Malaysia. (Image credit Ahmad Fitri, Malaysia). Matonia pectinata R. Br. Matoniaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Paku merak (sharing name with Selaginella spp.]. Distribution - West Malesia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos). Terrestrial fern; rhizomes (excluding hairs) to 8.5 mm thick. It forms thickets in exposed areas or in scrub on mountain ridges or on mountain summits at (700-)1000-1800 m altitude, where it grows on poor sandy soils that often have an acid peaty upper horizon or on quartzite. Ref. and suggested reading: FRIM Flora Database www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-100354069