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Atpinia.] CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACElE.<br />
Corolla tube as long. Lip 1'75 in. long, 2 in. wide, cordate not lobed,<br />
tip shortly bifid, lobes acute orange, densely red spotted, central bar<br />
and veins deep red, edged yellow. Staminodes at base horn-shaped,<br />
'25 in. long, crimson. Fruit globose orange, nearly glabrous. Hab.<br />
River banks. Pahang River. Perlis, Bukit Lagi (Ridley).<br />
(15) A. javanica Bt. Enum. Pl. J avo Ed. ii. 59; Ridl. Mat. ii. 52.<br />
A. involucrata Griff. Notulae, iii. 422.<br />
Stems about 6 ft. tall, '5 in. through. Leaves oblong cuspidate,<br />
18 in. long, 6 in. wide, pubescent beneath; petioles 1'5 in. long,<br />
pubescent; ligules split to base hairy. Panicle 6 to 12 in. long,<br />
pendulous. Bracts oblong white, soon turning brown; bracteoles<br />
cup-shaped, '5 in. long, enclosing 2 or 3 flowers. Calyx '75 in. long,<br />
dilate upwards, glabrous sub-entire. Corolla tube thick, upper<br />
lobe 1'5 in. long, mucronate, lower hooded pubescent. Lip ovate<br />
trumpet-shaped, edge denticulate, 2 in. long, 1'5 in. wide, orange<br />
speckled and veined crimson at base, edge white. Staminodes with<br />
2 or 3 points crimson. Stamen pubescent. Capsule globose green.<br />
Hab. Common in woods. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Ayer<br />
Panas (Griffith); Bukit Bruang; Sungei Hudang. Negri Sembilan,<br />
Tampin. Muar (Curtis). Selangor, UIu Selangor; Bukit Bintang<br />
(Goodenough). Perak, Ipoh (Kunstler); Waterloo. Kelantan,<br />
Chaning (Ridley).<br />
var. colorata Ridl. with calyx, tips of corolla lobes and centre<br />
of lip red. Perak, Kinta Valley, Ipoh. Distrib. Sumatra, Java.<br />
Natwe names: Poko Gingin; Kantan hutan.<br />
(16) A. capitellata Jack. Mal. Misc. ii. NO.7; Ridl. Mat. ii. 52.<br />
Over 6 ft. tall, I in. through, purplish brown pubescent. Leaves<br />
oblong cuspidate, edges pubescent, 2 ft. long, 4 in. wide; petioles<br />
3 in. long or more pubescent. Panicle head-like obconic nodding, 4<br />
in. long. Bracts 3 in. long and wide, thin ovate cuspidate. Calyx<br />
sub-sessile, '5 in. long, obscurely lobed, tipped red. Corolla tube<br />
little longer, upper lobe oblong, I in. long, '75 in. wide, white with<br />
red mucro, side-lobes obovate, with red boss on tip. Lip obovate,<br />
tip bifid, edge crisp, 1'5 in. long, 2 in. wide, orange, dotted red, edge<br />
white. Staminodes adnate to edge of lip and stamen, dark brown.<br />
Capsule green, minutely pubescent. Hab. Local. Perak, UIu<br />
Selama (Yapp). Province Wellesley, Ara Kudah .• Dindings, Gunong<br />
Tungul. Distrtb. Sumatra.<br />
(17) A. campanaria Ridl.<br />
TaU plant. Leaves oblong cuspidate acuminate, glabrous<br />
except the ciliate edge, 2 ft. long, 5 in. wide; petioles 4 in. long,<br />
glabrous; ligules oblong, '4 in. long. Raceme stout velvety, II in.<br />
long, flower heads long, distant on peduncles 1'25 in. long, stout<br />
velvety. Bracts lanceolate, the lowest 2'25 in. long, upper ones '5<br />
in. long, silky. Involucral bracts cupular campanulate, '4 in. long,<br />
'5 in. wide, silky co_ntaining 4 shorter rounded silky bracts each with<br />
one flower on a short silky pedicel. Calyx campanulate, silky,
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