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268 CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACEJE. [ H ornstedtia.<br />
oblong, pubescent beneath, 2 ft. long, 6 in across; petioles '25 in.<br />
long; ligules '5 in long, hairy Spike cylindric enlarged upwards,<br />
6 in long, covered with oblong-ovate stiff red bracts transversely<br />
and longitudinally ribbed, 2 in long Calyx spathaceous trifid,<br />
I in long, red, tipped white Corolla tube 3 in long, slender, upper<br />
lobe hooded, '75 in. long, lower ones shorter, adnate to lip. Lip<br />
narrow fleshy little longer, tongue-shaped pubescent, all dark red.<br />
Capsule oblong, '75 in. long. Hab. Common in lowland woods.<br />
Singapore, Bukit Timah, etc. Johor, Tanjong Bunga. Malacca,<br />
Ching (Griffith). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Distrib. Sumatra,<br />
Borneo.<br />
(2) H. ophiuchus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 141;<br />
Mat. ii. 36.<br />
Stems 12 ft. tall, clubbed at base. Leaves oblong-Ianceolate<br />
glabrous, 15 in. long, 3°in. wide; ligules pubescent. Spike fusiform,<br />
4 in. long, Bracts ovate acute mucronate ribbed, silky pubescent,<br />
2 in. long, I in. wide. Flowers 5 in. long, red. Calyx 3 in. long,<br />
base silky. Corolla lobes lorate. Lip as long, red, edges white.<br />
Anther crestless, red. Hab. Rare. Pahang, Tahan woods<br />
(Ridley).<br />
(3) H. striolata Ridl. Mat. ii. 36.<br />
Stem tall. Leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate glabrous, 18 in.<br />
long, 2 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Spike cylindric, 5 in. long,<br />
I in. through. Bracts ovate rounded at tip, finely striate pubescent<br />
above, I in. long and nearly as wide. Calyx 1'5 in. long, unequally<br />
bilobed. Corolla tube 2 in. long, lobes linear-oblong, blunt, 1 in.<br />
long. Lip as long. Anther-crest large round. H abo Rare, Selangor,<br />
Rulu Semangkok at 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley).<br />
(4) H. grandis Rt·dl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 141;<br />
Mat. ii. 36.<br />
Rhizome stilted on stiff roots. Stems 12 to 15 ft. tall, base clubbed.<br />
Leaves oblong cuspidate, 3 ft. long, 6 in. across, glabrous; petioles<br />
'S in. long. Spikes elongate conic-cylindric, 8 in. tall. Bracts<br />
ovate round, edges hairy, minutely striolate with irregular transverse<br />
elevations. Calyx 2 in. long, trilobed. Corolla 5 in. long,<br />
upper lobe 1 in. long. Lip side-lobes small, tip round pubescent.<br />
Filament hairy; anther-crest ovate acute. Hab. In forests at<br />
3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Telom; Fraser Hill (Burkill).<br />
Perak, Thaiping Rills (Ridley).<br />
(5) H. conica Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32 , p. 142;<br />
Mat. ii. 37.<br />
Stems 5 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-Ianceolate cuspidate, I ft. long,<br />
3 to 4 in. wide, sometimes pubescent beneath; petioles ·S to 1 in.<br />
long. Spikes fusiform acuminate, 4 in. long. Bracts ovate acute,<br />
pink covered with silvery tomentum, finely ribbed.- Flowers purplish<br />
pink. Calyx tubular with a long cusp, 2 in. long. Corolla tube 4 in.<br />
long, lobes oblong, '5 in. long. Lip rather longer. Hah. Not very