1 6 GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



RHYNCHOSPORA. 



R. aurea, Vahl. Very common in damp spots. 

 Singapore and Malacca — Everywhere. 

 Selangor — Batu Tiga, Kwala Lumpur. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 



Sungei Ujong — Common, Kwala Sawar. 

 R. WaUichiana, Kunth. Not rare. In dry open country among 



bracken and lalang. 

 Singapore — Jurong, Selitar, Bajau, etc., Sungei Murai. Fresh 



Water Island. 

 Malacca — Pulau Besar, Bukit Tunggal. Also collected by 



GrEIEEITH. 



Pahang — Kwala Pahang. 

 It is called Bumput Butang ("button grass") in Singapore. 

 Forma sylvestris. 



Leaves very slender and grassy ; heads very small and com- 

 pact, usually green and not red. Damp woods. 

 Karimon Isles. 



Malacca — Mount Ophir(B. Deery). 

 Pen an g — Government Hill. 

 R. glauca, Vahl. Var. chinensis. Damp sandy spots. Bare. 



Singapore — Changi near Tanah Merah, abundant. 

 R. malasica, C. B. Clarke. Very local. 



Singapore — Bukit Mandai, growing in streams. I have only 

 found this curious plant in this one spot, but it is very plenti- 

 ful here. Mr. Claeke says he has also seen it from Malacca 

 and Borneo. 



CLADIUM. 



CI. Maingayii, C. B. Clarke. 



Malacca — Mount Ophir (P. W. Hullett). 

 CI. glorneratum, IS T ees. Rare. In water. 



Singapore — Bukit Mandai, Changi towards Tanah Merah. 

 " The first specimens I have seen from Malaya," says Mr. Claeke. 

 "It is a common Australian plant, also known from China 

 and Japan." 



SCHCENTJS. 



Sch. calostachyus, Poir. Sandy places near the sea. Eare. 

 Singapore — Changi near Tanah Merah. Abundant. 

 Pahang — Praman near Pekan. 

 Mr. Claeke says: — "An interesting though apparently wide- 



