52 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



or large tree with small leaves buff coloured beneath. 



BAYUR BETINA. (Penang) 



StercuUa Jackiana Wall. (Sterculiaceae). A small tree con- 

 spicuous from its scarlet pods and black seeds. 



BAYUR JANTAN. 



Pterospermum divers If ulium Bl. {Sterculiaceae.) A much larg- 

 er tree than P. Jackianum with very large flowers, and 

 broad leaves white beneath. 



BAYUR LAUT. 



Heritiera Littoralis Dryand. {Sterculiaceae.) A seashore tree 

 with leaves silvered at the back. 



BEBUAS. see Buas-Buas. 



BEDARA. 



Used for many plum-like fruits. 



BEDARA CHINA. 



The jujube. Zizyphus jujuha Lam. {Rhamneae.) 



BEDARA HUTAN. 



Strychnos sp. near pubescens Wall. (Loganiaceae.) A. climb- 

 ing shrub with small ovate leaves, and for a strychnos 

 small fruits. 



BEDARA LAUT. 



Ximenia Americana L. {Olacineae.) A seashore shrub with 

 white flowers and small yellow plums. 



BEDARA LAUT. (Akar) 



Randia fasciculata Dec. {Ruhiaceae). A common seashore 

 thorny shrub with white flowers. 



BEDARA PAHIT. 



Eurycoma latifoUa Jack. {Siruaruheae). A shrub the bark 

 of which is very bitter and used in medicine for fever. 



Also called, BEDARA PUTIH, BEDARA MERAH and PE- 

 NAWAR PAUIT. 



BE DAT. 



Sonneratia acida Linn. fil. {Lythraceae). A seacoast tree. 

 BEDi. (Penang) 



Choetocarpus castanocarpus {Euphorbiaceae). 



