22 FERNS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



8c. Gueriniana Gaud. Malacca (fide Beddome). Distrib. 

 Eastern Malay islands. I have seen no specimens of 

 these last two. 



Adiantum. 



A. caudaium L. Perak, Bnkit Kupayiang, Sungei Siput 

 (Ridley), Gunong Tnndok (King's Coll. 8351); Selan- 

 gor, Limestone rocks, Batu Caves (Ridley 8142). Dis- 

 trib. Tropics of Old World. 



A. flabelhdatum L. Singapore, Pulau Ubin, on rocks near 

 the sea (Ridley 865), Road side near Changi, a flaccid 

 form on shady banks (Ridley 2680) ; Malacca, Cape 

 Rachado (Hervey). Distrib. Eastern tropics. 



A. Capillus-veneris L. Kedah, Pulau Songsong, an island 

 off the Kedah coast, on rocks by the sea (Ridley 5155). 

 Distrib. Whole World. 



A. aetliiopicum L. Pahang, Tahan River (Ridley 2173) 

 rocky banks of the river; Penang (Curtis) ; Malacca 

 (Bishop Hose). Distrib. Africa and South America. 



A. lunidatum Burm. Penang, Banks by the road side at 

 Balik Pulau (Ridley 9416) apparently an escape from 

 cultivation; Lankawi (W. Fox). Distrib. Africa, Indo- 

 Malaya, South America. 



A. stenochlamys Bak. Singapore, Graves in the old cemetery 

 (Ridley) ; Malacca, Walls of the old chapel. Distrib. 

 Borneo. 



Gheilanthes. 



Ch. tenuifolia Sw. "Paku Telor Belankas," " Paku Resam 

 Padi, v " P. Resam Lumut," common on dry banks, etc. 

 Singapore, Pulau Ubin, Sungei Brih (Ridley), also col- 

 lected here by Norris, Seemann and Wallich; Malacca, 

 Ayer Keroh, Kesang; Xegri Sembilan, Seremban; 

 Penang, Penara Bukit, Pulau Tikus; Prov. Wellesley, 

 Tasek Gelugur (Ridley). Distrib. India to Australia 

 and New Zealand. 



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