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Pheeomeria.] CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACEJE. 273<br />
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Malacca (Maingay). Selangor,<br />
Dusun Tua. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley).<br />
16. GEOCHARIS, Ridl.<br />
Rhizomes rather slender throwing up leafy stems and inflorescences<br />
at internodes. Inflorescence racemose long peduncled,<br />
many flowered. Flowers orange or red, short pedicelled. Bracts<br />
small spathaceous. Calyx tubular trifid, lobes caudate ciliate.<br />
Corolla lobes long. Lip deeply bifid in two narrow linear lobes<br />
adnate to corolla. Filament broader than anther involute forming a<br />
tube with lip, with 2 short subulate staminodes Anther broad<br />
oblong, crest entire ovate. Species about 4, Sumatra, Borneo.<br />
(I) G. aurantiaca Redl ]Oltrll. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 50, p. 144.<br />
Stems 2 ft. tall, sheaths hairy. Leaves I ft. long, 4'"5 in. wide,<br />
ell"1ptic; petioles '5 in. long, hairy. Peduncle I in. long, raceme<br />
5 in. long; flowers numerous orange. Calyx 1'25 in. long. Corolla<br />
lobes linear-oblong. Lip crimson, edged yellow. Hab. Rare. In<br />
peaty woods. Johor, Kukub (Ridley). Distnb. Borneo.<br />
17. PLAGIOSTACHYS, Ridl.<br />
Stems tall; leaves lanceolate. Spike or panicle from the side<br />
of the leafy stalk on short peduncle. Flowers small, densely crowded<br />
fleshy. Bracts ovate laciniate. Calyx spathaceous. Corolla tube<br />
short and thick, lobes oblong, fleshy. Lip flat oblong. Staminodes<br />
2 short subulate processes. Anther oblong emarginate, crestless.<br />
Capsule ovoid or oblong crustaceous. Seeds 3 or 4 in a cell.<br />
Species 4, Malayan.<br />
SpIkes half-way up stem; corolla lobes red. lip<br />
emargmate orange . . • . . . (I) P.lateralis<br />
SpIkes near base; corolla lobes white; lip obovate<br />
bifid yellow streaked red (2) P. albifiora<br />
(I) P. lateralis Ridl. ] ourn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 152;<br />
Mat. ii. 4I.<br />
Stems 6 ft. tall, stout. Leaves pubescent, 2'5 it. long, 4 in. wide;<br />
petioles I in. long; ligules bIlobed, '25 in. long. Spikes I to 3,<br />
cylindric, 6 in. long; rachis pubescent. Bracts brown. Calyx '25<br />
in. long, white. Corolla-lobes dark red, '4 in. long, ovate acute.<br />
Lip emarginate, papillose orange. Stamen /pubescent. Capsule.<br />
'5 in. long, ovoid. Hab. Wet spots in forest. Singapore, Bukit<br />
Timah and Bukit Mandai. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pulau<br />
Tawar. ' Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi (Ridley). Selangor,<br />
Klang (Burkill).<br />
(2) P. albiflora Ridl. ]ourn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 50, p. ISO.<br />
Stems 6 ft. tall, bases swollen. Leaves glabrous, 13 in. long, 3 m.<br />
wide; petioles 2 in. long; ligules bilobed, '25 in. long. SpIkes<br />
from near base of stem I to 3, oblong blunt, 2 in. long, 1'5 in. through.<br />
Bracts oblong pectinate, brown, base pink. Calyx-lobes unequal<br />
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