Alpinia.] cxxxvn. ZinGiberace^. 285 
Lip longer flat oblong-cuneate bifid, edges crisped, orange, veins 
darker. Stamen orange. Anther oblong, upper corners prolonged, 
crest very large 3-lobed toothed. Staminodes 2 short red horns. 
Hab. In dense forest to 2500 ft. altitude. Rather rare. Johor, 
Batu Pahat. Selangor, Dusun Tua. Penang Hill (Kunstler), etc. 
(22) A. cannsefolia Ridl. Journ. Roy. Hs. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 174; 
Mat. ii. 54. 
Stem stout, 4 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, base 
narrowed cuspidate glabrous, 1 ft. long, 6 in. wide; petioles 4 in. 
long. Raceme erect, 6 in. long; peduncle 1 ft. long, pubescent. 
Bracteoles very small. Calyx pubescent, -5 in. long. Corolla tube 
slender, lobes linear blunt, 1 in. long. Lip 1*5 in. long, oblong entire 
crisp. Staminodes o. Stamen 1 in. long; filament broadly 
broadly winged, pubescent. Anther-crest 3-lobed, midlobe largest. 
Fruit oblong pubescent. Seeds 2 or 3 oblong, *25 in. long, black. 
Hab. In woods. Rare. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu and Gunong 
Berembun (Cantley); Bukit Tangga. Selangor, Dusun Tua. 
Native name : Pua Minyah. Use : Decoction of roots and leaves 
for fever. 
(23) A. comosa Ridl. Journ. Roy. yls. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 170; 
Mat. ii. 54. A. oxymitra Sebum. Pflanzenreich. Zingib. 336. 
Stems slender, 6 to 10 ft. tall. Leaves narrow lanceolate 
acuminate cuspidate serrate, tip hairy, 1 ft. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide, 
sessile. Raceme 6 in. long, dense pubescent. Bracts conic acute 
white, falling off before the flower opens. Calyx spathaceous white, 
5 in. long. Corolla funnel-shaped, lobes oblong pubescent, *5 in. 
long, white. Lip *75 in. long, sides broad upturned, tip narrow bifid 
white, base pale yellow with a bar of crimson dots each side. Stami¬ 
nodes spathulate, tip round, white, with patch of crimson dots. 
Filament linear, anther-crest oblong round small. Capsule cylindric 
ribbed brown yellow, 2 in. long, *5 in. through. Hab. Rare. Kedah 
Peak, in forests (Ridley). Distrib. Siam. 
Order CXXXVIII. MARANTACE JE. 
Herbs somewhat shrubby, rhizome not aromatic. Leaves ovate- 
oblong or lanceolate chartaceous; petioles long with a knee below 
the blade. Inflorescence spicate racemose or panicled. Bracts stiff, 
often persistent. Flowers usually small fugacious. Sepals free 
sub-equal. Corolla, base tubular, lobes free. Fertile stamen 1 
with a petaloid filament and 1 linear anther-cell. Staminodes 
petaloid connate below, hooded. Style very stout involute. Ovary 
inferior, 1- to 3-celled, cells i-ovuled. Fruit capsular or sub-baccate. 
Seeds 1 to 3, usually arillate. Species about 300, chiefly South 
American, few Asiatic and African. 
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