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in P. kiforme the young branched fronds when first pro- 

 truded point directly upwards and then first spread out 

 horizontally, then deflcx. On the same trees which bear 

 this curious fern, grows also Lecanopteris carnosa the 

 only lowland locality I know for this plant. 



SCHIZEACEAE. 



SCHIZxlEA, 



Sj. malaccana Bak. Mossy places at -4000 feet elevation. 

 Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Ridley 9860) ; Kedah Peak (Rid- 

 « ley). Distrib. Malay isles. 



S. dichotomy Sw. Common in dry woods or sandy spots, 

 whole peninsula, " Paku Tumbaiy ' " Paku Jarum." 

 Singapore, Toas, Passir Panjang, Kranji, etc. (Eidley) ; 

 Johor, Pengaram, Gunong Pulai (Ridley) ; Pahang, 

 Kwantan (Craddock), Rumpin River, Pckan (Ridley) ; 

 Malacca, Brisu and Sungei Hudang (R. Derry) ; Perak, 

 Ulu Kul (King's Coll. 10759). Distrib. nearly all the 

 tropics. - 



S. digitata Sw. Common in woods. Singapore, Garden 

 Jungle, Reservoir Woods, etc. (Ridley) ; Johor, Tana 

 Ilunto (Ridley) ; Pahang, Kuala Tembeling; Malacca, 

 Pengkalan Ampat, Selandau (Ridley) ; Negri Scmbilan, 

 Kuala Pedas; Selangor, Batu Caves on the top of the 

 rocks; Perak (Scortechini), Thaiping Hills, Tea Gardens 

 (Ridley), Waterfall Hill (Wray) ; Penang Hill; Kedah 

 Peak. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, Polynesia, 



Lygodium. 



L. circinatum Sw. L. dichotomum Bedd. One of the com- 

 monest and best known ferns, " Ribu-Ribu Dudok," or 

 "Bukit," "Paku Jari Merah ' ' (Tringanu). Leaves 

 used for headache. Singapore, Tanglin, Bajau, Chan 

 Chu Kang (Ridley 4229, 8057), etc.; Malacca, Sungei 

 Udang, Chabau (Ridley 9871); Pahang, Tahan River; 



p. A. Soc, tfo, 50, 1908. 



