154 CLXII. CYPERACE^, [Fimhristylis, 
biconvex with about 7 wrinkles, dark brown. Hah. Grassy spots, 
Singapore, Balestier plain (Hullett); Tanglin; Galang. Pahang, 
Kwala Pahang. Malacca, Chabau; Chinchin (Burkill). Selangor, 
Port Swettenham (Burkill). Penang, Gardens (Haniff). Distrih. 
Burma, Malaya, Australia. 
Very near F. acuminata, but smaller and more slender with a smaller nut. 
(4) F. nutans Vahl. Emim. ii. 285; Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 
632 ; Ridl. Mat. hi. 89. 
A large tufted plant 8 to 12 in. tall. Culms wiry, leafless except 
for I or 2 sheaths at base. Spikelet oblong or lanceolate acute 
bent at an angle with the stem at the top, *5 in. long. Glumes 
broad, rounded, with a low ribbed keel ending in a short mucro, 
reddish. Style bifid broad, villous above. Nut obovoid-turbinate 
transversely wrinkled, grey. Hab. Damp sandy spots, Singapore, 
Changi. Malacca, Ayer Keroh; Ayer Panas; Pulau Besar. 
Penang (Curtis). Distrih. India, Borneo, China, Australia. 
(5) F. polytrichoides Vahl. Emmi. ii. 248; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. vi. 632; Ridl. Mat. iii. 90 
Culms 8 to 12 in. tall, slender, sheaths at base brown, upper ones 
2, c^dindric with very narrow leaves, 1-5 to 3 in. long. Spikelets 
I or 2 (rarely 3), oblong obtuse, -25 to -3 in. long, with bract -5 in. 
long. Glumes oblong rounded, obtuse, mucronate, keeled, red 
brown, mealy pubescent. Style broad linear, bifid villous. Nut 
white, obovate, biconvex, smooth. Hah. Salt mud near the sea, 
Singapore, Sungei Jurong; Galang. Malacca (Griffith). Pahang, 
Pekan. Penang (Wallich). Distrih. Indo-Malaya, Australia. 
(6) F. schcenoides Vahl. Enmn. ii. 286; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. vi. 634; Ridl. Mat. iii. 90. F. bispicata Nees in Wight, 
Contrib. 97. 
Culms tufted, 4 to 12 in. tall, slender. Leaves sometimes as 
long or longer, but usually onl}^ half as long, very narrow, Spikelets 
I or 2, ovoid blunt, pale -3 to -6 in. long. Glumes broad ovate 
obtuse, keeled, ribbed. Style bifid, villous above. Nut stalked, 
ovate, pale brown, one-fourth the length of the glume, biconvex. 
Hab. Open spots, Singapore (Kurz). Malacca, Chabau ; Ayer Panas. 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Seimund). Penang, Telok Bahang 
(Curtis). Kelantan, Kota Bharu (Ridley). Distrih. South-east 
Asia and Australia. 
(7) F. pauciflora R. Br. Prodr. 225 ; Clarke in Hook. F.B.I. 
vi. 633: Ridl. Mat. iii. 90. F. filiformis Kunth, Ennm. ii. 221. 
F. malaccana Boeck. Flora, xli. 597. 
Culms very slender, bright green, erect or prostrate, forming 
large round tufts 6 to 12 in. across, 6 to 14 in. long, leafless or 
occasionally with a leaf blade on one of the sheaths. Spikelet very 
small, -12 in. long, green, lanceolate acute. Glumes narrow lanceo¬ 
late, subacute, few, 3 or 4, nut-bearing. Style trifid, narrowed 
upwards from broad base, villous above. Nut obovoid tubercled. 
