CLXII. CYPERACE^. 
Scleria.] 
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pyramidal, lax, red ; spikelets rather distant, unisexual. Nut -i in. 
long, reticulate, edges and reticulations hairy, white or reddish, 
disc covering nearly all the nut, 3-lobed. Hah. In woods and 
more commonly rocky open places, from the level to 3000 ft. 
altitude. Whole Peninsula tolerably common. 
var, b. pilosiila Clarke, l.c. A more hairy plant, leaves beneath 
densely softly hairy. Spikelets greenish white. Hah. Penang 
Hill at 600 to 1000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
var. c. ophirensis Clarke, l.c. Stouter plant, leaves broader, 
glabrous, lower peduncles of panicles slender, 4 in. long. Male 
spikelets dark red, in dense pyramidal pubescent heads. Hah. 
Malacca, Mount Ophir at 3000 ft. altitude in long grass (Hullett, 
Ridley). Distrib. Burma, Malaya. 
(12) S. sumatrensis Relz. Ohs. v. 19, t. 2 ; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. vi. 575; Ridl. Mat. hi. 113. 
A rather slender weak plant 3 ft. tall, to 20 ft. in tall scrub, 
glabrous. Leaves 9 to 12 in. long, -25 in. wide, in false whorls 
of 2 to 4, I ft. apart. Panicle 6 in. long, lax, light brown, 
partial panicles ascending. Glumes reddish. Nut black, reticulate 
pubescent, nearly globose, at least half concealed in the very large 
bright red cylindric crenulate fleshy disc. Hah. Very common 
in open country. Whole Peninsula, Singapore to Penang. Distrib. 
Malay islands. Native names: Rumput Kumbor; Rumput Siamet ; 
Sendayan. 
Young dried specimens are often difficult to separate from S. muUifoliata, 
but in life the brilliant red fleshy disc is most conspicuous. 
(13) S. hebecarpa Nees, Lmncca, ix. 303; Clarke in Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. vi. 689; Ridl. Mat. hi. 113. 
A weak slender plant 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves 12 to 14 in. long, 
•16 in. wide, scabrous, sheaths winged, scabrid. Panicles usually 
thin and black, terminal one sometimes pyramidal. Bracts usually 
long, exsert. Spikelets unisexual. Nut -i in. long, ovoid, velvety, 
white, obscurely reticulate when young. Hab. Common in open 
country. Whole Peninsula, Singapore, Tanglin; Pulau Ubin; 
Changi. Johor, Kota Tinggi; Gunong Pantai. Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur. Pahang, Pekan. Penang, Tanjong Bunga (Curtis). 
Setul. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, China, Japan, Australia and Poly¬ 
nesia. 
(14) S. elata Thw. Eniim. 333.4 (partly); Clarke in Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. vi. 690; Ridl. Mat. ih. 114. 
A stout plant from 3 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves i to 2 ft, long, -25 to • 
•5 in. wide, scabrid, sheath 3-winged, ligule rounded, hairy. 
Panicle usually large and spreading, partial panicles 3 to 6 in. long, 
branches divaricate hairy, bracts conspicuous. Spikelets scattered, 
numerous, unisexual, red. Nut white or dark red, minutely hairy 
and tessellate, globose-ovoid. Hab. Forests at high altitudes from 
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