1 8 GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA . 



Malacca— (Griffith). 

 Pahang — Pekan. 



Siam — Bangtaphan (Dr. Keith). 

 Scl. oryzoides, Presl. Eiver banks. Local, but plentiful where it 

 occurs. 

 Singapore — Changi towards Tanah Merah. 



Malacca — Banks of Merlimau Eiver, and also near Malacca, 

 Ching. 

 Native name, Eumput Leeku Dana. Possibly an error for "Lichu 

 Daun," polishing leaves, i.e., used for polishing wood. 

 Scl. malaccensis, Bckler. Very common, often covering large tracts 

 of wet ground. 

 Singapore — Everywhere, Tanglin, Jurong, Bukit Timah. 

 Malacca —Common. 

 Selangor — Kwala Lumpur. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 

 Scl. multifoliata, Bckler. In thickets, scrambling through bushes. 

 Malacca — Pulau Besar. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 

 Scl Icevis, Willd. 



Johor — Tan ah Merah Eoad. 

 Pahang— Kwala Pahang. 

 Scl. sumatrensis, Eetz. Common in dry open places. 

 Singapore — Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Jurong. 

 Penang — Government Hill, Tanjong Bunga. 

 Malacca — Alor Gajah, and other places. 

 Johor — Tanah Merah Eoad. 

 Sungei Ujong — Gunong Brumbun. 

 Selangor — Bukit Kuda, Klang. 

 Perak. 



Pahang — Kwala Pahang. 

 Siam — Bangtaphan (Dr. Keith). 

 It is called Eumput Kumbar in Sungei Ujong. "Kumba"is 

 an ornament made of coco-nut leaves, which is perhaps the 

 origin of the name. 

 Scl. chinensis, Kth. New to this country. 



Pahang — Kwala Brawas, Pekan. 

 Scl. androgyna, Nees. Collected by Griffith in Malacca. I have 

 not met with. 



CABEX. 



O. cryptostachys, Brngn. Wet rocky places. 



