160 THE FEKN-ALLIES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



.1 in. long, branches ascending over 12 in., branchlets 5-6 in., 

 ultimate branchlets 1 in. Leaves lower plane stiff, rhomboid, 

 oblong, base oblique, rounded, of upper plane lanceolate, im- 

 bricate, long cuspidate cusp curved, keeled. Spike 1 in. long, 

 lower plane bracts spreading, stiff, linear, lanceolate oblique, 

 of upper plane ovate, rounded, pale, denticulate, cusp long, 

 keel prominent, green. 



Mountain forests 3-5,000 ft, alt. 



Pahang, Gunong Tahan, Wray's Camp (16195) and 

 Teku woods (15958), Telom (13990). Selangor, Semangkok 

 Pass (12038). Ferae;, Taiping Hills 4-5,000 ft. (Kunstler). 



Distrib. Ceylon, Malaya. 



35. S. chrysocaulos, Spring, Mon. ii. 250, Baker, Fern-Allies, 

 p. 117. 



Erect slender plant 6-15 in. tall with slender branches 2.5 

 in. long and short branchlets, stem yellow. Leaves small, re- 

 mote, of lower plane ovate, triangular, blunt, base round serru- 

 late, distant even on branchlets, very small, of upper plane 

 ovate oblique cuspidate minute. Spikes numerous, resupinate 

 .12 in. long .25 in., lower plane bracts spreading, ovate lanceo- 

 late, of upper plane ovate, with a long cusp nearly as large. 



Eare. 



Johor, Gunong Banang (Eidley 10977). Penang 

 (Wallich). 



Distrib. Himalayas, Burmah, Java. 



36. S. suberosa, Spring, Mon. ii. 252. Baker, Fern-Allies, p. 119. 



Stems tall, red, strongly rooting at base, 12-18 in. tall, 

 copiously pinnate, branches about 4 in. long. Leaves on stem 

 distant, ovate triangular, blunt, oblique .8 in. long. Lower 

 plane leaves on branches closer, but not touching, of upper 

 plane half as long with long cusp. Spikes resupinate .25-.75 

 in. long, bracts of plane lanceolate blunt, spreading, of the 

 lower plane ascending, ovate with a large cusp. 



Perak, Temengoh (Eidley 14467). Penang (Norris), 

 Waterfall (Eidley 7034). 



Distrib. India. Has the habit of Chrysocaulos. 



37. S. polita, Eidley. Journ. Federated Malay States Mus. vi. 202. 



Plant erect rather slender but stiff, 6-8 in. long, branches 

 rigid, ascending about 4 in. long. Leaves of lower plane 

 lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, base broad, round imbricate, on 

 stems distant deciduous having small bases, oblique firm, 

 polished dark green .05 in. long, of upper plane half as long 

 lanceolate long, cuspidate. - Spikes 15-1 in. long, slender re- 

 supinate. Bracts of lower plane short, triangular acuminate 

 blunt, little longer than the large sporange, of upper plane 

 little longer, lanceolate triangular, quite blunt. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



