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CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACElE. [Alpillia.<br />
Bracteoles ovate, '5 in. long; flowers small (8) A. Murdochii<br />
Staminodes blunt very obscure; flowers '4 in.<br />
across. . .<br />
(9) A. Seimundii<br />
Staminodes subulate glabrous.<br />
Corolla orange; panicle short dense.<br />
Stems 3 to 4 ft. tall, slender; corolla tube<br />
twice as long as calyx; IIp round entIre . (10) A. RafIIesiana<br />
Stems 6 ft. tall, stout; corolla tube as long as<br />
calyx; lip acute bIfid . . . . (II) A. aurantiaca<br />
Corolla white; panicle medium; bracts persistent.<br />
. . . . . . (12) A. pahangensis<br />
Corolla white; panicle very large; lip longer<br />
than broad. . (13) A. Dobilis<br />
Staminodes short blunt, hairy.<br />
Lip broader than long. . (14) A. latilabris<br />
Panicle pendulous usually short and dense;<br />
bracteoles cup-shaped.<br />
Bracts oblong; pamcle rather lax . . (15) A. javanica<br />
Bracts broad ovate thm; pamcle large capitate<br />
. . . . . . . (16) A. capitellata<br />
Bracts lanceolate; panicle lax, heads small<br />
distant . (17) A. campanaria<br />
§ 3. Cenolophon. Flowers large. Lip flat entire or lobed. Anther<br />
crested. Fruit oblong or fusiform. Seeds few, large.<br />
Raceme lax nodding.<br />
Leaves elliptic-oblong; sheaths hairy; lip<br />
obovate, crest dentate. . . . (18) A. petiolata<br />
Leaves ovate-oblong; sheaths glabrous; lip<br />
orbicular, crest lobed .<br />
(19) A. pulcherrima<br />
Raceme erect dense; bracts linear.<br />
Leaves unequally cordate at base . (20) A. macrostephana<br />
Leaves narrowed at base, lanceolate . (21) A. vitellina<br />
Leaves narrowed at base, ovate-Ianceolate (22) A. caDDrefolia<br />
Raceme dense erect; bracts connate cap-shaped (23) A. comosa<br />
(1) A. conchigera Griff. N otulae, iii. 424; I c. Pl. 534; Ridl. Mat.<br />
ii. 47.<br />
Stems slender, 2 to 5 ft. tall, tufted on a slender rhizome. Leaves<br />
oblong glabrous, edges ciliate, 6 to 12 in. long, 1'5 to 3 in. wide;<br />
petioles '5 in. long. Panicle 1 ft. long, branches short. Calyx<br />
short, thick. Corolla tube very short, lobes white, '5 in. long,<br />
elliptic-oblong. Lip obovate, 2 short teeth at base, yellowish<br />
white with 4 red streaks on each side, a ret use callus edged pink<br />
at base. Stamen curved, yellow. Capsule pea-shaped, pink.<br />
Hab. Open country near villages .. Singapore, Galang. Johor,<br />
Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall); Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Rumpin River.<br />
Malacca (Griffith); Umbai; Chenana putih. Province Wellesley,<br />
Kubang Semang (Curtis). Perak, Kwala Kangsa. Distrib. Chittagong.<br />
Native names,' Lankwas Ranting; Jurunang. Use,' A<br />
decoction of rhizomes for rheumatism.<br />
(2) A. secundiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 165;<br />
Mat. ii. 48.<br />
Leaves lanceolate acute, 18 in. long, 2 in. wide, glaucous beneath,<br />
glabrous; petioles winged, '5 in. long. Panicle nearly I ft. long,
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