44 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



ATUN LAUT. 



Ileritiera littoralis L- {Sterculiaceaej. From atung — to float. 

 The fruits float in the sea. A common sea shore tree, 

 often known as Dungun. 



AUR. 



A name applied to many kinds of Bamboo. Filet gives 

 Aivi (as Sundanese) and Aule as Amboinese. Forbes 

 gives Aic as Timorese. 



AUR GADING. 



Bamhusa vulgaris var. The large yellow bamboo with 

 green stripes. 



AUR (Rumput). 



Commelina nudijlora L. (Commelinaceae). A common weed 

 with fugacious bright blue flowers. 



A YAM- AY AM. (Singapore) 



Lasianthus Jackianus Hook. fil. ( Riihiaceae). A small 

 jungle shrub with bright blue berries. 



AYER ANJING. (Johore) 



Homabum foetidum Benth. (^Samydaceae). 



BABI (Rumput.) 



Blainritlea JatifoHa A. de C. (Compositae) A common weed in 

 villages, with small white heads of flowers, (lit. Pigweed) 



BABI BUAH. 



Crypterunia puhescens Bl. (Lythraceae). A medium sized-tree 



BABI KURUS. 



Trif/oNochlamys Griffithii Hook. fil. {Burseraceae). Lit. The 

 thin pig. A fair sized tree. 



BABORA. (Penang) 



Linostoma ijaucijlorum Griff. {Thymeleaceae). A climber. 



BABUTA. 



Contraction for Buta-Buta, which see. Cerhera odollam L. 

 {A2')ocynaceae). 



BACHANG also MEMBACHANG, etc. 



Mangifera foetida Lour. {Anacardiaceae). A well-known 

 native fruit; the horse-mango; used in curries, etc. 



