38 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



AMPALAS GAJAH. AMi\iLAS RIMAU. 



Tetracera viacrophj/lla Hook. fil. (Dtlleniaceae.) A climber 

 with rough leaves. 

 AMPALAS HARI also MAMPELAS HARI & PULASARI. 



Aljjxia stellata Roem. and A. lucidx Wall. (Apoc//}iaceae.) 

 The stems of these climbers are strongly scented like new 

 mown hay and are used in native medicine. 

 AMPALAS PUTIH also AMPALAS HARI BETiNA and 

 AMPALAS TIKUS. 



Dehnia sarnientosah. (Dillemaceae). A climber with small 

 white flowers in large bunches. 

 AMPALAS WANGI. (Selangor) 



Aljjxia pi/osaMiq. (Apocijnaceae). A climbing herb occurr- 

 ing on hills at an altitude of 3000 feet. 



AMPAS TEBU. 



Mijristica Grijfithii Hook. fil. {Mi/n.'^ticaceae.) Lit. sugar 

 cane refuse. A wild nutmeg. 

 ANDONG. 



The dracaena of gardens. {Cordyline tcrnnnali^.) Probably 

 Javanese, but often used by Malays. 

 ANDONG HIJAU. 



(C. terminalis). The green leaved form. 

 ANDONG MERAH. 



The red variety {var. ferrea). 

 ANGA BESA. 



Hedijotis capite/lata Wall. (Eubiaceae) A common climb- 

 ing herb. 

 ANGGOR. 



The vine, Vifis vinifera, but most commonly wine, the plant 

 being unknown here. A Persian word. 

 ANGGREK. 



Any epiphytic orchid, really Javanese or Sundanese but 

 often used by Malays. The word has been used in science 

 to form the generic word Angraecwn, but unfortunately 

 applied to a genus which does not occur in this region. 

 ANGGREK MERPATI. 



The pigeon orchid. Dendrohmm crumenatumSw. {Orchideae.) 



