56 ACCOUNT OF A TRIP UP TPIE PAHANG, AND OTHER RIVERS. 



Of truly wild fruits, the following were seen :^ 

 Champedak {Artocarpus polyphemia) ; Rambutan Pachat 

 {Xerospenmim NoroiihianiLin) ; and a remarkable climber with 

 large fruits, resembling apples in form and flavour, called 

 Akar Panti, in the Tahan woods; Monkey-jack (Artocarpus 

 rigidiis) , and Tampoi [Baccaurea ma lay ana) in the Pulau 

 Tawar woods, where also were trees of apparently a species 

 of Caiiariinn called Drija, of which the kernel produced an oil, 

 apparently much sought after by the natives. And here were 

 also fruiting trees of the Kumbang Samangko {Sterculia 

 scaphigera) the seed of which when immersed in water 

 produces a mucilage used medicinally by the Malays; 

 Rumania (Botiea inicropJiylla) ; various species of Garcinia 

 producing the fruits known as Kandis. Asam Gelugur {Garci- 

 nia atroviridis) was met with in a wild or half wild state in 

 many spots along the route. The red fruited Mangosteen {G. 

 Jiouibroniana) grew abundantly in the sandy country near 

 Kuala Pahang, but was not in fruit at the time of our visit. 



Of eatable smaller berried fruit, the Kamuning ( Rhodo- 

 myria tonientosiis) ; Nasi -nasi [Eugenia zeylanica) ; Mata 

 Pelandok (Ardisia crenulata) ; the wild raspberry {Rubus 

 niolnccajuis) were all abundant in the open country. 



H. N. R. 



