30 GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



CHLORIS. 



C. barbata, Probably introduced from the West Indies. 

 Johor — Near the Sawmills. 

 Province Wellesley — Batu Kawan. 



ELETTSINE. 



E. indica^ L. Very common in waste grounds near villages. 



Singapore — Tanglin, Changi. 



Johor — Tanah Runto, Johor Bharu. 



Penan g — Waterfall Gardens. 



Perak — Tapa (What). 



Sungei Ujong — Port Dickson, with a form approaching the 

 cultivated E. coracana. 

 E. cegyptiaca, L. INot very common. On the sea shore. 



Singapore — Changi. 



Pahang — Kwala Pahang, Sungei Meang. 



LEPTOCHLOA. 



L. sp. 



Penang — Bagan Jemal. 

 L. chinensis, Nees. 



Kelantan — Banks of Biver Kamposa. 



ABJJNBO. 



A. donax, L. This, a native of Southern Europe, is often cultivated 

 here, especially a form with varigated leaves. 



PHEAGMITES. 



P. Roxburghii, Kth. The common reed. Banks of streams and 

 damp spots. JNTot rare. 

 Singapore — Fresh Water Isle. 



Selangor — Kwala Lumpur, Pataling, all along the river. 

 Malacca — Merlimau, Selandar. 

 Penang — Western Ayer Etam. 

 Pahang — Pekan Biver bank. 

 Native name, Bumput Mata Burong Puding, " variegated bird's- 

 eye grass." 



CENTOTHECA. 



C. lappacea, Beauv. Very common in woods and along paths. 

 Carried about by its adhesive spikelets. 

 Singapore — Both the hispid and glabrous varieties common 



