174 CLxii. CYPERACE.E, [Mapania. 
Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall); Sungei Tebrau. Malacca (Griffith). 
Perak, Temengoh. Kedah, Alor Sta. Lankawi, Burau Bay 
(Ridley). Disirib. Sumatra, Borneo. 
(9) M. humilis Naves and Villar in Blanco FI. Filip. Append. 
309; Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I, vi. 683; Ridl, Mat. iii. 105. 
Lepironia humilis Miq. III. FI. Arch. Ind. 61, t. 23. 
Stem short, 2 to 3 in. long. Leaves equidistant at base. Sheaths 
over I in. across, above a petiole half as long as blade, blade 
suddenly dilated oblong serrulate, ending abruptly in a slender 
tail, 28 in. long, i in. wide, tail 3 to 4 in. long. Scape -5 to -12 in. 
long, with a single spike, fusiform when young, ovoid when adult. 
Glumes ovate blunt, ribbed. Squamellae 6, shorter; anthers 
white. Stigmas long, pink. Nut -25 in, long, broad fusiform 
oblique, beak short, brown. Hab. Common in forests, whole 
Peninsula. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Kranji. Johor, Castlewood ; 
Pulaii Tiuman (Burkill). Pahang, Tahan River. Gunong Tahan 
3500 ft. altitude (Haniff). Malacca (Griffith); Selandor (Cantley). 
Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi. Selangor, Petaling. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills. Disirib. Borneo. 
var. petiolata, M. petiolata Clarke in Keiv Bulletin Add. Ser. 
viii. 54. Leaves elongate linear-oblong, abruptly cuspidate, 28 in. 
long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles 5 in. long. Peduncle of scape 9 in. 
long, triquetrous. Hab. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Pulau Tiuman 
(Burkill). Distrib. Borneo. 
I believe this variety is only a large fully developed form of M. humilis. 
(10) M. triquetra Ridl. Mat. iii. 106. 
Stem ascending or erect, 6 in. tall, triquetrous from the broad 
leaf sheaths, 1-5 in. long, i in. wide, green, edged pink; petioles 
2 to 3 in. long, green, blade oblong, 6 to 8 in. long, 2 in. wide, dark 
green, paler beneath, tail 1-5 in. long, thorny. Scape 3 in. long, 
red. Spike -5 in. long. Squamellae 6, two outer ones with ciliate 
keels. Anthers linear-oblong twisted. Style long; stigmas 3, 
short. Hab. Forests. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tumiang (Cantley). 
Bindings, Lumut; Pangkor. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang 
Hill (Curtis). Kelantan, Chaning Woods. Distrib. Borneo. 
M. lucida N.E. Br. III. Hort. xxxii. 77, t. 557, described from a garden 
plant, may be this species; if so, this is the oldest name. 
21 . SCIRPODENDRON, Kurz. 
Large coarse pandan-like plant, rhizome horizontal. Leaves 
linear long, acuminate, thorny. Inflorescence a head of many 
dense spikes on a short peduncle hidden among the leaves. Glumes 
oblong coriaceous, one- or more flowered. Squamellae numerous, 
two outer broader, monandrous, keel ciliate, inner more than 6, 
Stamens long. Style slender, bifid. Nut large ellipsoid, deeply 
grooved, acute at both ends, epicarp fleshy. Seed globose. Species 
I, Ceylon, Malaya, Australia, Samoa. 
