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cxuiitf. burmanniace^e. 
[Burmannia. 
Flowers numerous on long racemes 
Flowers i or 2 at apex of stem. 
Perianth-wings narrow .... 
Perianth-wings broad .... 
Perianth-tube cylindric not winged. 
Rhizome tuberous ..... 
Rhizome elongate covered with scale leaves. 
(4) B. gracilis 
{5) B. Wallichii 
(6) B. oblonga 
(7) B. tuberosa 
{8) B. Championii 
(1) B. disticha Linn. Sfi . PI. 287; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 664; 
Ridl. Mat. ii. 70; Roxb. Cor. PL t. 242. 
Rhizome short and thick. Stem 1 to 2 ft. tall, seldom branched. 
Leaves ensiform, acuminate, 4 to 6 in. long, -12 to *3 in. wide, 
crowded at the base, a few sheathing ones above. Racemes terminal 
2 or more, 1 to 2 in. long, 10- to 26-flowered. Flowers distichous 
secund, erect, -5 in. long, blue or nearly white. Perianth-tube 
broadly winged. Sepals ovate. Petals oblong-linear green. Hab. 
High mountains at from 3000 to 6000 ft. altitude. Malacca, Mt. 
Ophir (all collectors). Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Kedah Peak 
(Robinson). Distrib. India, Ceylon, Sumatra, China, Papua, Aus¬ 
tralia. 
The peninsular form has more narrow acuminate leaves than the Indian 
form and is the var. sumatrana of Hooker. 
(2) B. coelestis Don , Prodr. 44; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 665; 
Ridl. Mat. ii. 71. B. azurea Griff. Notulte, iii. 336; 1c. PL /Is. 
t. 272, fig. i. Cryptonema malaccensis Turcz. Flora 1848, i. 590. 
Nephrocaelium malaccense Turcz. l.c. 1853, i. 287. (Fig. 190, 
p. 305.) 
A slender herb 3 to 12 in. tall, simple or branched; rhizome 
short, subterranean. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, -25 to -5 in. 
long, -i in. wide, sessile. Flowers 1 to 6, terminal -5 in. long, light 
blue. Perianth-tube urn-shaped, 3-winged for its whole length. 
Sepals and petals ovate, yellowish white; petals much the largest. 
Anthers oval, connective broad, 2-crested above, prolonged into a 
tooth below. Hab. Grassy and sandy spots common in open 
country. Singapore, Botanic Garden, grass-plots, Changi. 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Goodenough); Sungei Hudang (Derry). 
Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Selangor, Ampang Reservoir (Brooks). 
Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur. Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). 
Lankawi, Dayong Bunting (Robinson). Tringganu (Yapp). Dis¬ 
trib. India, Siam, Malay isles, China. Native names : Rumput 
SisikNaga; Rumput Jarum. 
(3) B. longifolia Becc. Malesia i. 244; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 
664; Ridl. Mat. ii. 70. 
Rhizome creeping, woody, stem ascending, 18 to 24 in. tall. 
Leaves scattered below, linear acuminate, 8 in. long, *25 in. wide 
or less. Racemes terminal 2, nodding. Flowers few, white or 
pale blue, -5 in. long. Bracts lanceolate acuminate white. Peri¬ 
anth-tube winged and dilate at base narrowed upwards. Sepals 
lanceolate; petals smaller. Hab. High mountains in damp shady 
