24 GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



The spikelets are very adhesive, and by adhering to animals get 



carried about the jungle. 

 Singapore — Pulau L'bin, Chan Chn Kang. 

 Johor — Summit of Mount Ophir (Hullett). 

 Malacca — v elandar, Ayer Panas, Bukit Sadanen, etc. 

 Selangor — Kwala Lumpur, Bukit Kudah, Bukit Etam (Kel- 



sall). 

 Perak— Tapa (We at). 

 Sungei Ujong — Gaong Jalan. 

 It is called Tampa Kulang or Bulang ; Tampo Glang and Getah 



Puyuh (Malacca), "pigeon birdlime," because the spikelets 



adhere to pigeons. 



COIX. 



C. lacfiryma-Jobi, L. Job's tears. Is apparently not native. It 

 occurs commonly near villages, as in Singapore at Selitar; 

 near Johor town; Penang, Bukit Tumujang; Sungei Ujong, 

 etc. 

 The native name is Mulai Tikus. 



ZEA. 



Z. mays, L. Maize is cultivated, but to a small extent, and chiefly 

 used as a vegetable. It is more extensively grown in Ke- 

 lantan. 



OEYZA. 



O. sativa, L. Commonly cultivated, and often occurring as an 

 escape. 

 Native name, Padi Pulot. 



O. sativa, Var. ? A very curious plant, with broad green leaves and 

 thin flower spikes, the spikelets falling off: very readily. 

 Grows in damp thickets and muddy spots by the stream at 

 Ayer Etam in Pekan, and also nearer to the town, in the 

 open country at the back. It is perhaps a form of the com- 

 mon rice, gone wild, or possibly a distinct species. It is very 

 distinct and dissimilar to the common form. 



LEEBSIA. 



L. Jiexandra, Sw. Swampy ground, ditches, etc. Common. 

 Singapore — Tanglin, Changi, etc. 

 Penang — Waterfall. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 



