156 THE FERN-ALLIES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



Singapore, Bukit Timah. Johor, Bukit Soga (Ridley 

 1071) ; Pnlau Tinman. Paiiang, Kwala Lipis (Machado 

 1557) Kota Glanggi. Malacca: (Maingay) ; Alor Gajah 

 (Hervey). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tampin (Goodenough 

 1865)/ Selangor, Batu Caves (1679). Perak, Taiping 

 Hills (Wray 764). Pj-xaxg (Wallieh etc.) Kedah Peak; 

 Yan. 



Distrib. Indo-Malaya, Cambodia. 



Native names. Paku Salumah; Paku Lumut, Paku Tan- 

 Jong. 



Note. It is not rare to find the foliage beautifully shot 

 with blue in damp spots.. 



24. S. reptans, Ridl. n. sp. 



Stems tufted 4-5 in. tall lengthening to over a foot and 

 stoloniferous, brandies 1 in. or less, with distant ovate cus- 

 pidate, cordate, ciliate pale leaves nearly .1 in. long. Leaves 

 of lower plane stiff, very closely imbricating, orbicular ovate 

 long, cusped, ciliate, pale truncate .05 in. long. Leaves of the 

 upper plane nearly as large, oblong with a very long cusp not 

 ciliate. Fructification not seen. 



Pulau Adang Group, Rawei isle (Ridley 15930). 



This remarkable plant belongs to the group Rosulatae 

 which includes 11 species occurring in dry countries or dry 

 spots in Africa, Madagascar, India. China and Java and S. 

 America. The most closely allied to this one is the Indian 

 8. tamariscina Spring, S. bryopteris Bak., Fern Allies, p. 87 

 from which it differs in its stoloniferous habit and strongly 

 ciliate leaves of the lower plane. The plant forms tufts of 3 

 or -1 short stems, which eventually lengthen out for over 12 

 in., all the leaves perishing and falling off or remaining 

 withered as do the branches. It then produces' Howards the 

 ends of this stem one or more tufts of stems which take root. 

 The under side of the leaves on the branches becomes reddish- 

 silvery and they are very stiff and dry. 



II. HETEROSTACHYEAE. 



25. S. Belangeri, Spring, Mon. ii. 242. 8. reticulata, Spring, ii. 



235, S. proniflora, Bak., Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 156. 



Very slender, prostrate plant with very short branches. 

 Leaves on stem distant, ovate, blunt, leaves of the lower plane 

 ovate acute .1 in., membranous, pale green inequilateral, cor- 

 date, ciliate at base, much imbricate on upper side of stem. 

 Leaves of the upper plane half as long, broad, ovate, cusp 

 rather long keeled. Spike broad .25 in. long resupinate. 

 Bracts upper plane lanceolate acuminate, much imbricate, cili- 

 ate bracts of lower plane rather smaller, ovate, cuspidate, 

 pale, ascending. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



