Sesuvium.] lxix. ficoide^. 867 
Flowers solitary, pedicelled, 1 in. across, rose pink inside. Stamens 
15 to 40, free or nearly so. Capsule -2 in. across. Hab. In tidal 
mud and sand on sea-coasts. Common. Singapore, Changi 
(Hullett). Johor, Pengarang; Jambu Larang (Feilding). Pahang, 
Sungei Meang. Dindings, Pangkor; Lumut. Tringganu, Cherat- 
ing River. Distrib . Indo-Malaya. Native names ■ Sepit; Sesipit; 
Gelang Laut. Use: An excellent pot-herb, but requires long 
soaking in fresh water to free it from salt. 
2 . GLINUS, Linn. 
Herbs tomentose or glabrous erect branched. Leaves alternate 
or falsely whorled, linear to spathulate. Flowers axillary in cymes, 
umbellate, small. Sepals 5. Petals o. Stamens 5 or more; 
filaments filiform. Ovary ovoid or sub-globose. Seeds very 
numerous with an appendage of a short bristle. Species of about 6, 
Eastern and Western tropics. 
(1) G. mollugo Fenzl. Ann. Wien. Mas. i. 350. Mollugo 
spergula DC. Prodr. i. 391; Clarke, in Hook . fil. F.B.I. ii. 662. 
A much-branched glabrous herb up to 1 8 in. tall. Leaves 
spathulate lanceolate or elliptic, -5 to 1 in. long; petioles *12 in. 
long or often absent. Pedicels slender, -5 in. long. Flowers 
•12 in. wide. Sepals ovate acute yellowish white. Stamens 8 
to 10. Stigmas 3. Capsule ellipsoid shorter than the sepals. 
Seeds tubercled, with short bristles at the top. Hab. Sandy places 
on the east coast. Pahang at Kalambalai, Pahang River. Kelan- 
tan, Kamposa (Ridley). Distrib. India, Africa, Australia. 
3 . MOLLUGO, Linn. 
Herbs branched dichotomously. Leaves alternate or falsely 
whorled or radical, linear to obovate. Flowers axillary, sessile or 
pedicelled in panicles or racemes, small. Sepals 5, persistent. 
Petals o. Stamens 5 to 3. Ovary free, globose or ellipsoid, 3- 
to 5-celled; styles 3 to 5. Capsule membranous, 3- to 5-celled. 
Seeds many with no bristles at the top. Species 12, tropics and 
sub-tropics. 
(1) M. pentaphylla Linn. Sp. PL 89; King, l.c. 69. M. stricta 
Linn. Sp. PL ed. ii. 131; Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 663. 
A slender glabrous much-branched herb often red, 3 to 6 or 
12 in. tall. Leaves *75 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, lanceolate acute or 
ovate blunt, narrowed to base, sub-sessile or sessile. Cymes lax 
on slender peduncles, spreading ’5 to *2 in. long. Sepals *05 in. 
long, elliptic or round. Stamens 3 to 5. Styles 3, linear. Capsule 
globose. Seeds brown, tubercled. Hab. Waste ground and sandy 
spots. Common. Singapore, Tanglin; Changi. Johor, Pengarang; 
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pahang River to Tembeling. Malacca, 
