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348 CL. XYRIDE..E. [Xyris.<br />
I<br />
Tahan at 5500 ft. altitude (Ridley). Kelantan, Ridge of Gunong<br />
Sitang (Mhd Nur).<br />
(2) X. indica Linn. Sp. Pl. 62; Mart. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii.<br />
30; Hook. /il. F.B.I. vi. 364; Ridl. Mat. ii. III.<br />
A large tufted plant. Leaves linear acute or blunt, herbaceous,<br />
1'5 in. long, '25 in. wide. Scape 2 ft. tall. Head '25 to '5 in.<br />
through, '75 in. long, globose<br />
or oblong. Bracts<br />
orbicular, dark brown.<br />
Flowers '5 in. across.<br />
Bracteoles winged serrulate.<br />
Petals orbicular<br />
erose. Hab. Rice-fields.<br />
Not rare. Malacca, Bukit<br />
Sabukor. Selangor(Cantley).<br />
Province Wellesley.<br />
Penang. Lankawi at<br />
K wah. Kedah, Alor Sta<br />
(very common). Perlis.<br />
Setui. Distrib. Siam,<br />
Indo - Malaya. Native<br />
names: Rumput Bagau;<br />
Jeringu Padang.<br />
(3) X. anceps Lam.<br />
Ill. I. 132; Hook. fil.<br />
F.B.I. vi. 364; Ridl. Mat.<br />
ii. III.<br />
Leaves rigid, often<br />
\"""_;=--=-"'iJI twisted, linear acuminate,<br />
bases broad, red,<br />
4 to 24 in. long, '12 in.<br />
wide. Scape slender,<br />
twisted, 6 to 24 in. long.<br />
Head ovoid to cylindric,<br />
'75 in. long or less.<br />
Bracts light brown, convex,<br />
margins scarious.<br />
Bracteoles keeled and<br />
FIG. 202.-Xyris oreophila. spinulose. Petals obcuneate<br />
orbicular, edges<br />
fimbriate, '25 in. wide. Hab. Sandy open country. Comrilon.<br />
Singapore, Balestier Plain; Pulau Tekong; Changi. Johor, Tanjong<br />
Surat (Feilding). Malacca, Pulau Besar; Tanjong Kling; Merlimau<br />
(Derry). Pahang, Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Seremban. Tringganu<br />
(Yapp). Setul heath. Distrib. India, Burma, Malay isles.<br />
(4) X. pauciflora Willd. Phytogr. i. 2, t. I, Fig. I; Sp. Pl. i.<br />
235; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 365; Ridl. Mat. ii. II2.
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