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Hi jau ^(Ridley) ; Penang Hill (Bishop Hose), Penara 

 Bukit (Curtis 3062); Keclali Peak (Ridley). Distrib. 

 Mauritius and Java. 



Tr. proliferum Bl. Perak, Larut 100-4000 feet (King's Coll. 

 2565). Distrib. Java, Philippines. 



Tr. lipunctatum Poir. T. Filicula Bory. On rocks. Sing- 

 apore, Chan Chu Kang (Ridley) ; Johor, Gunong Panti 

 (Hullett) ; Selangor, Bukit Hitam, Petaling, Langat, 

 Batu Caves (Ridley 8143), Pahang Track (Machado) ; 

 Dindings, Lumut (Ridley) ; Perak, Larut (King's Coll. 

 I860, 1913, Scortechini), Thaiping (Ridley), Bujong 

 Malacca (Ridley 9606). Distrib. African islands, India, 

 Ceylon, Pacific islands. 



Tr. pyxidiferum L. Perak (Scortechini), Goping (King's 

 Coll. 4185) ; Penang Hill (Ridley). Distrib. Brazil. 



Tr. javanicum Bl. very common on rocks in forest. Sing- 

 apore, Bukit Timah (Ridley 9569) ; Johor, Gunong 

 Panti, Batu Pahat (Ridley 11065) ; Pahang, Tahan 

 Woods (Ridley 2181) ; Selangor, Rawang, Bukit Hitam, 

 Pahang Track (Ridley 8665) ; Dindings, Lumut (Ridlev 

 7149a) ; Perak, Maxwell's Hill at 3000 feet (Scortechini 

 541), Goping (King's Coll. 584) ; Penang Hill (Ridley 

 7149); Lankawi (Curtis 2423). Distrib. India, Malay 

 Archipelago. 



Mixed with garlic and onion the dried fronds are 

 smoked as tobacco to cure headaches. 



Tr. rigidum, Swartz. Common in woods. Singapore, Bukit 

 Timah, Sungei Buluh, Chan Chu Kang (Ridley 6119), 

 Toas (4407) ; Johor, Castlewood, Gunong Pulai (Rid- 

 lev) ; Pahang, Tahan River (Ridley 2161) ; Malacca, Mt. 

 Ophir (Ridley 3332, 3320) ; Negri Sembilan, Gunong 

 Angsi (Ridley 11815) ; Selangor, Batu Caves (Ridley 

 8661), Bukit Hitam (Kelsall), Bukit Kutu (Ridley 

 7871) ; Perak, Larut (King's Coll. 2404) ; Penang Hill 

 (Ridley) ; Kedah, Gunong Jerai (Ridley) ; Tringanu, 



R. A. Soc, No. 50, 1908. 



