GRASSES AND SEDGES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 5 



Penang — Waterfall, Government Hill, Telok Bahang, etc. 

 Snngei Ujong — Sereinban. 

 Pahang — Pekan, Sungei Meang. 

 Kelantan — Kamposa. 

 Native name, Rmnput Parah Betina. 

 Yar. laxifiora. Usually in damper spots. 

 Singapore— Changi, Tanglin. 

 Penang —Telok Bahang. 

 Selangor— Bukit Kudah. 

 Yar. ferruginea. 

 Singapore — Kttez. 

 O. alopecuroides, Bottb. Damp spots by streams. Bare. 

 Penang— Bagan Jermal. 

 Kelantan— K amposa. 

 C. castaneus, Willd. 



Perak — Dr. King's Collector. 

 These are the only specimens I have seen from the Peninsula. 

 G. cuspidatus, IT. B. K. 



Penang — Dato Kramat. This is the form angustifolia. 

 O. compressus, L. Common in waste ground. 

 Singapore — Changi, Tanglin, etc. 

 Penang — Sepoy Lines. 

 Malacca — Ayer Panas. 

 Sungei Ujong — Port Dickson. 

 Native name, Bumput Tiga Sari (Malacca), " three angled grass." 

 C. Zollingeri, Steud. Common in kampongs, orchards, etc. 

 Singapore — Tanglin, Changi, Presh Water Isle. 

 Penang — Waterfall Hill, Government Hill, Telok Bahang. 

 Pahang — Pekan. 

 Malacca — Pulau Besar. 

 C. platystylis, B. Br. Was collected in Penang by Walltch, and 



distributed with the number 3359Z). I have not met with it. 

 C. Griffitlui, Steud. Common on sandy shores on both coasts. This 

 is a very variable plant, the most striking form of which 

 is one with swollen thickened spikelets, which was describ- 

 ed as C. radiansbj Nees, but which is certainly not specifical- 

 ly distinct. It is much less common than the typical C. 

 Griffitliii with flat spikelets, but occurs mixed with it, at 

 Pekan. There is also a dwarf form with very short stem, 

 having the lower spikelets almost buried in the sand, audi met 

 also with a curious flaccid form with long grassy leaves, and 

 the glumes almost, or indeed in some specimens quite, foliace- 



