50 ' MANTRA GAJAH 



Kintong ; kintongan. 



K'ladi hitarn, Xanthosoma violaccum, A cultivated aroid intro- 

 duced from S. America. 



Kubong. 



Kuchai, Chives, The common little onion grown here as spring 

 onions. 



Kunyit, Turmeric; (Curcuma longa) 



Labu, Labu Ayer Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L (curcurbitaceae.) 



Lampuyang, Zingiber Zerumbet Roxb. (Scitamineoe) A ginger 

 commonly met with in villages, with an aromatic 

 rhizome. 



Langkandi Vitex Langundi (Verbenacece). An aromatic shrub 

 with blue flowers, very commonly used in native medi- 

 cine. 



Lengkuas benar, Alpinia Galanga L (Scitaninece) the greater 

 Galangale, a tall herb with white flowers, and an aro- 

 matic rhizome, used in curries and also in native medi- 

 cine. 



Lengkuas padong, Alpinia conchigera Griff. A shorter and more 

 slender wild species common in damp spots, often in 

 villages. 



Lenjuang, see Juang-Juang. 



Malaka, Phyllanthus pectintus Hook fil. (Euphorbiaceae). A 

 tree with very fine foliage, and globular acid fruit. 



Mataiang. Ardisia sp. 



Merbau. — Afzelia palembanica (Leguminosae). The well known 

 timber tree. 



Meswi. — Cinna7nomum, xanthoneurum (Laurineae). The bark 

 of this tree known in trade as Massoi bark, is imported 

 into Singapore from New Guinea. It is very aromatic. 



Jour, Straits Branch 



