42 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



ARA TAMPO PINANG. ARA TANDOK. 



Ficus indica Linn. 



ARA TANAH. 



JEujjhorbia pilulifera D. {Euphorhiaceoe.^ 



A RANG (Kayu). (Johor) 



Maha buxifolia Pers. also Diospyros lucida Wall. (Ebenaceae). 

 Ebony trees, the word means charcoal. 



ARDANI. (Pahang) 



Alsodeiae chinocarpa Korth. {Violaceae.) 



ARU see RU. 



Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. {Casuarinece). Marsden gives 

 Arau as does Filet who however marks the word as a Rhio 

 one. 

 ARUDA. 



Ruta graveolens L. Rue. (Favre.) The plant is practically 

 unknown here being only cultivated occasionally by the 

 Chinese. I find, however, in a list by Mr. Hervey a 

 name Aruda hutan, but with no clue to what this is. 



ASAM AKAR. (Province Wellesley). 



Eourea fulgens Wall. (Connaraceae.) So called from the 

 resemblance of its leaves to those of the tamarind. It is 

 more commonly known as Semilat. 



ASAM GELUGUR. 



Garcima atrovirdis Griff. (Guttiferae.) A tree with large 

 orange acid fruits used in curries. 



ASAM JAWA. 



The tamarind. Tamarindus indicus L. (Leguininosae.) 

 Fruit used in curries. 



ASAM JAWA ANTAN. 



Pithecolohium contortum Mart. (Legummosae.) A common 

 tree with twisted red pods. 

 ASAM KEf.UBI. 



Zalacca conferta Bl. {Palmae). See Asam paya. 

 ASAM LOKAN PUTIH. 



MediniUa Hasseltii Blume. {]\felasto?naceae). An epiphytic 

 plant with conspicuous branches of red berries. 



