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244 CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACE.E. [ Camptandra.<br />
purple. Spathe ovate green, 1'5 in. long. Flowers I in. across,<br />
white or violet. Calyx red spotted. Corolla tube 1'5 in. long,<br />
lobes lanceolate blunt. Staminodes oblong round. Lip orbicular<br />
bilobed, 1'5 in. across, white or violet with yellow basal ridges.<br />
Capsule'5 in. long. Hab. Hills, very local. Pahang, Gunong Berumbun<br />
near Telom. Perak, Bujong Malacca (Ridley).<br />
(3) C. ovata Ridl. Mat. ii. 12.<br />
Stems solitary, 3 to 6 in. tall, base covered with sheaths. Leaves<br />
2 or 3 pelt ate-ovate acuminate imequilateral, base round, 1'5 to<br />
3' 5 in. long, '75 to 2 in. wide; petioles I to 1'5 in. long. Peduncle<br />
FIG. I82.-Camptandra parvula.<br />
'5 to I in. long. Bract'5 to I in. long, urn-shaped, tip recurved.<br />
Flowers 2 or 3. Calyx dilate upwards. Corolla tube slightly longer<br />
than bract, lobes pale blue or white, '25 in. long. Capsule oblong<br />
grey dotted brown, thin. Hab. Rare. Selangor, Hulu Semangkok<br />
at 4000 ft. altitude (Burn-Murdoch); Gunong Mengkuang Lebah<br />
at 5600 ft. altitude (Robinson).<br />
(4) C. tahanensis Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 184.<br />
Herb 5 to 6 in. tall. Leaves 2 to 4, ovate acuminate caudate<br />
oblique, base cordate round, 3 to 3'5 in. long, 1'25 in. wide; petioles<br />
I in. long. Peduncle'5 to '25 in. long. Bract urn-shaped, '75 in.<br />
long, green, 2-flowered. Calyx '25 in. long, reddish. Corolla<br />
tube '5 in. long, projecting, lobes white, '75 in. long. oblong. Lip<br />
large, obovate with 2 semi-ovate yellow keels. Capsule oblong '25 in.
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