blunt and placed at the back of that termed the lip; three 
inner ones wider, two constitute the upper lateral segments 
of the limb, and are obovate and rather shorter than the 
rest, the other is the labellum or lip, and is much the 
thickest and largest of the whole, as well as more gaily 
coloured, broadly oblong, involutely concave, wrinkled, 
emarginate or notched, an inch long or more, bearded 
at the base within. Jidament shorter than the double anther, 
substantial, bulky, white, compressed, channelled. Style 
capillary: stigma just above the anther, funnel-form, com- 
pressed, pale. The flesh of the root is yellow, and the 
flavour is compared by Rheede to that of Ginger and Saf- 
fron combined. 
ete 
a A flower expanded more than naturally, to show the form of the seg- 
ments. & Upper portion of the filament, with the anther and the two lobes 
that extend beyond it. 
