Alpinia sanderae, Sand. St. ascending: lvs. very short- stalked and 5 in. or less long, 1¼ in. or less broad, tapering both ways, rich shining green, regularly and closely striped in broad bands of white leading from the midrib to the margin. New Guinea. G.G. III. 33:248 (suppl.). 1903. Probably a variegated form of A. Rafflesiana, Wall.