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CLXn. CYPERACE^. 
[Mapania. 
Scapes 4 to 6 in. long, very slender; leaves 
narrow . . . . . . . (8) M. tenuiscapa 
Leaf broadly sheathing at base, petioled; limb broad, 
abruptly cordate. 
Limb 20 times as long as broad . . . . (9) M. hamilis 
Limb 3 or 4 times as long as broad . . . (10) M. triquetra 
(1) M. palustris Benth. Gen. PI. iii. 1070; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.l. vi. 681. Pandaiiophyllum palustre Boeckl. Linncea, 
xxxvii. 138. Lepironia palustris Miq. III. FI. Arch. Ind, 63, t. 25. 
A large tufted plant, rhizome -5 in. through. Leaves 4 ft. long 
or more, i in. across, linear acuminate, edges and keel scabrous, 
3-nerved. Scape 6 to 18 in. long, stout, with several sheaths at 
base. Head of 10 to 30 spikes, i to 2*5 in. through. Spikes -5 in. 
long. Glumes ovate broad. Squamellse nearly as long, linear- 
oblong. Nut sub-globose, base narrowed, beak long, black, -2 in. 
long. Hah. In dense forests. Not rare. Singapore, Bukit Timah; 
Pulau Ubin; Selitar. Johor, Gunong Pantai; Batu Pahat, 
Malacca (Griffith). Negri Sembilan. Ulu Rembau (Burkill). 
Pahang, Kwala Tenok. Perak, Thaiping Waterfall; Temengoh. 
Bindings, Lumut. Native names: Mengkuang Tedong; Mengkuang 
Lubo. Use : For mats and basket-making. 
(2) M. Kurzii Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.L vi. 681; Ridl. 
Mat. iii. 104. 
Large tufted plant; rhizome thick. Leaves 4 ft. long, -5 to 
I in. wide, linear acuminate, edges and keel very rough. Scapes 
4 to 18 in. long, stout. Spikes i to 15 in a head, i in. through, 
cylindric acuminate, -75 in. long. Glumes ovate obtuse, ribbed. 
Squamellae longer, ciliate. Nut ellipsoid, white, base narrowed 
and beaked. Hab. Forests at 1000 ft. altitude and upwards, in 
the North. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis); Sungei Siput. Penang 
Hill; Tanjong Bunga; Balik Pulau. 
(3) M. albescens Clarke, Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. viii. 54. 
Leaves 5 ft. 6 in. long, 1*3 in. wide, glaucescent, very minutely 
thorny on the edge and keel. Scape rather slender, 7 in. long. 
Head -5 in. long and wide (young), sub-globose. Outer bracts 
ovate oblong, striate acuminate, *5 in. long. Spikes several, light 
reddish brown. Hab. Forests, rare. Bindings, Lumut (Ridley). 
(4) M. longispica Ridl. Joiirn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 25; 
Mat. iii. 104. 
Large tufted plant. Leaves linear acuminate, margins thorny, 
5 ft. long, I in. wide. Scape over i ft. tall with a head of 4 t 08 
cylindric spikes. Spikes 1-25 in. long, -25 in. through. Glumes 
ovate acute, ribbed. Nut trigono-globose, endocarp green, separ¬ 
able, endocarp black. Hab. Mountain forests at 2000 ft. altitude 
or more. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Ridley). 
(5) M. valida Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 205; 
Mat. iii. 104. 
Large tufted plant with a stout woody rhizome, numerous 
