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Singapore; Galang, 10828. Malacca (Griffith). Selan- 

 gor. Batu Caves. 



Distrib. Tropical Asia. 



26. S. Wattii, Baker, Fern-Allies, p. 109. 



A very small species rhizome creeping, very slender. 

 Leaves very delicate, thin, distant bright green .05 in., as 

 far apart, ovate, blunt, base broad not amplexicanl, upper 

 plane elliptic lanceolate, with a long cusp, distant. Spike 

 very short and broad. up to .25 in., leaves of lower plane ap- 

 proximate, thin, green oblong, shortly acute, midrib conspicu- 

 ous, edge minutely toothed, of upper plane very much smaller, 

 ovate lanceolate ciliate. Sporange large. 



Mountains on clay banks. 



Selaxgor, Bukit Hitam (Eidley 7818) ; Bukit Ivutu 

 (7823); Semangkok (12037). . Perak, Temengoh (14472); 

 Batang Padang (13988). 



Distrib. Manipur. 



27. S. phanotricha, Baker, Fern-Allies, p. 109. 



Stems very slender, prostrate. Leaves on stem distant, 

 ovate base round, very shortly ciliate, small, of lower plane 

 similar somewhat overlapping, stem distant, of upper plane 

 lanceolate falcate, with a long cusp, distant. Spike .18 in. 

 long, resupinate, larger (lower plane) bract close set ovate, 

 lanceolate, much ciliate on edge, cuspidate, smaller, of upper 

 plane paler, lanceolate, long, cuspidate, ciliate. Sporangia 

 large, very rare. 



Pahang, Gunong Tahan, (Wray's Camp. 16201) part. 

 Selangor, Sempang Mines (Eidley 15633). 



Distrib. Labuan, Sarawak. 



Very near Belangeri, but the leaves more distant and the 

 spikes , inch narrower. 



28. S. oligostachya, Baker, Ann. Bot. viii. p. 132. 



Stems very slender, creeping, prostrate with a long root 

 from each fork, about 6 in. long with few branches. Leaves of 

 lower plane not touching, ovate, acute, base broad, cordate, 

 edge ciliate or not, of upper plane very small, ovate, oblong, 

 falcate densely ciliate. Spikes .5 in. long, upper bracts linear, 

 oblong, acuminate. Lower smaller, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 strong! v ciliate. 



Mountains 3,000 to 4,000 ft. alt. 



Johor, Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Mt. Ophir on Gunong 

 Mering (Eidley 3347). Pahaxg, Gunong Tahan (Eobinson 

 5363). Selangor, Ulu Gombak (Eidley). Dixdixgs,. 

 Lumut. 



Xote. Baker gives the larger leaves as not ciliate, but 

 even in the type the younger ones are distinctly ciliate, but 

 many are glabrous. 



R. A. Soc, No. 80, 1919. 



