THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE 183 
R. ma'asica. C. B.C. Rare, Belok, Bukit Mandai, 
R. aurea Vahl. Common in wet spots all over the island. 
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. glauca var chinensis, Rave, Sanly spots usually near the sea, 
Blakang Mati, Changi. 
Schoenns calostachyus Poir, Rare. Sanly spots, Changi. 
Clatiun glomeratun Br. Damp sandy spots, Changi. 
Gama tristis Nees, Common, Blakang Mati, Lukit Timah, 
Sungei Morai, ‘Tanglin. 
Remirea maritiva, Aubl. Sea shores, local, Changi, Tanah Merah, 
Hypolytrum tatifolium Rich, Woods, Jurong, Chan Chu Kang. 
H. proliferun Boeck. Damp spots, Tanglin, Chan Chu Kang. 
Thoracostachyum bancanum Kurz, Very common in all jungl.s. 
Mapania palustris Benth. Dense woods, common, Bukit Timah, 
Chan Chu Kang. 
M. longa C. B.C. In streams in jungle, rare, Chan Chu Kang, 
M. multispicata C. B. C. Jungles, Bukit Timah. 
M. humilis Naves. Jungles, common, Chan Chu Kang, Bukit Ti- 
mah, Kranji, Bajau. 
Scirpodendron costatum Kurz, “ Silensing.” Common in_ tidal 
woods, forming large clumps of lonz grassy leaves, 
among which the flower panicles are concealed. The 
fruit is an inch long and is probably the largest in the 
order, Bukit Mandai, Jurong, Changi, Selitar. 
Lepironia mucrovata Rich. Swamps, Teban, Jurong. 
Scleria radu’a Uance. Bukit Timah, Bedoh. 
Se/. Ridleyi Clarke. Rare, Changi. It also occurs in Pulau 
Buru near the Carimon Isles and Hongkong, 
Sel. bifora Roxb. Vamp spots and turf. Blakang Mati, Bukit 
Timah, Changi, ‘Tanglin. 
