MALAY PLANT NAMES. 45 



BACHANG HUTAN. 



Mangifera species. A tree with bright yellow wood. 



BAGAN (Akar). (Singapore) 



Alyxia lucida, Wall. {Apocijnaceae). A climber; often culti- 

 vated for its sweet-scented white flowers. 



BAGAS PUTIH. 



Memecylon Hidleyi, Cogn. {Melastomaceae). A small tree with 

 pink flowers, growing in dense jungle. The name Bagas 

 is probably a variant of Mangas, a common name for 

 several of the Memecylons. 



BAGHAO. 



Xyris indica L. (Xyrideae). A herb with grassy leaves and 

 a cone-like head of yellow flowers. It grows in rice fields. 



BAHAR, also BEHAR. 



Which is given as a seaweed in Clifford's Dictionary is a 

 marine animal. 



BAIK SALAM (Bunga). Scoparia dulcis L. ( Scrophularineae). 

 A common weed, with small white flowers. 



BAKARAS. (Pahang) 



Moesa ramentacea A. de. C. (Myrsineae), A scandent shrub, 

 with very small white flowers. 



BAKAU. 



A name applied to mang'rove trees, chiefly Wiizoplioreae. 

 BAKAU PUTIH. 



Bruguiera caryophylloides, Blume. 

 BAKEK. 



Piper Chaba, Hunter. {Piper aceae). A pepper often culti- 

 vated ; the fruit spikes are long and red. 



BAKUNG. 



Crinum asiatimim, L. {Amaryllideae). A large white flowered 

 lily-like plant; common on sea shores. 



BAKUNG AYER. BAKUNG PANTAL BAKUNG SUASA. 

 Snsuvi anthelmiuticum, Bl. (F/ageUarieae). A common jungle 

 plant with large leaves like those of a Crinum; the flowers 

 small and green in a panicle. 



