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A curious locality for this plant usually an inhabitant 

 of tidal mud. 



Distrib. Johor, Sumatra and Borneo. 



Scirpodendron costatum, Kurz. Common in tidal swamps, 

 Setul. Distrib. Ceylon, Malaya, Australia. 



Scleria lithosperma, Willd. Setul, Bukit Rajah Wang (14805). 

 Tropics generally. 



Scl. oryzoides, Presl. Very common, Kedah ricefields near 

 Bukit Pinang, Perils, Kanga (14803). 



Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 



Scl. caricina, Benth. Heaths Setul (14806). 



Distrib. Indo-Malaya, Australia. 



Scl. bancana, Miq. var nana. A curious dwarf variety with 

 stems about 2 feet tall, and short reddish compact 

 panicles, forming tussocks. Heaths Setul (14804). 



Scl. hebecdrpa, Nees. Heaths, Setul (14807). Distrib. Trop- 

 ical Asia and Australasia. 



Carex indica, L. Extremely abundant, especially on Bukit 



Pinang near Alor Sta, Kedah, densely covering the ground. 



^Also Perlis heaths near Ginting Kabok, and Setul (14808) 



Trang (Kunstler), Lankawi, Sungei Batu Asap (Aniff)and, 



. .Burau. Distrib. India, Cochin-China and Java. 



C. malaccensis, Clarke. Lankawi, Kwala Malacca and Ayer 

 Panas (Curtis), Bangtaphan in Bamboo Jungle (Keith). 

 Endemic. 



Ge AMINES. 



Paspalum scrobiculatum, L. Setul. Cosmopolitan. 



P. conjugatum, Berg. Pelis, Kanga. Cosmopolitan. 



P. distichum, L. Perlis, Tebing Tinggi, Tidal mud. Cos- 

 mopolitan. 



R. A. Soc, No. 59. I9H. 



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