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Malacca — Bice-fields. 



THYSANOLCE1VA. 



Th. acarifera, Nees. "Woods. Rare. 

 Penang Hill. 

 Sungei Ujong. 

 It is called Buluh Tubarau, and used for mating walking canes 

 in Sungei Ujong. It is an elegant bamboo-like grass, forming thick 

 tufts about six feet tall. 



PEBOTIS. 



P. latifolia, Br. Sandy places usually near the sea. Not rare. 

 Singapore — Changi, Cathedral compound. 

 Karimon Islands. 



Penang — Tanjong Bunga, Telok Bahang. 

 Pahang — Kwala Pahang, Pekan. Common. 

 Siam — Bangtaphan (Dr. Keith). 



ZOYSIA. 



Z. pungens, L. Sandy ground. Common, especially near the sea. 

 On the sea-shore it becomes very stiff and wiry. In damp- 

 er ground it forms a very deep soft turf, but is not suited 

 for lawns, except in sandy spots, where it makes a short 

 compact turf. 



Singapore — Common. Changi, Tangiin, Tanjong Eu, etc. 



Malacca — Common, in and around the town. 



Pahang — Pekan. 



Tringganu — Sea shore. 



IMPEBATA. 



I. exaltata, Eetz. Eather a handsome lalang, larger and with a 

 more branching spike than the common one. Rare, in 

 thickets. 

 Singapore — Chan Chu Kang, Toas, Bajau. 

 Selangor — Pataling near Kwala Lumpur, and Langat. 

 Sungei Ujong — Along the rail banks between Port Dickson and 

 Kwala Sawar. 

 It is called Lalang Jawa, i.e., Javanese lalang. 

 I. cylindrica, Cyr. Far too common in the Peninsula wherever cul- 

 tivation has spread, and often covering large tracts of country. 

 Its growth after burning of the forests is remarkably rapid, 

 as it propagates itself by its feathery seeds, as well as by its 



