MALAY PLANT NAMES. 53 



BEDIL LALAT. 



Diospyros argentea Griff. {Ehenaceae). Lit. Hies' gunpow- 

 der (or crackers). The leaves when burnt make a crack- 

 ling sound supposed to drive away mosquitoes. 



BEDURI. 



Calotropis giganiea Br. ( Asclepiadeae). The Mudar fibre 

 plant, cultivated and used in medicine, and the plumes 

 of the seed to stuff pillows. 



BEGUNG. 



An Amorpliophallus {Aroideae). Used in making dart poi- 

 son (see Likir). (Vaughan Stevens). 



BEKA. (Kelantan and Patani) 



Parkia Roxhurghii Don. {Leguminoaae). Commonly known 

 as Petal. 



BEKA-BEKA. (Selangor) 



A big leguminous tree with pale bark, flowers yellow, and 

 fruit like a nutmeg. It gives a good timber. I have seen 

 neither flowers nor fruit. 



BEKIL. (Perak) 



Lasia spinosa Thw. (Aroideae). A thorny plant growing in 

 swamps. The common name for it is Gli-gli. 



BEKWOI. (Penang) 



Crypteronia pnhescens Blume. (Lythraceae). A common tree 

 in Penang. 



BELALAI GAJAH. 



Uncaria sclerophyUa Roxb. (Rubiaceae). One of the finest 

 wild gamblers, with large heads of silky white flowers. 



BELANGKAS. 



Aglaia odorata Lour. (Meliaceae). A Chinese shrub with 

 very small yellow flowers, sweetly scented in the even- 

 ing. The Helangkas is the king-crab {Liriiidus). Applied 

 to plants, it appears to be used for those which have very 

 small round flowers suggestive of the little round eggs 

 of the king-crab. 



BELANGKAS. (Rumput) 



