| Amomum melegueta, Roscoe. Plant 4-5 ft., the rhizome slender: Lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, 6-9 in. long and 1 in. or less broad, narrowed at base and nearly sessile on sheath: fls. solitary, 3-4 in. long, short-ped uncled; upper corolla-lobe 2-3 in. long; lip 2 in. or less broad, pure white or tinged pink: caps, flask-shaped, 3 in. long, red or orange when ripe. Trop. Afr. | | Amomum melegueta, Roscoe. Plant 4-5 ft., the rhizome slender: Lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, 6-9 in. long and 1 in. or less broad, narrowed at base and nearly sessile on sheath: fls. solitary, 3-4 in. long, short-ped uncled; upper corolla-lobe 2-3 in. long; lip 2 in. or less broad, pure white or tinged pink: caps, flask-shaped, 3 in. long, red or orange when ripe. Trop. Afr. |