THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

Globba.] CXXXVII. 2INGIBERACE£. 237
free above corolla entire. Filament'5 in. long, spurs triangular
running whole length of anther. Hab. Rare. Kedah Peak and
Yan (Ridley).
(8) G. malaccensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32 , p. 93;
Mat. ii. 5.
Two ft. tall or more. Leaves broad elliptic-Ianceolate acuminate
glabrous, 6 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles sometimes '5 in. long;
ligule and sheath pubescent. Panicle short compact, on a long
peduncle nude except for linear green bracts, lowest 2 in. long;
branches '25 in. long. Calyx cylindric, '25 in. long, lobes short.
Corolla-tube '25 in. long, lobes ovate, under '25 in. long, yellow.
Staminodes blunt oblong as long. Lip short oblong entire. Filament
'75 in. long. Anther-spurs 2 triangular subulate lateral.
Capsule globose wrinkled, '25 in. long. Hab. Common' in woods.
Johor, Gunong Pantai (King); Batu Pahat. Malacca, base of
Mt. Ophir; Bukit Sadanen (Goodenough). Negri Sembilan, Bukit
Kandang, and Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Selangor, Bukit Hitam
(Kelsall). Perak, Bujong Malacca. Native names: Pua Rimbah;
Pua Hudang; Pua Gajah. Use: In childbirth.
(9) G. elegans Rtdl. J ourn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32 , p. 96;
Mat. ii. 5.
Over I ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate pubescent beneath,
5 in.· long, 1'25 in. wide. Panicle slender; branches '5 in. long.
Bracts persistent lanceolate green, '12 in. long. Flowers few,
crowded at branch ends, white. Calyx-lobes unequal, '25 in. long.
Corolla-tube '3 in. long, lobes oblong-ovate blunt. Staminodes
similar. Lip oblong-ovate entire, central spot violet. Filament
'5 in. long. Anther spurs 2 linear upcurved. Capsule globose,
'4 in. long. Bab. Local. Dindings, Bruas and Gunong Tungul
(Ridley).
(10) G. albiflora Ridl. J ourn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 96;
Mat. ii. 6. '
Three ft. tall. Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate, glabrous
green with silvery variegation when young, 8 in. long, I in. wide;
sheath glabrous. Panicle 12 to 15 in. long, branches I in. long
or less. Flowers white, I or 2 on branch-ends. Calyx tubular,
lobes short lanceolate. Corolla-tube'5 in. long, lobes ovate boatshaped.
Staminodes oblong-linear longer. Lip obcuneate bilobed,
lobes rather long. Stamen filament, '75 in. long; anther-spurs 2,
linear acuminate falcate, longer than anther. Hab. Local. Tringganu,
Bundi (Rostados). Penang Hill, at 1200 ft. altitude (Curtis).
Native name: Munkoa Bukit .
. (II) G. regalis Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 75.
Plant 4 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-Ianceolate longpointed,
I ft. long, 3 in. wide, base and midrib on back hairy, tip
scabrid ; ligule h_airy; sheath edged with hairs. Panicle 18 in.
long; branches many, '5 in, long, with 2 or 3 flowers ivory-white.