76 Materials for a Flora of ilic Malayan Peninsula. 



Penang: Waterfall Quarry (Curtis 1905, 21^6), '(Ditlrichsen 

 3487). Distril). CVylon, Xew Caledonia and Philippines. Very 

 near E. p/anlaginea but the stems more slender. 



3. E. VARIEGATA, Kiinlli. Eniim. II. 153. var. laxi flora, CJarl-e. 

 Stems not septate 12 to 24 inelies tall slender or moderately stout, 

 sheaths with a round mouth and short triangular limb. Spike \ 

 inch long or little more. Glumes green, with darker centre oblong 

 obtuse. Hypogynous bristles 6 or 7 longer than the nut. Styles 

 3 dark red, base of style conic green, nut ovoid yellow. Clarke Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. AM. iS'2Q. Trim. Fl. Ceyl. V. GO. Scir]ms laxifiorus, Thw. 

 Enum. 435. 



Singapore Garden Lake, Pieservoir (Pidley 5881, 172G), (Kurz 

 3014); Johor: Batu Pahat (]?idlev) ; Malacca: Merlimau (Derrv 

 242), (Griffith 6229) ; Penang: Pekan (Pidley 1548) : Perak: Selama 

 (Wray 4264) ; Penang Waterfall (Curtis 2177), Telok Bahang (Cur- 

 tis 1865). Distrib. India, Malaya, China and Polynesia. 



The commonest species, very abundant in nonds nnd dit-.-lioa 



/i.^L'utfhsits, ioir. it/ucyc. \ i. tV.K i^. aculaitf/iihts, S. inedclus, Poxb. 

 Fl. Ind. I. 213. LimnochJoa acuianqula and media, Xees. Wight. 

 Contril). 114. Tlcleocharis fi!<tiiJosa, Boeck. Linn. XXXVI. 472. 



Malacca (Griffith 6230), Tanjong Kling (Pidley 3121), Bukit 

 Sabukor (Derry 3535). 



5. E. ocHROSTACHYs, Stcud. Syn. Cyp. 80. Stems .slender 12- 

 14 inches long, with numerous barren ones, terete not septate. Spike- 

 let slender ^ inch long pale. Glumes lax few narrow scarcely broader 

 than tiic stem subacute. Hypogynous bristles 8. Style trifid, longer 

 than tlie nut. Xut obovoid tniiieate light brown ribbed, base of style 

 conic. Chirke Fl. Brit. Ind. \'I. 626. ilcJeochavis subulata, Boeck. 

 Flora XL 1.-112. 



Singapore: Tanglin (Rid% 3), Telok Kurau (104 II). Cliaiigi, 

 Seletar (5799) ; Johor: Kota Tinggi ; IMalacca (Giillitb) ; Merlimau 

 (Derry 229); Dindings: Lumut ; I'ahang: Pckan (Ifidley 1331). 

 Common in ponds and ditches. " Pumput Sikat." 



