MALAY PLANT NAMES. 57 



BERINGIN. (Akar) 

 F. pisifera Wall. 

 BERTAM. 



Eugeissona tristis Griff. {Falmae). The split leaf -stalks are 

 used for making chicks. 



BERTIS. (Selangor) 



Psychotria polycarpa Miq. ( Ruhlaceae) . Climber with small 

 white flowers, and conspicuous white berries. 



BERUBONG. 



Adina rubescens Hemsl. ( Enbiaceae). 



BERUMBONG BUKIT. 



Duabanga sonneratioicles Ham. (Lythraceae). A large tree. 

 BERUNUS. (Akar) 



JEschynanthus radicaiis Jack. ( Gesneraceae). A climbing 

 epiphyte with scarlet tubular flowers. 



BESUMBONG. (Malacca) 



Mallotus macrostachyus Muell. {Euphorbiaceae). 

 BETARI. BATARI. 



Sorghum saccharatum L. (Gramvieae). A grass cultivated 

 sometimes for its grain. 



BETI-BETI. 



Eugenia zeylanica L. {Myrtaceae) see Nasi-Nasi. 



BETI PAYA. 



Eugenia species. 



BETIK. 



The papaya. Carica papaya L. {Papayaceae). 



BETIK BELULANG. 

 A hard variety. 



BETIK BUBOR. 

 A soft variety. 



BETIK RAMBAL 



The hermaphrodite form. 



BETUTU. (Malacca) 



Eurya acuminata L. (Tevnstroemiaceae). A small tree, com- 

 mon in secondary jungle. 



