52 FERNS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA, 



Kedah (Curtis) ; Lanka wi, Gunong Raya at 2500 feet 

 (Curtis). Crested and branched forms occur in Tanglin 

 and elsewhere in Singapore. Distrib. Africa, Indo- 

 Malaya. 



Taexitis. 



T. blechnoides Sw. Common in woods all over the Peninsula, 

 and very variable. " Paku Pijai," " Paku Balu." 



var. a. Fronds simple. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Ridley 

 3366) and Mering. A branched form occurs on Ophir; 

 Selangor, Pahang Track (Ridley). 



var. b. Fronds pinnate narrow. The commonest 

 form. Singapore, Garden jungle, Sungei Morai, Selitar 

 (Ridley 4334) ; Johor, Gunong Pulai (Ridley) ; Malacca, 

 St. John's Hill, Pulau Besar (Ridley 4335) ; Pahang, 

 Tahan River, Kuala Semantan (Ridley) ; Perak (Seorte- 

 chini 34) ; Kedah Peak. 



var. c. Fronds pinnate very broad. Singapore, Bukit 

 Timah, Tras (Ridley 8568) and Changi (2683). Dis- 

 trib. India, Malaya. 



Drymoglossum. 



D. pUoseUoides Presl. Extremely common on trees, and very 

 troublesome, covering the branches " Sakat Ribu-Ribu." 

 A curious crested form on the trees^of the Cathedral 

 close (Bishop Hose). Singapore, evervwhere Bukit 

 Mandai (Ridley 6032), Teban (4346)/ Pulau TIbin, 

 Tanglin, etc.; Johor, common; Malacca, Ayer Panas; 

 Perak, Thaiping (Scortechini), Kamuning (Machado) ; 

 Tringanu, Bundi (Rostado). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 



Hemionites. 



//. arlfolia Burn. In limestone districts usually on the rocks. 

 Perak, Kamuning on the ground (Ridley), Larut 

 (King's Coll. 4174) ; Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Indo- 

 Malaya. 



77. sp. Selangor, Gua Batu (Ridley 8135). 



Jour. Straits Branch, 



