab. In 
swampy spots. Common as a garden plant in Singapore. Johor, 
Pulau Aor and Pulau Dayong (Feilding). Penang (Roxburgh). 
Distrib. Malay isles. 
(7) A. assimilis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 166; 
Mat. ii. 50. A. mutica Hook. fil. Bot. Mag. t. 6908 (not of Roxburgh ). 
Stems 6 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 1-5 ft. long, 
1-5 in. wide, glabrous. Panicle 6 to 12 in. long, pubescent; branches 
few short. Bracteoles ovate, white, 1 in. long, Calyx -75 in. long. 
Corolla, tube -25 in. long, upper lobe 1 in. long, *75 in. wide, others 
smaller. Lip obovate, obscurely 3-lobed, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, 
midlobe short crisp, orange, spotted and veined red, a pair of conic 
pubescent processes at base. Capsule orange hairy. Hah. By rivers 
and in open swamps. Singapore (Kunstler). Johor, Kota Tinggi. 
Pahang, Pekan. Province Wellesley, Ara Kudah and near Prai. 
Penang, Batu Feringhi (Curtis). Distrib. Malay isles. 
(8) A. Murdochii Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 196; 
Mat. ii. 50. 
Stem over 1 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, 7 in. 
long, 2 in. wide, pubescent, closely beneath; petioles very short 
with ligule and sheath very hairy. Panicle dense, 4 in. long, golden 
hairy; bracteole broad ovate hairy outside. Calyx -5 in. long, 
hairy at base. Corolla tube shorter, upper lobe hooded with a boss 
at the top, yellowish white, finely dotted red. Lip shorter obovate, 
3-lobed, mid-lobe bifid narrower, edges undulate, dotted and streaked 
red. Filament short. Hab. Mountains. Selangor, Semangkok 
Pass at 4000 ft. altitude; Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson); 
a less hairy form. 
(9) A. Seimundii Ridl. 
Stem slender, sheaths at top and petiole pubescent. Leaves 
lanceolate acuminate with a long point, glabrous except midrib 
pubescent on the back, 1 ft. long, 2 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long; 
ligules silky. Panicle 5 in. long, pubescent, with tufts of hair below 
the branches, which are distant and about *5 in. long, and usually 
i-flowered. Bracts tubular broad with a round mouth, hairy, -5 in. 
long. Corolla tube slightly longer, lobes oblong blunt, hairy outside, 
•5 in. long. Lip 3-lobed with a narrow base -4 in, long, -3 in. wide, 
side-lobes rounded, median one smaller bifid, ending in 2 short 
slender points, 3 strong nerves running along the disc to the tip of 
the midrib. Staminodes very short at the base of the stamen. 
Anther-cells elliptic pointed below, back hairy. Hab. Pahang, 
Kwala Teku (Seimund). 
