46 FERNS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



PL sinuosa Wall. On trees common in the south, remarkable 

 for the thick hollow rhizomes full of biting ants. Sing- 

 apore, Gardens, Bukit Timah, Jurong (Eidley 5864) ; 

 Johor, Gunong Pulai (Hullett) ; Penang (Curtis 10137). 

 Distrib. Malaya. 



PL rapestris Bl. Perak at 4000 feet alt. (Scortechini 251, 

 King 7355), Gunong Inas at 5000 feet (Wray 4123). 



PL longifolla Mctt. Singapore, Sungei Morai, Bukit Timah 

 (Eidley) ; Johor, Tebing Tinggi (Eidley), Gunong Pulai 

 (Hullett) ; Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi (Eidlev 

 10820) ; Perak, Larut (King's Coll. 1904, 2741), Water- 

 loo (Curtis), Bujong Malacca (Ridley 9614). Distrib. 

 Indo-Malaya. 



PL superficial is Bl. Perak, Larut 3 to 4000 feet (King's 

 Coll. 2180, Scortechini), Maxwell's Hill (Eidley). Dis- 

 trib. India, China. 



PL angustata Sw. " Palm Hilan," common on trees. Sing- 

 apore, Gardens (Eidley 10162), Pulau Ubin (King's 

 Coll. 201) ; Sungei Morai, Bajau, Changi (a forked 

 form) ; Johor, Tanjong Bunga, 4th mile from Johor 

 Eidley) ; Perak, Thaiping Hills (Ridley, Scortechini 

 1082), Kuala Kangsa (Eidley) ; Penang, Government 

 Hill, Convalescent Bungalow (Eidley). Distrib. India, 

 Australia. 



PL platypliyJJa Sw. On rocks and trees at high elevations, 

 a beautiful species. Selangor, Pahang Track (Eidley 

 8653) and Semangkok Pass; Perak, Gunong Haram 

 Parah (Scortechini); Kedah, Yan (Eidley 5169). 



PL membranacea Don. Perak (Scortechini). 



PL punctata L. PL irioides. Common on low trees and 

 stumps. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang, Serangoon (Eid- 

 ley 8935), Sungei Buloh, Gardens, etc; Malacca, Pulau 

 Besar ; Selangor, 15th mile Pahang Track (Eidley 8657) ; 

 Perak, Thaiping (Scortechini 538) ; Penang (King's 

 Coll. 5069), Pulau Badak (Curtis 3958). Distrib. 

 Tropics of Old World. 



Jour. Straits Branch, 



