360 cli. commelinacEjE. [ Forresfia, 
Negri Sembilan. Gunong Tampin (Holttum). Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur (Goodenough). Sungei Ujong, Gunong Berumbun (Cant- 
ley), Bindings, Telok Sera. Kedah Peak. Kelantan, Chaning 
woods (Ridley); Native name : Setawa Betina. 
(2) F. Griffithii Clarke, Monog. 236; Ridl. Mat. ii. 123. 
Stem 1 in. through, 3 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 
base narrowed to petiole, hairy all over, 9 in. long, 3 in. wide; 
petioles 2 in. long, very hairy, sheaths -5 to 2 in. long. Heads 
*5 in. through. Sepals oblong glabrous. Capsule oblong, -4 in. 
long. Seed 1 in a cell, reniform. Hob. In forests. Johor, Gunong 
Pulai. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Jasin; Bukit Sadanen 
(Derry, Holmberg); base of Mt. Ophir (Hullett), Negri Sembilan, 
Perhentian Tinggi (Ridley); Tampin (Robinson). 
(3) F. glabrata Hassk. Flora 1864, 360; Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. 
Mus. iv. 84. 
Stems stout and tall, completely glabrous. Leaves lanceolate 
acuminate, gradually narrowed to sheath, 8 to 12 in. long, 2 in. 
wide; sheaths 1 to 1-5 in. long. Heads compact, 1 in. through. 
Sepals oblong, -4 in. long. Capsule elliptic-oblong, top round, 
•25 in. long. Seeds 2 in a cell. Hab. Rare; in mountain forest. 
Pahang, Telom. Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss). Penang 
(Wallich). Distrib. India, Cambodia, Sumatra, Java. 
(4) F. marginata Hassk. Flora, 1864, 630; Ridl. Mat. ii. 123. 
F. hispida Bot. Mag. t. 5425 (not of Rich). 
Stem very stout, far-creeping and rooting, about 5 ft. or more 
long. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed hardly 
petioled, 12 to 14 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide, glabrous above, edge, 
tip and back hairy. Heads on stem below the leaves much branched, 
lax, over 1 in. through. Bracts ovate hairy, purple. Flowers *4 in, 
long. Capsule oblong, -25 in. long. Seeds 2 in a cell, semi-ovate. 
Hab. In rocky wet forest scrambling on rocks, not rare. Singapore 
(Wallich), Bukit Timah. Johor, Gunong Pantai; Tanjong Kupang ■ 
Pulau Tinman. Pahang, Telom. Malacca, Bukit Kedondong 
(Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga; Tampin (Robinson). 
Perak, Woods, Lenggong. Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kelan¬ 
tan near Kota Bharu; Kwala Lebir (Ridley). 
(5) -F- mollis Hassk. Flora 1864, p. 68; Ridl. Mat. ii. 124. 
Stem stout. Leaves elliptic-ovate acuminate, base narrowed 
to a winged petiole, hairy all over, 1 ft. long, 5 in. wide; petioles 
4 m. long; sheath thickly bearded. Heads 75 in. through, softly 
red-hairy. Sepals linear-oblong, red-hairy at tip. Petals linear. 
Filaments glabrous. Capsule sub-globose, trigonous, hairy, *25 in. 
long. Hab. Mountain forests. Johor, Sedenak; Gunong Belumut 
(Holttum). Malacca (Griffith); base of Mt. Ophir. Perak, Thaiping 
Hills. Distrib. Malay isles. 
(6) F. monosperma Clarke, Bulletin Herb. Boiss, vi 1808 
p. 359 ; Ridl- Mat. ii. 124. 
