CXLIII. AMARYLLIDACE 2 B. 
Curculigo .] 
299 
Perianth limb sessile on ovary; spike nodding . (1) C. recurvata 
Perianth limb stipitate; spikes erect. 
Bracts stiff oblong large.(2) C. viliosa 
Bracts small ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate acu¬ 
minate. 
Flowers 1-5 in. across; fruit oblong, 1 in. long . (3) C. latifoiia 
Flowers 1 in. across; fruit club-shaped, 2 in. long (4) C. megacarpa 
(1) C. recurvata Dry and, Ait. Hort. Kew, ed. 2, ii. 253; Bot. 
Reg. t. 770; Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 278; Ridl. Mat. ii. 65. 
Leaves about 6 ft. long, blade plicate lanceolate . acuminate. 
36 in. long, 6 in. wide. Peduncles 2 in. long, flat hairy. Raceme 
capitate decurved, 2 in. through. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, 
lower ones 3 in. long, -5 in. wide, keel brown-furry. Pedicels *25 in. 
long. Perianth-lobes *5 in. long, yellow, backs furry. Ovary not 
beaked, furry. Fruit globose white. Hob. Woods and forests, 
common to 2000 ft. altitude. Singapore, Tanglin. Sungei Ujong 
(Cantley). Perak, Thaiping Hills. Distrib. India, Ceylon, Malaya, 
China, Australia. Native name: Lumbah Merah. Use: Fruits 
eaten. 
