46 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



BAKUNGAYER. 



Is also applied sometimes to Cliamcecladon angustifoUum, 

 Schott. {Aroideae). A small aroid. 

 BALA. 



Memecylon Myrsinoides, Bl. (3felasto?naceae). A small tree 

 with a hard wood, used for posts. 

 BALAI also TINGAL BALAI. 



Aralidium pinnatifidum , Miq. (Araliaceae). A large shrub. 

 BALAM. 



Bassia Balem, Miq. (Sapotaceae). A Sumatran word only, 

 I think. 

 BALAM. 



Pouzolzia pentandra. (Urticaceae.) A common weed. 

 BALAU also EMBALAU. 



A large tree producing a good timber much in use. The 

 plant has never been identified. It has large strongly 

 ribbed leaves, white beneath, and oblong woodj' fruits. 



BALAU BUNGA, BALAU BATU, BALAU TELOR have 

 also not been identified. 



BALAU BETINA. 



Siuintonia Schwenkii, Teysm. (Anacardiaceae). (Maingay's 

 list). A large tree with good timber. 

 BALDU MERAH. 



Haemaria discolor, Lindl. (OrcJndeae). A well-known foliage 

 orchid, with deep brown purple leaves veined with gold. 

 BALIK ADAP. 



Aussaenda variolosa, Wall, and M. glabra Yahl. {Ruhiaceae.) 

 see Adap-Adap. 



BALIK ADAP (Akar). 



Ruhus glomeratus, Bl. (Rosaceae.) A raspberry, the backs of 

 the leaves of which are buff-coloured. 

 BALIK ADAP BUKIT. 



Mussaenda variabilis Hemsl. {Rubiaceae). A superb climber 

 with star-like red flowers turning orange. This species 

 does not possess the white bracts oi M. variolosa from 

 which the plant takes its native name. 



