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Scleria.'] 
{3) S. Ridleyi Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 686; Rtdl. Mat. 
iii. log. ^ 
Culms 18 to 24 in. tall, rather slender, hardly trigonous. Leaves 
I ft. long or less, *36 in. wide, nearly glabrous. Panicle of 4 distant 
partial panicles, rather compact, 1-5 to 2 in. long, light brown. 
Spikelets 8 to 30 in each, bisexual. Nut ellipsoid, smooth, white. 
Hab. In damp sandy open spots. Rare. Singapore, Changi. 
Bindings, Lumut. Pahang near Kwala Tenok (Ridley). Distrih. 
Pulau Bum and Hongkong. 
(4) S. gonocarpa Ridl. S. trigonocarpa Ridl. Mat. 111. no 
(not of Boeckeler). 
Culms stout over 2 ft. tall; leaves 18 in. long, *5 m. across, long 
acuminate, sheaths triquetrous not winged, blade 3-nerved, apex 
long acuminate scabrid, beneath pubescent.^ Panicle rather narrow 
pubescent, partial panicles 1-5 in. long. Spikelets brown, mostly 
bisexual. Nut when young covered with rusty hairs, white, smooth, 
trigonous acuminate to a broad triangular tip, on a yellowish 
irregularly wrinkled disc. Hab. Rare in woods. Pahang, Tahan 
River (Ridley); near Raub (Machado). ^ ■ rr l 
(5) S. oryzoides Presl. Ret. Haenk. i. 201; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. vi. 691: Ridl. Mat. iii. no. . 
Culms stout. 3 to 6 ft. tall, glabrous, triquetrous from a long 
stoloniferous rhizome. Leaves 3 ft. long, -5 in. wide, sheaths 
trigonous or winged. Panicle 6 to 8 in. long, dense, on a 6 in. 
long peduncle. Spikelets solitary, unisexual, on slender branches, 
females few, one or two at base of spikes. Glumes keeled and 
mucronate, brown-red. Nut globose, white, smooth, disc 3-lobed. 
Hab. Ditches and rice-lields. Common. Singapore, Changi. Johor 
Serom. Malacca (Griffith); Ching. Perak, Trang (Kunstler). 
Kedah, Alor Sta. Perils, Kanga. Distrib. Africa, Indo- 
Malaya, Australia. Native name : Rumput Siku Dana. 
(6) S. zeylanica Poir. Encycl. vii. 3; Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
vi. 687; Ridl. Mat. iii. in. 
A slender tufted plant 6 to 12 in, tall, nearly glabrous. Leaves 
up to 4 in. long, 'I2 in. wide. Panicle of one or two spikes only; 
spikelets small, '12 in. wide. Glumes brown. Nut very small, 
whiet, smooth, ovoid. Hab. Grassy places. Common. Singapore, 
Galang; Changi. Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Malacca, Ayer 
Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). Distrih. Ceylon, Burma, Malay 
islands. . rr i. j'l it t 
(7) S. levis Retz. Obs. iv. 13 ; Clarke in Hook. fit. r.B.l. 
vi. 694; Ridl. Mat. iii. in. 
Culms triquetrous, slender, 2 to 3 ft. tall, from a short rhizome. 
Leaves i ft. long, *25 in. wide. Panicle narrow, partial panicle 
small, teiTninal one pyramidal, dark red or brown. Nut srnooth, 
globose, white or black, tip flattened, disc white, fleshy; lobes 3, 
ovate, toothed. Hab. Common in grassy spots. Singapore, Tang- 
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