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Pahang — Pel* an. 



Kelantan — Kamposa. 

 Native name, Sarong Buaya (Penang). Perhaps this should be 

 "Sarang," i.e., crocodile's nest. 

 P. suhquadriparum, Trin. Kare. 



Singapore — Chan q [. 

 P. luzonense, Presl. Not very rare. Chiefly in new cleared ground 

 and roadsides. 



Penan g — "Wate rfall. 



Malacca — A] or Gajah. 



Pahang — Katapong. 



Perak. 

 P. trigonum. Shady woods. Common. 



Malacca — Pulau Besar, Sungei Udang. 



Penang — Sepoy Lines. 



Pahang — Pekan, Kwala Pahang. 



Sungei Ujong — Bukit Sulu. 

 Native name, Kumput Mutubong, E. Kurubong Padi (Sungei 

 Ujong). Perhaps grass which surrounds the rice, i.e., weed 

 in the rice fields. 

 P. radicans, Eetz. Shady woods. Common. 



Singapore — Bukit Timah, Changi, Tanglin. 



Penang — Government Hill. 



Pahang — Pekan. 



Selangor — Klang. 



Malacca — A lor Gajah, Ayer Molek, etc. 



Perak. 



Sungei Ujong — Port Dickson. 

 Native name, Kumput Telor Ikan ("fish-egg grass"), from the 

 resemblance of the small black spikelets to fish eggs. 

 P. ovalifolium, Poir. Kare. Shady woods. 



Pahang — Kwala Pahang. 



Penang — Government Hill. 



Malacca — Bukit Bruang. 

 P. iscJicsmoides, Retz. Sandy spots. Local. 



Singapore — Changi. 



Pahang — Pekan. 



Kelantan — Kamposa. 



Penang — Waterfall. 



M al a cca — C hi n g. 

 P. continuum, Nees. A very handsome grass not rare in woods. 



Singapore — Sumbawang, Tanglin. 



