MALAY PLANT NAMES. 37 



suspended at the back of the leaves. The plant is a 

 common little weed ; ut^ed in native medicine as a diuretic. 

 AMBIN JANTAX. 



FAiphorhia piluhfera L. {Euphorhiaceae). X common little 

 weed. 



AMBONG-AMBOXG. 



Scaevola Koenigii Ya,h\. {Goodeiioriae). Also ambun-ambun. 

 A sea shore shrub with white flowers, and fruit. 



AMBOXG-AMBOXG LAUT. 



Premna cordifolia Roxb. (Verbenaceae) . A shrub or small 

 tree, with small white flowers in corymbs, leaves strongly 

 scented. 



AMBOXG-AMBOXG PUTIH. 



Callicarpa arhorea Roxb. fVerbenaceae). A tree with vio- 

 let flowers. 

 AMBOXG BUKIT. 



Ebermaiera Gritfithiana Anders. {Acanthaceae.) A small 

 herb with white tubular flowers. Common in many jungle 

 ravines. 



AMBUX AKAR. 



Lecananthus erubescens Jack. (Rubiaceae.) An epiphytic 

 plant with white flowers in heads of purple bracts. 



AMBUX-AMBUX. 



Saevola Koenign Xahl. (Goodenoviae.) .^e^? Ambong'-ambong. 



AMIX-AMIX. 



Sebastiana chaniojlea ^iueU, {Euphorbiaceae.) A small sea- 

 side herb with narrow leaves and green flowers. Tsed 

 in native medicine for fever. 



AMPADAL AYAM. 



Salacia grandiflora Kurz. (KJiamneae.) A shrub with eatable 

 fruit. Lit. fowl's gizzard. 



AMPALAM also AMPELAM. see MAMPELAM. 



Mangifera vidica L. (Anacardiaceae.) The mango. 



AMPALAS also AMPELAS. see MEMPELAS. 



Tetracera assa L, {Dilleniaceae.) 



