THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

Amomum.] CXXXVU. ZINGIBERACElE.
(3) A. xanthoglosswn Ridl.
Stem tall glabrous. Leaves oblong-Ianceolate cuspidate narrowed
to the base glabrous, 15 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles slender,
'5 in. long, ligule shorter, top round. Spikes obconic shortpeduncled,
3 in. long, glabrous. Bracts smooth chartaceous oblong,
tip round, upper ones with a short mucro, lower ones I in. long,
·6 in. wide. Calyx tubular truncate, glabrous, '5 in. long. Corolla
tube cylindric, silky hairy, I in. long, lobes oblong white. Lip
broadly obovate, clawed, I in. wide, yellow inside, veined red at
base. Stamen I in. long, no crest, but 2 elongate curved linear
arms. Hab. Kelantan, Chaning Woods (Ridley).
(4) A. spicewn Ridl.
Plant forming a very large tuft of slender leafy sterns 6 ft. tall.
Leaves narrow linear-oblong acuminate, base narrowed, 18 in. long,
I in. wide; ligules oblong, rounded adnate to petiole, edges ciliate,
'3 in. long. Spikes linear-oblong, 7 to 8 in. long, on a peduncle I in.
long; rachis velvety. Flowers single, enclosed in three papery
lanceolate acuminate bracts 1'25 in. long and with a long lanceolate
dry papery outer bract 2 in. long, '3 in. wide, all distant
imbricating. Calyx spathaceous, split in front, 1'5 in. long, buff.
Corolla tube as short. Upper lobe broad oblong, 1'5 in. long, blunt,
lower ones linear, red. Lip large obovate entire yellow finely
punctate, red on both sides. Anther oblong, with a crest of two
long curved arms, and a very short median process. Hab. Dense
mountain forests. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga (Ridley);
Gunong Angsi (Holttum).
This is very unlike any other species in its drawn-out spike of long papery
bracts, and has more of the appearance of a Geostachys.
(s) A. flavwn RMI. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 133;
Mat. ii. 31.
Stems pubescenti 12 to 15 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-Ianceolate
pubescent beneath, I ft. long, 2 in. wide. Spikes I in. long, 2'5 in.
through, sub-globose on peduncles 1'5 in. long. Bracts bilobed,
'5 in. long, pubescent. Corolla ochreous, upper lobe obovate
hooded, laterals narrower lanceolate. Lip I in. across, obovate
convolute, yellow, spotted red. Filament broad pale orange,
anther-crest reniform. Hab. Penang Waterfall and Penara Bukit
(Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra.
(6) A. lappacewn Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 134;
Mat. ih 31.
Stems 6 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-Ianceolate cuspidate glabrous,
18 in. long, 4 in. wide. Spikes cylindric, gradually elongating,
rachis tomentose. Bracts oblong bifid, red, 1'5 in. long, I in. wide.
Calyx tube I in. long, red. Corolla as long, lobes linear, 'S in. long.
lobes linear, '5 in. long, .ochre yellow. Lip obovate round bilobed.
Staminodes minute. Anther crest small round. Fruit oblong,
'75 in. long, covered with conic subulate spines; pedicel '75 in. long.