MALAY PLANT NAMES. 55 



BELUNTAS BUKIT. 



Erythroxylon BurmamcumGiiii. (Lineae). A large tree with 

 small deep green leaves. 



BELUNTAS PADI. (Malacca) 



Clitoria cajanaefolia Benth. {Legunnnosae). A small shrub 

 with large pale violet or white flowers. Common in 

 waste country but probably introduced here. 



BELURU (Akar) 



Entada scanclens L. {Leguininosae). A very large climber 

 with immense pods. 



BEMBAN. BEMBAX GAJAH. 



Clinogyne grandis Benth. (Marai^taceae). 



BEMBAN AYER. (Selangor) 

 Clinogyne dickotoma. Salisb. 



BEMBAN KELICHAP. (Selangor; 



CI. A species with a very hard stem. 



These plants are stiff shrubby plants with white flowers. 

 C. grandis Benth. common in damp jungles, grows about 

 12 feett all and the stems are used for making baskets. 

 C. diclwtoma grows on the borders of streams and is a 

 much smaller plant. The third mentioned by the Malays 

 I have not met with. 



BEMBARU. see BARU. 



BENAK. 



Kurrimia paniculata Wall. (Ce/astrineae). A medium sized 

 tree, see Biko-biko. 



BENALU also 



BENDALU, BENDALU-BENDALU, SANALU and BE- 



NELiU. see Dalu-Dalu and Mendalu. 

 Henslowia Lobbiana A. De C. (Santalaceae). A common half 



climbing shrub with red berries, occurring usually on the 



seacoast. 



BENALU APL 



Loranthus crassus. Hook. fil. and L. ferrugineus Miq. {Lo- 

 rantkaceae). The word appears to be used for several of 

 the broad-leaved mistletoes. 



