Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 93 



Jud. I. 317. *S'. tvidacliijus, Eoxb. I.e. 231. Schucnus polymorplius, 

 l\oxb. Dcser. & Ic. 67. 



Singapore (Kurz), Pulau Boyaii (Kidlcy U)A.2o), Pulau Ubin 

 (5806), Kranji, Chan Chu Kang, ete. ; Johor: Tanjong Surat (Kclsall 

 4097); Malacea: Aycr Panas (Cantley's Coll.), (Griffith 6346); 

 Ponang (Diedriehsen) ; Eelantan: Kamposa (liidley). Common in 

 tidal mud. " Rumput Iiuehut." The rhizome is very distinct and 

 stout in the tidal mud plants. 



11. F. LOXGISPICA, Steud. Syn. Cyp. 118. lihizome very stout. 

 Stems crowded bases swollen with brown scale leaves, 18 inches to 2 

 feet tall rather stout. Leaves shorter 4-12 inches long -J incK wide 

 blunt stiff. Umbel simple or comjwund 1-3 inches long. Bracts 

 short. Spikelets solitary cylindric | an inch long -J inch wide brown. 

 Chimes broad oblong rounded strongly mueronate red brown, niucro- 

 nate, niucro stout edges pubescent. Stamens 2. Style Ijroad edge 

 limbriate bifid. Xut obovoid smooth reticulate, very shortly stalked. 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. III. 325. Clarke Fl. Ind. \\. 639. F. Buergcri 

 and F. fcrnujinca, Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. II. 144. F. spudlvca 

 var. major, Boeck. Linnaea. XXXVII. 20. 



Paliang: Pekan to the Kuala (Ridley 1549, 1435) and Rumpin 

 River. In open sandy plains. Distrib. China and Japan. 



12. F. SPATIIACEA, Roth. Xov. PI. Sp. 24. Stems tutted still; 

 with dry brown sheaths at the base 4-20 inches long. Leaves short 

 3-8 inches long jV-J, inch wide, glabrous. Umbels compound as much 

 as 2 inches long in strong plants but often contracted into a small 

 head. Bracts stiff \-^ incTi long. Spikelets solitary numerous, snuiU 

 ^:j inch long brown oblong. Glumes rather In'oad ovate obtuse, 

 margins pale scarious, keel low and mucro sliort, red brown. Stamens 

 2. Xut f the length of the glume obovoid smooth or oljscurely warty, 

 vellowish brown. Stvle bifid. Clarke Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 640. Trim. 

 Fl. Cevl. \. 54. F. Wightiana, Xees. Wight Contrib. 99. F. glome- 

 rafa, Xees. Linnaea. IX. 290. Boeck. Linnaea. XXXVII. 47. F. 

 rigida, Kuntli. Enum. II. 231. F. cUiolaia, Steud. Syn. Cyp. 100. 

 F. laevissiina, Steud. I.e. 117. F juncifonnis, Munro. Seem. Bot. Voy. 

 Herald 422 (not of Kunth). F. hiumhcllata, Boeck. Flora XLI. 604. 

 Scirpus gloineratas, Retz. Ubs. IV, 11. S. slridus, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 I. 226. 



Singapore: Changi, Serangoon, Tanjong Ru (Ridley 5801); 

 Johor near the town (Ridley); Malacca: Tanjong Kling (Ridley 

 3126) ; Pahang: Kuala Pahang, Cherating River (Ridley). Distrib. 

 All over the tropics. Common in sand by the sea. 



13. F. AKGiiXTEA, Vahl. Enum. II. 294. Small tufted plant 6 

 to 8 inches tall, bases covered with sheaths. Leaves very narrow 



