THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

280 cxxxvn. ZINGIBERACElE. [Alpinia.
at both ends glabrous, 18 in. long, 2 in. across; petioles I in. long.
Panicle few to many-flowered with several short branches.
Bracteoles very small, '25 in. long, oblong white. Calyx dilate
above, split half-way, '5 in. long, white. Corolla tube shorter,
lobes oblong, I in. long. Lip mdistinctly 3-lobed, tip truncate crisp
orange with numerous red dots and veins, a dark red swelling at the
base on each side. Capsule orange-red hairy, trivalved. Hab. In
swampy spots. Common as a garden plant in Singapore. Johor,
Pu]au Aor and Pulau Dayong (Feilding). Penang (Roxburgh).
Distrib. Malay isles.
(7) A. assimilis Ridl. ] ourn. Roy. As Soc. S. Br. 32, p. 166;
Mat. ii. 50. A. mutica Hook. fil. Bot. Mag. t. 6908 (not of Roxburgh).
Stems 6 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 1'5 ft. long,
1'5 in. wide, glabrous. Panicle 6 to 12 in. long, pubescent; branches
few short. Bradeoles ovate, white, I in. long, Calyx '75 in. long.
Corolla, tube '25 in. long, upper lobe I in. long, '75 in. wide, others
smaller. Lip obovate, obscurely 3-lobed, 2 in. long, 1'5 in. wide,
midlobe short crisp, orange, spotted and veined red, a pair of conic
pubescent processes at base. Capsule orange hairy. Hab. By rivers
and in open swamps. Singapore (Kunstler). Johor, Kota Tinggi.
Pahang, Pekan. Province Wellesley, Ara Kudah and near Prai.
Penang, Batu Feringhi (Curtis). Distrib. Malay isles.
(8) A. Murdochii Rldl. ] ourn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 196;
Mat. ii. 50.
Stem over I ft. tall. Leaves eIIiptic-lanceolate acuminate, 7 in.
long, :2 in. wide, pubescent, closely beneath; petioles very short
with ligule and sheath very hairy. Panicle dense, 4 in. long, golden
hairy; bracteole broad ovate hairy outside. Calyx'5 in. long,
hairy at base. Corolla tube shorter, upper lobe hooded with a boss
at the top, yellowish white, finely dotted red. Lip shorter obovate,
3-lobed, mid-lobe bifid narrower, edges undulate, dotted and streaked
red. Filament short. Hab. Mountains. Selangor, Semangkok
Pass at 4000 ft. altitude; Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson);
a less hairy form.
(9) A. Seimundii Ridl.
Stem slender, sheaths at top and petiole pubescent. Leaves
lanceolate acuminate with a long point, glabrous except midrib
pubescent on the back, I ft. long, 2 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long; -
ligules silky. ,Panicle 5 in. long, pubescent, with tufts of hair below
the branches, which are distant and about '5 in. long, and usually
I-flowered. Bracts tubular broad with a round mouth, hairy, '5 in.
long. Corolla tube slightly longer, lobes oblong blunt, hairy outside,
'5 in. long. Lip 3-lobed with a narrow base '4 in. long, '3 in. wide,
side-lobes rounded, median one smaller bifid, ending in 2 short
slender points, 3 strong nerves running along the disc to the tip of
the midrib. Staminodes very short at the base of the stamen.
Anthf'f-cells elliptic pointed below, back hairy. Hab. Pahang,
Kwala Teku (Seimund).