36 MALAY PLAXT XAMES. 



ALAI. 



Peltophorirm (Ja.^jjrrachi^ Kurz (Legunnnosae.) A handsome 

 tree with yellow flowers. Also known as Batai. 

 ALAI BATU. 



Hiidnocarpus castaneufi Hook. fil. (Bixineae.) 



ALBAN also HALBAN. 



\ifex vestita. Wall. {Verbenaceae.J Perhaps a variant of 

 Leban, which see. A common tree in secondary jungle 

 which is used in native medicine. 



ALL (Akar) 



Srmlax myosotiflora Dec. {Liliaceae.) A climber in jungles. 

 The word ali means a sling. The plant is used as an 

 aphrodisiac. 



ALIYA see Halia. 



Zingiber officinalis L. (Zingiberaceae) The cultivated ginger. 



ALUMUT. 



Ficus Bibes Reinwdt. (UrticaceaeJ. 



ALWAH. (Persian) 



Aloes ; used in medicine 



AMBACHANG. 



The horse-mango. Mangifera foetida. ( Anaccsixliaceae) 



More commonly Bachang, also Hambachang and Ma- 

 chang. 



AM BAKU. 



More commonly Baru, which see. Hibiscus tiliaceus, L- 



AMBELAN BUAH. 



Philllanthus urinaria L. (Eupliorbiaceae.) A common little 

 weed in waste ground ; used in native medicine. 



AMBELU. (Akar) 



Psychotria ovoidea Wall. (Rubiaceae). A climber with small 

 greenish flowers and white fruits. 



AMBIN BUAH. (Rumput) 



Phyllaathus urinaria L. {Eupliorbiaceae). Also x\mbin 

 Dukong anak, see Dukong anak. Mengambin, to carry 

 something slung on the bark ; alluding to the fruits being 



