GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 2g 



grass," as the birds use its spikelets for building their nests. 

 Th. gigantea, var. villosa. Common. A very tall showy grass 

 forming big tufts, and throwing up very tall panicles. 

 Singapore — Fort Siloso (said to have been introduced). 

 Johor — Tanah Me rah Head near Johor Bharu. 

 Malacca — Pulau Besar. 



Selangor — Kwala Lumpur, by the railway and near the Caves. 

 Penang — Bukit Mertajam. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 

 Sungei Ujong — Near Kwala Sawar. 



APLUDA. 



A. varia, Hack. Not common. Pastures and river banks. 

 Pahang — Katapong, Renchong. 



SPOPOBOLUS. 



S. dia?ider, Beauv. Dry spots. 



Singapore — Baffles Lighthouse. 



Malacca — Ayer Panas, 



Johor — Tana Runto. 

 Native name, Ruinput Tulo Bulalang, i.e., the grass on which the 

 dragon-fly balances itself. 

 >S. elongatus, Beauv. Dry heaths. 



Johor — Tanah Runto. Presh "Water Island. 



Penang — Sepoy Lines. 



Pahang — Pekan. 



Karimon Islands. 



EBIACSNE. 



E. chinensis, Benth. Dry, open, sandy spots. Common where it 

 occurs, but local. 



Singapore — Port Siloso. 



Pahang — Pekan. 

 E. triseta, Nees. Dry, sandy heaths. Eare. 



Pahang — Pekan and Kwala Pahang, abundant. 



Malacca — Pangkalan Balau. 



CTNODON. 



C. dactylon, L. Rather common in sandy and dry spots. 

 Singapore — Common. 

 Penang — Sepoy Lines, Waterfall. 

 Malacca — In the town. 



